"Land of the Free" is pretty much an 'official' position. Getting all groups and individuals to agree on how to define 'free' and determine how & when to implement this 'freedom' thing is rather like herding cats.

So far, we still are able to express our varied opinions on the matter, as opposed to certain countries in the news recently where expressing the wrong opinion can get you arrested.

We currently face attempts by one party to curtail 'free' voting rights. The struggle to live up to our claimed virtues never ends.