Well being one of the first half dozen or so folks who moved to NH I don't
find
it curious at all tht we support Ron Paul and are actively working on his
campaign

I don't claim any of those titles, just know that we need to work to promote
freedom.  Titles put us in a box.  I'm not into boxes!

Truth is I'm pretty much into what Dr Paul has to say 100%, so call me what
you may!

Dave

On 8/27/07, James Sulinski <b1ueemu@...> wrote:
>
>   I don't think that many people agree with his support to build a fence,
> but,
> at least I, agree that criminals should be treated as such. There is a
> legal
> method of immigration to the United States, and while it might be less
> than
> ideal, it doesn't justify breaking the law. It simply needs to be changed.
>
> Remember, the Free State Project should not be considered 'libertarian',
> but
> rather, 'pro-liberty'. There are many shades, and many participants embody
> them. Ron Paul is an example of one shade (albeit not a direct participant
> of the FSP). While I don't agree with him 100%, can you really expect to?
> He's at least around 90-95%, which is much better than any other
> presidential candidate, and well within qualification for active support,
> in
> my eyes.
>
> Many people come to the libertarian movement as 'single-issue'
> participants.
> While I can understand that this is what appeals to you most, you should
> also recognize how inter-connected these issues are, and most do. A step
> toward liberty, even if not on your pet issue, is nonetheless a step
> toward
> liberty. This is why many of us support Ron Paul.
>
> James
>
> On 8/27/07, tainohome <tainohome@... <tainohome%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I find it curious that a Freestater would endorse any part of the
> > anti-immigration schemes of the country's reactionary statists. The
> > notion that "libertarians" are OK with state imposed exclusions,
> > restrictions and the construction of Berlin walls against the movement
> > of people--and, therefore, ideas, labor, commerce, etc.--is, well,
> > anti-liberty and very scary.
> >
> > In Keep the Borders Open <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp> ,
> > Jacob G. Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation asks important
> > (albeit diifficult) questions about immigration in a post-9/11 America:
> >
> > Why shouldn't a person be free to cross a border in search of work
> > to sustain his life, to open a business, to tour, or simply because he
> > wants to? Or to put it another way, under what moral authority does any
> > government interfere with the exercise of these rights?
> >
> > Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our founding principles, why
> > succeeding generations of Americans abandoned them, the consequences of
> > that abandonment, and whether it would be wise to restore the moral and
> > philosophical principles of freedom of our Founders."
> >
> > He suggests that the reexamination begin with immigration. I agree.
> >
> > BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold a complete libertarian
> > view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing to suggest that 1) the
> > issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2) that all candidates have
> > equally appalling views.
> >
> > US Taino
> >
> >
> > --- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com<freestateproject%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Simon Jester <tanstaafl@...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Terrible.
> > >
> > > Not...
> > >
> > > Although the best way to combat the problems we are currently
> > > experiencing with the *wrong* kind* of illegal immigrants (those
> > looking
> > > for a free ride on the welfare train) is to eliminate *all* welfare,
> > > period, whether Citizens or not.
> > >
> > > I have mixed feelings about physically securing our borders, but am in
> > > full agreement with everything else - no amnesty, deporting illegals,
> > > ending the 'anchor-baby' loophole created by the courts (the 14th
> > > amendment does *not* read the way it was interpreted - it only applies
> > > to children of people who are here *legally*), etc...
> > >
> > > > Look at this despotic communist position from Ron Paul:
> > > > Border Security and Immigration Reform
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > Lol!!!!!!!!
> > >
> > > If this is the only thing preventing you from voting for Ron Paul,
> > then
> > > obviously you're voting for nobody - because no other politician
> > running
> > > is for the purist libertarian idea of 100% totally free and open
> > borders...
> > >
> > > Charles
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I agree, this is just a hit piece on conservatives, and as for the Ron
Paul victimology, they didn't mention a lot of candidates, and in a
hit piece on conservatives, mentioning Ron Paul doesn't make much sense.



--- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <simplulo@...> wrote:
>
> Interesting because they somehow forgot to mention Ron Paul. Clearly
> designed to hit the Republicans rather than promote the solution.
>
> --- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, "James Sulinski"
> <b1ueemu@> wrote:
> >
> > New Hampshire's GOP
> >
>
Challenge<http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1655767,00.html?xid=s\
ite-cnn-partner>
> >
> > "Senator, I'm a dying breed, I'm a moderate Republican," Bob Warren, a
> > 59-year-old insurance executive, of Bedford, New Hampshire said by
> way of
> > introduction to Senator Barack Obama at a small campaign gathering
> in town
> > earlier this week.
>

Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more productive and a better outlet
for outraged energy if people stood behind a candidate who actually has a
chance of winning? Seems to this poor simple  old country boy that a
tremendous amount of energy is being lost due to Ron paul espousalists.
Personally, yes I do believe he would make a better leader than the rest put
together, but all the thrashing about being done regaring him could actually
push a realistic contender over the top to win, instead of wasting votes on
a spoiler. My opinion only, before you all jump down my throat and verbally
eviscerate me for my personal beliefs. Peace, John Flynn McGondel.


