[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

Last I heard it is a free country. I hope and pray it remains so.

Actually it really isn't a "free country" or there would be no rules or laws. Just like we don't really have "freedom of speech" as there a lot of things one could say and get them arrested because it isn't a free country. It's a phrase often tossed out when people don't agree with what they are asked or told to do by someone of authority.

[manaboutown]

Looks like in might be better to be a snowbird in Florida than in Hawaii. COVID-19: Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine for all Arriving Passengers - Hawaii Tourism Authority

and elsewhere: As Visitors Continue to Arrive, Tourist Areas Say: Stay Home - The New York Times

or skiing at Sun Valley. Why an Idaho Ski Destination Has One of the Highest COVID-19 Infection Rates in the Nation | The New Yorker

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Actually it really isn't a "free country" or there would be no rules or laws. Just like we don't really have "freedom of speech" as there a lot of things one could say and get them arrested because it isn't a free country. It's a phrase often tossed out when people don't agree with what they are asked or told to do by someone of authority.

Relatively speaking it is not like China, Russia, Cuba and Venezuela - yet!