Merrick Garland is still there, and he is still persecuting critics of the regime.
As much as he can, yes. But his power is effectively limited to shaking his fist at the sky in rage because he actually doesnt have all that much power to do anything major. He can get away with the J6 stuff because of the optics propped up by the media, and even that they are losing ground on. Other than that, there is very little they can actually do, because the US is so decentralized in terms of power that states can just give the Feds the finger and keep doing their own thing. And there have already been a few cases of states arresting or driving out Federal agents attempting to enforce laws that are not popular locally (like the ATF agent that got arrested by an Ohio sheriff).
Of course the US is 'more free' than North Korea, but that it can be classified as 'free', in my view, is quite an absurdity.
Then it seems like your stand of 'free' is unattainable in reality. In practical terms, the US is still the closest that exist to a free country, even with the current shenanigans by the Feds. Because when people start trying to fuck with the system to make us more like Europe with a centralized government, the states can just say "naw" and as long as they actually fight it (spoiler: they are) then it will ruin all of their plans. And then as political power shifts due to that, like how power is currently shifting away from California and New York and toward Texas and Florida, that trend will continue. And while the old Powers like Biden may not acknowledge it, they will have no power so they will be left to just Ree in the corner. Much like how Boston and Philadelphia went from being the centers of American political power to places people barely even remember exist.
As much as he can, yes. But his power is effectively limited to shaking his fist at the sky in rage because he actually doesnt have all that much power to do anything major. He can get away with the J6 stuff because of the optics propped up by the media, and even that they are losing ground on. Other than that, there is very little they can actually do, because the US is so decentralized in terms of power that states can just give the Feds the finger and keep doing their own thing. And there have already been a few cases of states arresting or driving out Federal agents attempting to enforce laws that are not popular locally (like the ATF agent that got arrested by an Ohio sheriff).
Then it seems like your stand of 'free' is unattainable in reality. In practical terms, the US is still the closest that exist to a free country, even with the current shenanigans by the Feds. Because when people start trying to fuck with the system to make us more like Europe with a centralized government, the states can just say "naw" and as long as they actually fight it (spoiler: they are) then it will ruin all of their plans. And then as political power shifts due to that, like how power is currently shifting away from California and New York and toward Texas and Florida, that trend will continue. And while the old Powers like Biden may not acknowledge it, they will have no power so they will be left to just Ree in the corner. Much like how Boston and Philadelphia went from being the centers of American political power to places people barely even remember exist.