The Free State Project is commonly described as just "the bus" to get freedom activists to the state of New Hampshire. Once here, Free Staters are free to choose where in the state they take up residence, and pursue their own freedom-oriented interests and various forms of activism. Some have their own hot button issues, ranging from home schooling to marijuana legalization to outright anarchy. Some prefer to work inside the political system, and have already made major strides with only around 400 early movers in the state so far. We have already elected one of our own to the state house, Rep. Joel Winters, who was the impetus behind NH rejecting the privacy-invading federal Real ID Act mandate. FSP members also got a bill passed last year making it easier for parents to homeschool in NH. Free Staters are currently working on a bill that would reduce the "offense" of marijuana possession in NH to the level of a parking ticket.
Others, including myself, are intent on working outside the system to build freedom. We raise awareness through well-publicised acts of civil disobedience, protests, and alternative media outlets. There are a number of media entrepreneurs among our early movers and supporters, including Russell and Kat Kanning - editors of the Keene Free Press and hosts of the extremely popular nhfree.com forums, Ian Bernard and Mark Edge - hosts of the nationally syndicated freedom talk show Free Talk Live, Dave Ridley of the YouTube-based Ridley Report, Michael Hampton of homelandstupidity.us, the crew of Free Minds TV, and the Manchester Free Press (coming soon).
In short, because of the Free State Project, New Hampshire is now home to the most vibrant community of pro-freedom activists in the world. Even more exciting, our numbers are poised to double by the end of next year, which is the deadline by which all 1000 members of the FSP's First 1000 Club have pledged to relocate to NH from their current home states.
Although the FSP has no official headquarters, the most active concentrations of Free Staters are in Keene and Manchester, with smaller "hot spots" throughout the state. Grafton is also showing promise as a major Free Stater hot spot, with several Free Staters already relocating there to take advantage of one of the few remaining NH locations without zoning laws, and is generally one of the most freedom-friendly spots in NH. The Grafton Fire chief is a Libertarian. In my opinion, Grafton holds the most promise as a tightly-knit community of back-to-the-land, anarchist types.
Having relocated here from Florida myself, I would highly encourage anyone interested in living free
as well as benefitting from a large and active community of like-minded freedom lovers to take a serious look at the Free State Project. If you would like to meet us first hand and observe our activities and progress, consider attending our NH Liberty Forum coming up in January (
http://freestateproject.org/libertyforum/), or the Porcupine Freedom Festival next June.
10-24-2007, 06:25 PM
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