Free State Project

[higglydiggly]

http://freestateproject.org

Anybody heard of this? 20,000 liberty lovers moving to NH for "creation of a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of life, liberty, and property... to expand individual rights and free markets, and a restoration of constitutional federalism".

NH has pretty good gun laws compared to the rest of the country. Maybe I'll fine tune my resume and start applying up in New Hampshire. New England does tend to be quite liberal though.

 

[FrankZ]

I wonder how the sailing is up there.

 

[Fox123]

shouldnt they be moving to vermont?

 

[DaemonAssassin]

I think what they are trying to do is create a "micro-nation". Unfortunately, the federal government does not recognize the legal existence of micro-nations withing the borders/territories of the USA. They have been recognized as independent nations by the UN and other organizations, but if they are withing the confines of the US, they have all federal, state, and local laws still applicable to them even if they claim micro-nation status.

A few years ago the creators of Pirate Bay attempted to create a micro-nation on an abandoned oil rid in the North Atlantic to house their servers and prevent prosecution by the MPAA, RIAA, and Interpol.

For more information on micronations please see the link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation

 

[rglrguy]

I think what they are trying to do is create a "micro-nation". Unfortunately, the federal government does not recognize the legal existence of micro-nations withing the borders/territories of the USA. They have been recognized as independent nations by the UN and other organizations, but if they are withing the confines of the US, they have all federal, state, and local laws still applicable to them even if they claim micro-nation status.

A few years ago the creators of Pirate Bay attempted to create a micro-nation on an abandoned oil rid in the North Atlantic to house their servers and prevent prosecution by the MPAA, RIAA, and Interpol.

For more information on micronations please see the link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation

I don't believe this is their intention. They are just trying to inject enough liberty minded individuals into the state to swing the state political structure towards the Libertarian spectrum. They are doing this in NH because it is a pretty liberty minded state to start with and has the highest number of state representatives per capita so your representative is truly a neighbor and accessable. It is a pretty cool concept. Here's an interview I heard one of their leaders do: http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/carla-gericke-free-state-project

They also host the Liberty Forum, which is coming up in a few weeks and has some great speakers. http://freestateproject.org/libertyforum

 

[Mr H]

http://freestateproject.org

Anybody heard of this? 20,000 liberty lovers moving to NH for "creation of a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of life, liberty, and property... to expand individual rights and free markets, and a restoration of constitutional federalism".

NH has pretty good gun laws compared to the rest of the country. Maybe I'll fine tune my resume and start applying up in New Hampshire. New England does tend to be quite liberal though.

Not being well-received...

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=100049

 

[PJDiesel]

Not being well-received...

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=100049

Two totally different topics

 

[Mr H]

Don't necessarily agree...

Someone in direct opposition to what FSP is trying to do? I'd call it a problem.

 

[PJDiesel]

I didn't realize he, ...er uh... she was referring directly to them.

 

[DOM]

NH is one the states I would potentially move to. I love the Freestate project and the idea of having states compete with each other for citizens and ideas. Let's see what works, freedom or tyranny.

 

[Mr H]

NH is one the states I would potentially move to. I love the Freestate project and the idea of having states compete with each other for citizens and ideas. Let's see what works, freedom or tyranny.

Very true...

But I'd be happy with "The Free State" actually BEING a free state.

 

[paxfish]

I wonder how the sailing is up there.

Get something near Winnepesaukee. Great sailing in the summer and ice sailing in the winter.

 

[Mr H]

Get something near Winnepesaukee. Great sailing in the summer and ice sailing in the winter.

York Harbor, Maine is lovely, too.

 

[Bohlieve410]

I'd rather do this in West Virginyee... People up north talk funny!

 

[higglydiggly]

One of the participants debated Chris Matthews.