To get philosophical, when are we really free? We seem to be learning, at various levels, that the very people we elect to represent us --our employees-- have

To get philosophical, when are we really free? We seem to be learning, at various levels, that the very people we elect to represent us --our employees-- have distorted the contract they have with us to the point where they think it is OK to deprive us freedoms as they see fit. This isn't good. It has the makings of something very ugly going forward. It's the proverbial slippery slope.