Here is the just released list of how states stack up in the freedom department.New Hampshire leads the list freedom wise while the socialists round out the bottom ten.Rhode Island surprised me.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91539
or
http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/05/06/new-study-americas-most-liberal-states-rank-least-free/
1. New Hampshire
0.432
2. Colorado
0.421
3. South Dakota
0.392
4. Idaho
0.356
5. Texas
0.346
6. Missouri
0.320
7. Tennessee
0.284
8. Arizona
0.279
9. Virginia
0.275
10. North Dakota
0.268
11. Utah
0.250
12. Kansas
0.210
13. Indiana
0.208
14. Michigan
0.206
15. Wyoming
0.193
16. Iowa
0.183
17. Georgia
0.146
18. Oklahoma
0.143
19. Montana
0.125
20. Pennsylvania
0.102
21. Alabama
0.092
22. Florida
0.068
23. North Carolina
0.019
24. Nevada
0.013
25. Mississippi
-0.004
26. Delaware
-0.008
27. Oregon
-0.009
28. Nebraska
-0.018
29. Arkansas
-0.023
30. South Carolina
-0.040
31. Alaska
-0.071
32. Kentucky
-0.082
33. West Virginia
-0.097
34. Louisiana
-0.110
35. Minnesota
-0.111
36. New Mexico
-0.150
37. Wisconsin
-0.199
38. Ohio
-0.205
39. Maine
-0.214
40. Vermont
-0.217
41. Connecticut
-0.225
42. Illinois
-0.238
43. Massachusetts
-0.242
44. Washington
-0.275
45. Hawaii
-0.304
46. Maryland
-0.405
47. California
-0.413
48. Rhode Island
-0.430
49. New Jersey
-0.457
50. New York
-0.784
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91539
or
http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/05/06/new-study-americas-most-liberal-states-rank-least-free/
1. New Hampshire
0.432
2. Colorado
0.421
3. South Dakota
0.392
4. Idaho
0.356
5. Texas
0.346
6. Missouri
0.320
7. Tennessee
0.284
8. Arizona
0.279
9. Virginia
0.275
10. North Dakota
0.268
11. Utah
0.250
12. Kansas
0.210
13. Indiana
0.208
14. Michigan
0.206
15. Wyoming
0.193
16. Iowa
0.183
17. Georgia
0.146
18. Oklahoma
0.143
19. Montana
0.125
20. Pennsylvania
0.102
21. Alabama
0.092
22. Florida
0.068
23. North Carolina
0.019
24. Nevada
0.013
25. Mississippi
-0.004
26. Delaware
-0.008
27. Oregon
-0.009
28. Nebraska
-0.018
29. Arkansas
-0.023
30. South Carolina
-0.040
31. Alaska
-0.071
32. Kentucky
-0.082
33. West Virginia
-0.097
34. Louisiana
-0.110
35. Minnesota
-0.111
36. New Mexico
-0.150
37. Wisconsin
-0.199
38. Ohio
-0.205
39. Maine
-0.214
40. Vermont
-0.217
41. Connecticut
-0.225
42. Illinois
-0.238
43. Massachusetts
-0.242
44. Washington
-0.275
45. Hawaii
-0.304
46. Maryland
-0.405
47. California
-0.413
48. Rhode Island
-0.430
49. New Jersey
-0.457
50. New York
-0.784
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