What Can 20,000 Liberty Activists Accomplish in New Hampshire?

[BEYOND TREASON]

The main goal of the Free State Project is to recruit 20,000 liberty-friendly Americans to move to New Hampshire over the next several years. The purpose of this cooperative migration is to create a freer, better society through the electoral process and cultural change. Those of us who believe government in the U.S. is far too involved in our daily lives and far too removed from the control and influence of ordinary people represent a substantial minority in the U.S., but a minority nonetheless. In all our political efforts to date, we have been thwarted by powerful special interests in D.C., by the ignorance or apathy of many Americans, and by the self-interest of politicians themselves. The idea behind the Free State Project, therefore, is that by concentrating pro-freedom resources in a single, friendly state we will leverage our influence more effectively while also enjoying immediately the benefits of a freer state culture.
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This is such a great idea.The only downside is that its not going to have much effect on national politics!

[Tesha]

1. Make the Democratic Primary there even *MORE* irrelevant and error prone?

[zanne]

2. I live in NH. If it's all the same to you.....

I'd rather keep my state blue than have 20,000 Libertarians invade us.

[TahitiNut]

3. Faux-libertarian front organization.

Nothing but former John Birchers, Neo-Libs, "Christian conservatives", Ayn Randians, and other advocates and devotees of a perversion of "libertarianism" that would cause Hayek to roll over in his grave.

"Conservatism, though a necessary element in any stable society, is not a social program; in its paternalistic, nationalistic, and power-adoring tendencies it is often closer to socialism than true liberalism; and with its traditionalistic, anti-intellectual, and often mystical propensities it will never, except in short periods of disillusionment, appeal to the young and all those others who believe that some changes are desirable if this world is to become a better place. A conservative movement, by its very nature, is bound to be a defender of established privilege. The essence of the liberal position, however, is the denial of all privilege, if privilege is understood in its proper and original meaning of the state granting and protecting rights to some which are not available on equal terms to others." -- F. A. Hayek, 1956 Preface to "The Road to Serfdom"