Is there some RULE OF LAW that forbids non-Americans from commenting on our politics or anything else they wish? Who sez and why?

'Prez' in the President, 'Press' is the mass media. Both could be intended here, so which did you mean?

The press are mostly politically correct poodles. The Prez used to be made of sterner stuff. 

You're a former Answerbagger? Me too. I joined in February 2005 and stayed until it closed. Did we ever chat there Truthseeker? Anyway I always welcome informed opinions presented in a polite/civil way. I don't care what the source is frankly. I'm here to learn and share what I know  and the beauty of the internet is that I "meet" folks from all over the world whom I would never have the pleasure of chatting with in real life. Canada. Australia. England. I learn a lot from you non-Americans and have for years. I used to be shocked/stunned/amazed by the depth of knowledge and solid opinions I'd get from folks like you. It seemed so unlikely. Now I just smile and think "I just met another intelligent informed non-American. Lucky me!" I think it is very possible to discuss differences of opinion in a cordial manner. When we disagree there is no law that says we must also be disagreeable. We say what we think without personal attacks and listen to the other person say what he/she thinks without personal attacks. That's how you learn about what you didn't know. If you only talk to those who agree with you then you limit your growth. HOWEVER, I refuse to engage with anyone who is insulting and indulges themselves in personal attacks. I used to talk to everyone. Sometimes they made me feel bad. Now? The very first thing I do is delete posts from these folks. I never read anything they write. When I ask questions I cannot control who will answer. Whomever shows up shows up. I read everyone's post the first time they answer a question. By that I can tell if they are simply timewasters or worth my time. They may answer nicely in the future but I won't know it. You don't get a second chance to make a first impression. On occasion I will scan one to see if he/she is still being obnoxious. People can change after all. They can morph from being a jacka** to a sweet pony. But I ask so many questions and have so many kind and intelligent folks who respond I feel no need to waste my time on those who just love to be negative. Whew. That was a lot . I think we are obligated to be honest and civil. We are not obligated to take abuse and be made to feel bad. Thank you for your thoughtful and informative answer m'dear and Happy Tuesday! :)

I used Answerbag, Experience Project and Yahoo Answers. 

Understood and for that reason alone, there isn't any reason why you shouldn't be able to express your opinions here.  What I do object to is someone who is constantly bad-mouthing the U.S. in most of their posts. 

Apologies for barging in like this Spunky but there isn't much to be positive about for a country who elects a monstrous racist like Donald Trump as prez. The only positive thing I see is the massive resistance to him. Other than that? I give you Charlottesville, Virginia. Only the beginning of the horror that Trump unleashed. He didn't create them he just OKAYED them. Now how they will react to his putdown yesterday I don't know. Notice though that he did not mention by name WHITE NATIONALISTS. He talked about KKK, neo-Nazis, White Supremacists and "other hate groups". One assumes in that "other hate groups" one could find White Nationalist. Steve Bannon is his brain. An avowed ALT-RIGHT white which is code for hater of anyone but White non-Jews non-Muslim non-whatevers. Once again apologies but I had to get this off my chest. SIGH.

No apology needed, you're always welcome to comment.  I agree with you.  There has always been and probably always will be some form of racism.  We all have our particular prejudices.  It's whether or not we act out on them.  Now that we have Trump as president, he has given license for people to unleash their feelings and act on them.  It is completely opposite of what the country should stand for and should be denounced at every level.  Happy Tuesday. :)

Precisely. Thank you for your reply Sbf. As you know over the years of our "palship" starting at Answerbag years ago I have often commended you for your depth of knowledge and informative/helpful responses. I asked this question not for you because we already have a solid understanding. I don't think you ever apologized for jumping in. Why should you apologize for being knowledgeable and having opinions? But a few others kinda new to me have and it caused me say what I think about it.

The demented maniac left the White House in January of 2017. You are far behind on the news. 

Obama was a monstrous black racist. The liberal media libels Trump. That "Racism" cry is the sme as the boy crying "Wolf" in Aesop's fable.The liberal media has aroused chaos. It is appalling to see them incite such bestial rage and hate against Trump that is destructive. Political Correctness allows a few agitators to be heeded when they should be ignored.

OY VEY!!

Et tu, Brute? 

Magister Ad Brutum vobis.

Obama was one of two good Presidents the US has had in the last seventy years who is also a decent human being. The other was Eisenhower. This post was edited by my2cents at August 30, 2017 4:38 AM MDT

And for what reasons do you judge those two men to be the "two good Presidents the US has had in the last 70-years"?

FDR - Good president but cheated on Eleanor - tough achievement for a poliomyelitis cripple, but he managed it. In fairness, if I was married to Eleanor Roosevelt I probably would have sought solace in the arms of another as well.
Truman - dropped the Bomb - for no better reason than to keep the Soviets out of Japan.
Eisenhower - good president and a good person. Having experienced war first hand, he was at pains NOT to get involved in another.
JFK - good president, serial philanderer. Hard to fathom given what he had at home, but he did it anyway.
LBJ - Nam. Nuff said.
Nixon - Watergate.
Ford - nice guy, ineffectual president.
Carter - ditto.
Reagan - senile. Those pulling his strings were competent enough, but the man himself was playing the role of President, not being it.
Bush Sr - Read my lips. No new taxes. Ineffectual.
Clinton - good president, balanced the books. Lousy human being, JFK squared.
Bush Jr - stump dumb. How he was reelected AFTER Enron beggars belief. Too loose a hand on the tiller, allowed the GFC to happen.
Obama - led the US out of the worst economic depression since the Great one. Environmentalist. Good man as well as good president.
Trump - stark staring mad. Sesame Street nailed him in the 80s with the grouch character "Ronald Grump". This post was edited by Slartibartfast at August 31, 2017 4:15 AM MDT