In celebration of its 233rd birthday, here are a few fun facts about the United States:Over 80 percent of the United States have laws prohibiting certain American citizens from marrying the spouse of their choice.
While 13.5 percent of Americans are African-American, 41 percent of those on death row are African American.
Women on average make 78 cents for every dollar a man makes.
The FISA Amendments Act still gives the government almost unlicensed ability to surveil the international communications of private American citizens.
Even with all that, I still believe this is the greatest country in the world. Happy Independence Day!
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Technically, I think 100% of Americans have some sort of restriction on whom they may marry (e.g., not closely-related, above a certain age, etc.).
Technically, true, I suppose, but I think only 80 percent have laws specifically created for this purpose without being for the protection of one or both of the parties involved.
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