The Free State Project

Psychic Burrito writes "From their website: The Free State Project is a plan in which 20,000 or more liberty-oriented people will move to a single state of the U.S. to secure there a free society. We will accomplish this by first reforming state law, opting out of federal mandates, and finally negotiating directly with the federal government for appropriate political autonomy." Perhaps they should also read Everything: Kansas. I think Don Marti was also the one who thought the geeks should do this by moving en masse to North Dakota.

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ship 'em out

[mblase]

I think Don Marti was also the one who thought the geeks should do this by moving en masse to North Dakota.

I thought that was intended as more of a refugee camp type of thing.

Walter Williams wrote an article about this plan.

[Prince_Ali]

I hope it works, but it would take a lot of dedication on their part. I would consider moving to the selected state after the plan is already underway. We can have a Quebec in the US!

Re:Walter Williams wrote an article about this pla

[foistboinder]

I hope it works, but it would take a lot of dedication on their part. I would consider moving to the selected state after the plan is already underway. We can have a Quebec in the US!

I remember reading about a series of events during the middle part of the 19th century that leads me to believe the federal government might not let this happen.

Freedom, OK

[wowbagger]

Obviously, the town they should target is Freedom, OK

And it is right near Protection, KS.

Which just goes to show, you can have either Freedom or Protection, but not both.

Re:Freedom, OK

[TrollBridge]

"And it is right near Protection, KS [mapquest.com]."

...which should always be visited before Intercourse, PA.

A bit OT, I know, but appropriate for htis thread :)

Rename the state

[fobbman]

"I think Don Marti was also the one who thought the geeks should do this by moving en masse to North Dakota."

When we get there we will rename it to GNU/North Dakota.

I propose a name for this state:

[RobinH]

Quebec.

the Conch Republic did this in the Florida Keys

[linuxbaby]

First read the story of how the residents of the Florida Keys did this in 1982, and created the Conch Republic!

That's a much nicer place to secede from the union.

:-)

Re:turn a 45/55 into a 56/55

[cheeseSource]

Their free state seems to have been slashdotted. Shortest regime ever.

Re:North Dakota is a Bad Idea

[rppp01]

I think that whatever state is chosen is in danger. If geeks flood the state and take over, won't they die out in 30-50 years? I mean, most geeks don't get any- much less procreate.

I'll move there if...

[Tenebrious1]

If they legalize gambling, prostitution, pot, and xbox mods...

Ashcroft behind it all?

[Anixamander]

Something tells me John Ashcroft is behind the whole plan.

"So we can take 20,000 of the most free thinking individuals in this country and put them all in one place?"

(tents hands and smiles wryly)

"Excellent."

This Just In

[susano_otter]

This just in: it appears that Oobleck has reached the finals in Solo Mental Gymnastics--Freestyle Event. Starting with "Wouldn't it be nice if my neighbors shared my views on important political issues, and we all voted", this incredible athlete vaulted an amazing distance, to land squarely in "we're a compound-living, arms-stockpiling, demagogue-worshipping cult, based on the teachings of a madman, and eligible for government antiterroist action".

This unbelievable leap, executed without any intermediate steps, has broken world records, and is virtually guaranteed to win Oobleck the gold this year. The sheer audacity of the maneuver is sure to win the hearts of many moderators here today. Let's wish this great athlete the best of luck.

Good luck to you, Oobleck!