Are we free? No, we're tax chattel subject to the will of the deep state, a power that doesn't answer to democratic elections.
There is that "deep state" again.
In the United States, the "deep state" is a conspiracy theory[1][2][3][4][5] which suggests that collusion and cronyism exist within the US political system and constitute a hidden government within the legitimately elected government.[6][7][8][9][10]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_st ... ted_States