skullaria wrote:
NOTHING is free in America. lol

Well, I was being sarcastic. I can, at least, complain about this result and petition that it be changed. I don't have to fear reprisal for expressing my opinions.

However, some results are so absurd that you cannot stop at complaining that they are wrong, you have to ask how it is possible for our system to reach such an obviously absurd result in the first place.

Here an industry with dollars to invest in lobbying has managed to get an insane judgement handed down through all of the checks and balances that are supposed to stop that from happening. Is this a unique situation? I don't think so. If we're this screwed up in an area of policy that I understand, I have to assume that we're just as screwed up in umteen different areas of policy that I don't understand or follow.

If it was really OK to close your eyes and trust the professionals to keep things running smoothly things like this wouldn't happen.

RE: The United States of America is a free country!