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It used to mean you have the right to choose your religion and how you live your life. Now it means everyone is free to live - and die - as they please. It can also mean one can "roll over and die" without anyone stepping in to stop you from dying.

Freedom and responsibility need to find a balance. Democracy does not happen if companies can fund campaigns and rich can vote with their money. Corporate welfare does not equal human welfare.

Political campaigns should be run only with public funds. Public campaign funds should be available to those who can collect a certain amount of individuals to support their candidacy. Corporations contribute to politics only by paying money into a public campaign fund that distributes funding for all candidates. Public media should be made available to all candidates in equal share.

The more education about democracy, politics and society there is out there, the better it is for the entire nation. How about political debate workshops for passer bys - in shopping malls, commuter transit halls, etc? http://soapboxevent.blogspot.com/