So this is what America's come to, huh?

Is America still the land of the free?

If I'd known the country would ever come to this, I would have climbed into bed years ago and lived out my days reading maps and listening to old 'American Top 40' reels.

Now an article in the Tulsa World reveals that Oklahoma authorities are now requiring anyone who buys over-the-counter allergy drugs to submit their birthdate.

What's really chilling is this sentence in the article: "A birth date is now required, in addition to a full name and a state-issued identification number."

State-issued identification number? Just to buy an over-the-counter drug that had no restrictions 5 years ago?

Really? This is what the supposed freest nation on the planet has come to?

Authorities' excuse is that this new measure will halt sales to people using fake ID's. But if people are using fake ID's, how will the new rule help? Besides, you didn't even need an ID to buy this product until just a few years ago!

You may be asking how government officials stay in power despite being so inept that they think they need to implement this measure. But the more serious question is why we live under the delusion that we have so much freedom when you get carded for Sudafed?

(Source: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=17&articleid=20091103_11_0_hrimgs642658)