Pardon my "french" here, but the notion that somehow we should ban foreigners from political discussion here is about as intollerant a ^&&^%%^$%$ing idea as I have ever heard.
Last time a checked the First Amendment, and a few other ideas I generally am rather fond of, held to the believe that an open discussion of all the fact led to a better democracy.
Ok.. call me a crazy Libertarian....
An argument stands or falls on the merits of the argument.
Gustaff (an excellent member of this community! - Go Gustaff!!) and Seige make their points, sometimes I agree, sometimes I do not, but regardless of the argument coming from Sweden, Latvia, or Mars, the argument carries the weight it deserves.. origin is irrelavant.
I rather enjoy the European perspective actually, it serves to remind me how important Jefferson's warning about limiting the size of government were!
Thanks. 
I have to ask why you consistently spell my name with a double 'ff' though? Just curious... 
I don't know if it makes much of a difference if I join in the general praise for your poll posts, but I will now anyway.
And we do have a problem of government influence...my dad was ranting about the fact that we're not allowed to have fires in our own backyards today...not exactly land of the free I guess. 
I can't have a fire in my backyard either, and I do live in the "land of the free".
