[Brett66]

If I had the money,I'd start my own country. I could call it the Republic of Free People - or Freeper Island. :)

[StopDemocratsDotCom]

cool

[zoso82t]

Fundraiser time?

[anniegetyourgun]

Ah, peace and harmony on Freeper Island....just like here on FR. AND THEN YOU WOKE UP!

[doug from upland]

FReeper Island --- conservative playground. I like it.

[Cultural Jihad]

The Australian government has sovereign rights over the island. In what way could it be considered a country for sale?

[My Favorite Headache]

God if this was only like maybe 16 or 17 hrs closer....great idea though

[oldvike]

2 words: Box Jellies.

[Young Rhino]

I guess liberating Bermuda is out of the question. ;-)

[lowbridge]

[A CA Guy]

I don't think Austrailia would allow you to declare independance like that!

Being Austrailia has some of the largest taxes in the world due to it's 45% welfare roles, wonder if you would end up with a yearly $1,000,000 tax there? Plus, that part of the world has the most dangerous things in the world living there. Most bites can kill you and if you scratch yourself on a reef, there might be a 40% chance you will get an organism in the blood that would kill you. Then of course there are the sharks!

Maybe you could make this a mother-in-law getaway vacation spot for the unhappily married! LOL

[shekkian]

Freeper Island Constitution:

1: All distribution of information shall remain within the hands of private citizens.

2: All households shall be equiped with arms for defense, and all peaceful citizens shall carry a weapon at all times.

3: All unborn children shall receive the same protections as all other persons.

4: A family shall be defined as a household consisting of a mother and a father.

5: All elected government officials shall serve no more than two consecutive terms in office.

6: The rule of law shall adhere to eye-for-eye doctrine.

7: The nation of Freeper Island shall remain sovereign and shall not fall under the jurisdiction of the United Nations.

8: The rate of taxation shall not rise above the level where all basic essential services are fulfilled.

9: All persons who seek immigration to Freeper Island shall account for the nation from whence they came.

10: Any person who seeks to change or reverse these amendments shall be banished to Antarctica.

[Darheel]

I could call it... Freeper Island.

Sure sure, sounds great. But then, the biting, the screaming, the running...lol

I love the idea. I'm due for a 'land-mass' increase, it's one of them 'manifest destiny'-things I figure.

[socal_parrot]

OK...I'll ask. Are there moose on any of the islands and what's the cheese industry like?

[Humidston]

WHO IS JOHN GALT?

Sign me up!

[monkeyshine]

I'd like to open the first bank on this Island. Can I be in charge of printing the currency?

[Brett66]

Saturday morning bump.

[blam]

Put me in for ten acres, where do I send the money?

[who knows what evil?]

Hmmm...80,000 registered Freepers at $15 a piece. We can do this. :-) Somebody would have to kick in Murry Mom's $15...she can't come. I'm sorry.

[Osinski]

Anyone Want to Start Their Own Country?

Yeah, I want to start my own country, right here in the USA, based simply upon the Constitution.

[smokingfrog]

Is there a litmus test to live on FReeper Island?