What was your line in the sand?

[Kat Kanning]

Was there a particular issue that caused you to join the FSP and move (if you've already made the move)?  Asking for an article I'm working on.

[Kat Kanning]

Mine was Waco...seeing the tanks come in against a church group and a bunch of little kids really freaked me out.

[J’raxis 270145]

I joined the FSP shortly before the vote, so I could vote for New Hampshire.

What finally prompted me to actually move was mAssachusetts passing a compulsory health care law.

[thinkliberty]

I can remember reading what America was about in social studies in 3rd grade and decided that I was an anarchist.

I was taught that America was a democracy, but the people don't directly elect the president and decided that people would be better off without one.

[NJLiberty]

I joined the FSP after reading about it in a World Net Daily article in the fall of 2002.  I had worked with a few other organizations in the past trying to do the same sort of thing, uniting the various liberty factions, but we had never tried moving people to one place and focusing the effort, and the idea seemed sound to me. My core reason for doing all of this is my daughter. I want her to grow up in a better world than I have. What sort of father would I be if I didn't try to give my daughter something better?

Obviously I'm still stuck here in NJ, but every day here is a reminder of why I need to get out of here and head up north. Hopefully we will be there before the snow flies...oh wait, that's about August up there isn't it?

George

[bigmike]

I first learned about the FSP in Jan 08 by reading an interview discussing anarchocapitalism on Tech Central Station. My first impression was "Holy crap! What a great idea. I'm in."

After coming across a video link in the NH Free Press and watching David's case in front of Burke, as soon as I heard him say "as an act of civil disobedience I am refusing to pay the fine" (for expired tags) I was sold.

I went to Manchester last April without signing the statement of intent, never read the forum, never watched a Ridley Report. Family issues brought me back to Detroit a few weeks later and I should have been back months ago.

I'll be returning for good soon, and I believe the FSP will truly become a part of history.

[K. Darien Freeheart]

I am afraid that one day I'll get the call from my hysterical wife because she's been arrested for cannabis possession. The fact that government people are very really threatening to take my wife from me is a pretty visible line. I realized that it'll take a critical mass of activists (not just supporters) to counter that.

Lindsay's a little less issue centric and more community centric. The reason she signed up for the Free State Project as well is because, even if there's no leaps-and-bounds of liberty, she'll be surrounded by folks who won't criticize her for living her life as she sees fit. The spirit of (and I quote) "unity without uniformity" within the FSP is the largest draw for her.

[David]

The war in Iraq, and the obscenity known as New London eminent domain. 

  I am flattered Mike.  Lauren in her struggle against the NLDC gave me the hope that unorthodox methods could fight back and  win where other methods had not. 

[TackleTheWorld]

This:

[Friday]

Iraq War (Persian Gulf the Sequel) was what pushed me over the edge to start publicly identifying as a L/libertarian.  Before it started, I really didn't think it would happen.  I didn't believe my country would start a war for oil.  I was wrong.  I marched in the streets of San Francisco with tens of thousands of other people, to send a message to my "representative govt", and it completely ignored me and went ahead and incinerated a bunch of brown people.

As far as the FSP, it was love at first sight for me.    I joined on the spot, prior to the state vote, opting out of no states.  I flew to New Hampshire for an exploratory visit a month after the vote.  I moved as soon as I could (which was over 4 years ago now).

[Atlas]

The job scene in Michigan was deplorable and I love the prospect of more freedom here in NH. I first heard about the FSP in some ad in the LP news years ago.

Bigmike, I didn't know you were from my hood...

[Coconut]

I'm sure my story isn't noteworthy for an article, and I never moved but: I'd been following and agreeing with you people() for a while via FTL and the forums. Even though I worked on FMTV at that point, I still was content to sit back and let you guys do the fighting. However, an incident where I was harassed in MA by some cops re-invigorated me to start going to Social Sundays again (they were at the Colony Mill at that point. Met David K for the first time then) and become as active as I am today.

[anthonybpugh]

No issue.  I just liked the idea of the FSP. 

[doobie]

I decided to move to NH before I knew of the free-state project, I just lagged behind.  When I moved here I thought of joining and it wasn't until someone said I should join political group that I started going to Taproom Tuesday and an MVP.

[bigmike]

  I am flattered Mike.  Lauren in her struggle against the NLDC gave me the hope that unorthodox methods could fight back and  win where other methods had not. 

Thanks dude, looking forward to hanging out.

After discovering the forum and the Ridley reports last August, I watched Lauren's eminent domain vid and Russell's day with Burke. If I had any reservations about moving to NH for good (I didn't), those would have closed the deal.

The project itself is a great idea and I can't wait to thank Jason personally, but what the first 1000 movers do (especially on video) will be the recruitment tool that will change the world.

There is no way this can fail. Free Stater's are too committed to this cause.