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I wrote about the Free State Project several years ago but, alas, the post was lost during one of my numerous blog migrations.

Here’s the concept in a nutshell: Sign up a bunch of cranky Libertarians, move them all to a small state (in this case, New Hampshire ), take over the government and… Well, I dunno, I guess just disband it. (These are Libertarians after all!)

I’m all for it but I don’t want to move to New Hampshire. Fellow New Englanders though they may be, Granite Staters regularly endure the coldest winters in America and their twelve feet of coastline just won’t cut it for this ocean loving blogger.

But I digress, here’s the Free State Project’s take on the Free State Project (redundancy is not always a bad thing…)

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.

I answered yes to the question but as I explained above, I just can’t move to New Hampshire. The scenery is breathtaking, all the men are strong and the women are, without exception, beautiful. (Except for the Massachusetts tax refugees holed up in the southeast portion of the state…) The air is clean, the water is pure, the children are well mannered, and everyone goes to church on Sunday. It’s Shangri-La, my friends.

All of you should move there without delay and I shall visit frequently and support them spiritually to the end of my days.

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Also worth a read:

Is Bush Becoming Irrelevant? Pat Buchanan on the Boy Emperor’s numerous faults, numberless failings, and bottomless decline. (BTW the short answer to the question is YES! YES HE IS!)