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Liz Wolfe

Democrats Aren't the Freedom Party

Party of freedom? Democrats make it hard for me to own a gun. They make it hard for me to get a gas stove or use the dishwasher I want to. Last year, the Democrats in my city tried to implement a tax on every single Amazon delivery that makes it to my doorstep. They keep legalizing weed, then failing to permit dispensaries so that they can operate within the bounds of the law, so I still buy on the black market. During COVID-19, they made gathering for Mass essentially illegal, forcing capacity and distancing restrictions on people who simply wanted to worship. Don't get me started on the taxes I'm forced to pay—money I earned, but can't direct as I see fit—or the fact that, once I start homeschooling my son, I'll have to ask for permission from the state.

So forgive me if I'm not buying the whole "party of freedom" line that they've just now decided to drop. If you define freedom as "the ability to cheaply and easily procure an abortion," then Democrats are great on it. If you define freedom as "the ability to migrate across borders without proving one's identity or putting a plan in place to secure legal residency," then Democrats are great on it (though more hawkish now).

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