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Are you frustrated at the loss of freedom and responsibility in America, while the growth of government and taxes continues unabated? Do you want to live in strong communities where your rights are respected, and people exercise responsibility for themselves and in their dealings with each other?
If you answered "yes" to those questions, then the Free State Project has a solution for you.
What the Free State Project is... The Free State Project is an effort to recruit 20,000 liberty-loving people to move to New Hampshire. We are looking for neighborly, productive, tolerant folks from all walks of life, of all ages, creeds, and colors who agree to the political philosophy expressed in our Statement of Intent, that government exists at most to protect people's rights, and should neither provide for people nor punish them for activities that interfere with no one else.
When you sign our Statement of Intent, you signal your commitment to move to the chosen free state, New Hampshire, within five years of obtaining 19,999 other people who commit to move. The more signatures we get, the more secure people can be in their decision to move, because they know that many other people will also be moving— enough to make a real difference! You don't have to wait until we have 20,000 signatures to move, of course, but that option is there to let you be more secure in your decision.
What the Free State Project is not... We are not a political action organization. We are not tied to any political party or organization; we do not run candidates for election, we do not financially support or endorse candidates, and we do not oppose or endorse legislation. All these things will be done by local activist organizations with which many Free Staters are involved.
There's no better place for freedom-loving Americans than New Hampshire... In a vote that ended in September 2003, FSP participants chose New Hampshire because it has the lowest state and local tax burden in the continental U.S., the second-lowest level of dependence on federal spending in the U.S., a citizen legislature where state house representatives have not raised their $100 per year salary since 1889, the lowest crime levels in the U.S., a dynamic economy with plenty of jobs and investment, and a culture of individual responsibility indicated by, for example, an absence of seatbelt and helmet requirements for adults.
If you're interested... Please consider signing the Statement of Intent, participating in our message board, or just signing up for our monthly e-mail newsletter. If you would like to help us advertise and promote our mission, please consider making a donation.
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Pro-Liberty Blogs
Jeanne Shaheen: One Simple Question, Two Separate Answers
Jeanne Shaheen is unwilling to talk to the Granite Staters for Employee Freedom about her support of the deceptively named Employee Free Choice Act, but opens up to deep-pocketed union friends.
NH: Canario free, reunites with husband
Sponsor: http://EOTtech.com - Released after her what is at least her sixth civil disobedience arrest, Lauren Canario of Winchester New Hampshire gets an emotional welcome from friends and family. Reunion video shot by Mike Barksey in Manchester:
NH: Gun-friendly leaf peeping in Deerfield
Sponsor: http://NHLiberty.org - Shots ring out in the background as we take a look at New Hampshire's beauty. Fall is bringing the Free State to its Pretty State.
NH "Free State Project" turns 5, lists successes (promo vid)
Lauren Canario is free after 17 days
Lauren Canario was released from the Strafford County Jail. The Federal Court in Concord had sentenced her to 15 days and let her go yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zq4bSyaVcw
Disorderly Conduct?
Video: Walk For Liberty Day 147 - Should You Be Allowed To Take Pictures Of Other People in Public?
September 27th 2008, day 147; Free ticket to heaven?; Amish community; Thoughts on taking pictures of people in public without their consent; Government aka “public” property; Government is not a real business, but rather a criminal organization; All property should be private; Private property owners should be able to make whatever rules they want on their own property; Crazy
Latest News
- September 20, 2008British newspaper The Independent has a story on visiting New Hampshire that mentions the Free State Project: "New Hampshire: The Taste of Freedom".
- PorcFest 2008 draws liberty lovers
June 2008
ยป The Union LeaderJune 12, 2008 editorial of interviews of PorcFest attendees about PorcFest 2008, their activities and the Free State Project by correspondent Roger Amseden.
- May 2008Two stories of Dave Ridley's Group to pick up trash--and carry firearms and Armed cleanup draws mixed reaction in the Union Leader about cleaning up Manchester streets while exercising the right to bear arms in New Hampshire.
- May 2008The Concord Monitor May 6, 2008 editorial about the suit against the State of New Hampshire by NH towns, the New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation and Free State Project activists.
- April 16, 2008CQ Press rates New Hampshire as the safest state to live in (up from fourth), the second healthiest state (up from fifth), and the most livable state in 2008!



