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Free State Project 93% Towards Goal (freestateproject.org)

Posted by samzenpus on from the moving-to-better-quarters-on-campus dept.

Okian Warrior writes: Long term readers may recall the Free State Project, a plan to gather 20,000 liberty-minded participants and move to a low-populated state, as covered here on Slashdot. The project reached 90% of its 20,000 member goal last year with accelerated growth in recent months, and is on track to trigger the move to New Hampshire before year's end.

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  1. Already accomplishing by Okian+Warrior · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've been following their progress from the beginning, and they're already having an effect on local politics.

    A number of free staters are already a member of the NH house. They managed to get the law banning switchblades repealed. This made sense, because virtually no one gets injured by switchblades, and there's lots of situations where being able to open a knife one-handed is really useful (such as EMS and rock climbing).

    They were just shy of legalizing marijuana in the last round (2 votes short of an override of the Governor's veto), they made it legal to inform juries of their right to nullification, and they've reduced the budget.

    (On jury nullification: at least one person was acquitted on cannibus charges by unanimous jury vote.)

    All in all, they're really having an effect. I can't wait to see what happens when the entire 20,000 get here.

    1. Re: Already accomplishing by dave420 · · Score: 3, Informative

      Which gives us a chilling insight into just how dysfunctional your thought processes must be. Ouch.

  2. Re:Liberty Minded by lorinc · · Score: 2, Informative

    "Liberty Minded" is US code word for "white male who own guns".

    And does not want to pay taxes.

    The idea sounded nice, but after a visit on the website, it's just a bunch of skinflints who want to evade taxes.

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  3. Re:Why New Hampshire? by lophophore · · Score: 4, Informative

    1. it is a small state, with about 1.3 million residents
    2. it is a rich state, #6 on per-capita income and household income
    3. there are jobs to be had, the state has a favorable economic climate
    4. there's a lot to do, mountains, lakes, the ocean.
    5. no sales tax, no income tax (OTOH property taxes are very high)

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  4. "Live Free or Die" state by PortHaven · · Score: 3, Informative

    New Hampshire, has always been a strongly libertarian leaning state for the northeast, especially New England area. Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire along with Oregon were often referred to as the left libertarian states. As in it tended to be "socially liberal" and "libertarian".

    So basically New Hampshire, seemed to be one of those locations where it'd be most easy to say "I support your right to gay marriage, guns, and ganja". It's also a very beautiful rustic state.

    Heck, when ALL their license plates exclaim "LIVE FREE OR DIE", of course it's going to be one of the top choice of people who want to live freely.
    http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/...