'Free staters' pick New Hampshire to liberate for sex, guns and drugs

Guardian ^ | October 1, 2003 | Joanna Walters

[Dan Evans]

Project members are mostly men and in their 20s and 30s. Many own small businesses and half of them have a university degree, with 18% possessing doctorates and 40% earning more than £40,000 a year.

But it's all about sex, drugs and guns. Right.

[visualops]

Haven't we seen this before?

[Dan Evans]

No, I don't think so.

The Guardian seems to think they have an inside track on the election results.

[Hostage]

When I first read about FSP, it sounded like a wonderful proposal to return to the original intent for life under the U.S. Constitution.

You're right, it's degenerated already into sex and drugs. But then the young Republic was surely exposed to brothels and alcohol. But the culture of bars, inns and saloons was quite different from one of opium dens.

[RightWhale]

Other states on the list included Alaska

It is well they chose New Hampshire. Good luck to them, they'll need it.

[gg188]

"I specified on my membership form that I would move when they had legalised the cultivation of marijuana. I'm hoping that this will be one of the first things on their agenda..."

Ok, whichever one of you libertarian Freepers who is quoted here please identify yourself.

[LaraCroft]

Best Wishes to the True Americans in our society.

[Dan Evans]

I'm wondering if the Guardian does know if New Hampshire was chosen. Wyoming and New Hampshire were the major contenders. They may have prepared two articles so they can release the correct one tomorrow morning.

[Drango]

At the local Dennys, there was to be a meeting of all the people who were gonna move. Half the people refused to attend because the meeting was statist and the other half were to stoned to make it.

[Dan Evans]

I can't believe that a lot of people are going to move to another state just so they can smoke dope. If they wanted to do that, they could just move to San Fransisco -- it has a better climate. The median income seems to be around $60,000 so they can't all be dopers.

[nopardons]

Continually and it isn't going to work in New Hampshire. LOL

[Eagle Eye]

You're wasting your time talking sense to these people.

Far too many freepers don't even tak about freedom anymore, they're yearning for some sort of government control. The idea of liberty scares most freepers just as bad as it scares liberals. Then there's the percentage that will actually mock attempts to find or regain freedom.

Can you believe that? Here on FR there are posters who mock those seeking greater liberty. They are too stupid to be ashamed of themselves.

[Jack Black]

Jason Sorens said over on the FSP forums that this article is "wrong" and he has contacted the Guardian editors. I'm sure the characterization of the project is wrong, I know enough people who are part of it and none are motivated primarily by a desire to use drugs legally. I don't think he is either confirming or denying that NH has been chosen. Well know in a few hours one way or another. If it's NOT N.H. one news source has a lot of egg on their face.

[Bogey78O]

'Membership of the Free State Project rocketed after an article in Playboy this year'

The press never ceases to amaze me.

[Poohbah]

Here on FR there are posters who mock those seeking greater liberty. They are too stupid to be ashamed of themselves.

Well, some of the FSP advocates--on and off Free Republic--haven't helped any.

Bottom line: the FSP concept has some issues that have not been addressed, that can adversely impact the chances of success.

The reaction of longtime residents to a bunch of outsiders showing up and throwing their weight around in the political arena is one area that hasn't been examined at all. If it isn't handled with a lot of skill, the newcomers may discover that the pre-existing residents will oppose them out of sheer spite.

[Bogey78O]

They cited Playboy as a main reason why the group is successful. That should have been the first red flag. Whenever they take one event that is just one of many equal events and they make that into the crux, then you know where the editor stands.

[Poohbah]

If it's NOT N.H. one news source has a lot of egg on their face.

Not that they actually CARE about that. (c8

[Jack Black]

It would be really funny if, say, Montana were chosen. Oops. Kinda like declaring Gore president at 8:00 ... oh, wait, they did that too, didn't they.

[Poohbah]

Wyoming is my bet, simply because of population. 20,000 people--assuming that there's a lot of diplomacy--can have a HUGH impact on the Wyoming political landscape Montana is the 49th state in population, but it's MUCH larger than Wyoming.

[Dan Evans]

I don't understand why there isn't more interest in this. I mean hundreds of Californians are packing up and leaving the state because of a runaway government. Why move twice?