>From: "David Mincin" <davemincin@...>
>Reply-To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
>To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [FSP] Re: Anyone voting for Ron Paul?
>Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:48:39 -0400
>
>Well being one of the first half dozen or so folks who moved to NH I don't
>find
>it curious at all tht we support Ron Paul and are actively working on his
>campaign
>
>I don't claim any of those titles, just know that we need to work to
>promote
>freedom.  Titles put us in a box.  I'm not into boxes!
>
>Truth is I'm pretty much into what Dr Paul has to say 100%, so call me what
>you may!
>
>Dave
>
>On 8/27/07, James Sulinski <b1ueemu@...> wrote:
> >
> >   I don't think that many people agree with his support to build a
>fence,
> > but,
> > at least I, agree that criminals should be treated as such. There is a
> > legal
> > method of immigration to the United States, and while it might be less
> > than
> > ideal, it doesn't justify breaking the law. It simply needs to be
>changed.
> >
> > Remember, the Free State Project should not be considered 'libertarian',
> > but
> > rather, 'pro-liberty'. There are many shades, and many participants
>embody
> > them. Ron Paul is an example of one shade (albeit not a direct
>participant
> > of the FSP). While I don't agree with him 100%, can you really expect
>to?
> > He's at least around 90-95%, which is much better than any other
> > presidential candidate, and well within qualification for active
>support,
> > in
> > my eyes.
> >
> > Many people come to the libertarian movement as 'single-issue'
> > participants.
> > While I can understand that this is what appeals to you most, you should
> > also recognize how inter-connected these issues are, and most do. A step
> > toward liberty, even if not on your pet issue, is nonetheless a step
> > toward
> > liberty. This is why many of us support Ron Paul.
> >
> > James
> >
> > On 8/27/07, tainohome <tainohome@... <tainohome%40yahoo.com>>
>wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I find it curious that a Freestater would endorse any part of the
> > > anti-immigration schemes of the country's reactionary statists. The
> > > notion that "libertarians" are OK with state imposed exclusions,
> > > restrictions and the construction of Berlin walls against the movement
> > > of people--and, therefore, ideas, labor, commerce, etc.--is, well,
> > > anti-liberty and very scary.
> > >
> > > In Keep the Borders Open <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp> ,
> > > Jacob G. Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation asks important
> > > (albeit diifficult) questions about immigration in a post-9/11
>America:
> > >
> > > Why shouldn't a person be free to cross a border in search of work
> > > to sustain his life, to open a business, to tour, or simply because he
> > > wants to? Or to put it another way, under what moral authority does
>any
> > > government interfere with the exercise of these rights?
> > >
> > > Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our founding principles, why
> > > succeeding generations of Americans abandoned them, the consequences
>of
> > > that abandonment, and whether it would be wise to restore the moral
>and
> > > philosophical principles of freedom of our Founders."
> > >
> > > He suggests that the reexamination begin with immigration. I agree.
> > >
> > > BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold a complete libertarian
> > > view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing to suggest that 1) the
> > > issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2) that all candidates have
> > > equally appalling views.
> > >
> > > US Taino
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In
>freestateproject@yahoogroups.com<freestateproject%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Simon Jester <tanstaafl@...>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Terrible.
> > > >
> > > > Not...
> > > >
> > > > Although the best way to combat the problems we are currently
> > > > experiencing with the *wrong* kind* of illegal immigrants (those
> > > looking
> > > > for a free ride on the welfare train) is to eliminate *all* welfare,
> > > > period, whether Citizens or not.
> > > >
> > > > I have mixed feelings about physically securing our borders, but am
>in
> > > > full agreement with everything else - no amnesty, deporting
>illegals,
> > > > ending the 'anchor-baby' loophole created by the courts (the 14th
> > > > amendment does *not* read the way it was interpreted - it only
>applies
> > > > to children of people who are here *legally*), etc...
> > > >
> > > > > Look at this despotic communist position from Ron Paul:
> > > > > Border Security and Immigration Reform
> > > >
> > > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > > Lol!!!!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > If this is the only thing preventing you from voting for Ron Paul,
> > > then
> > > > obviously you're voting for nobody - because no other politician
> > > running
> > > > is for the purist libertarian idea of 100% totally free and open
> > > borders...
> > > >
> > > > Charles
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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John Flynn, who's your 'realistic' contender? If by realistic
contender, you mean we should be voting for one of the 'first tier'
candidates (i.e., either a socialist or a fascist), I don't see the
point of voting.

Enlighten me.
On 8/28/07, John flynn <jteacher1@...> wrote:
> Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more productive and a better outlet
> for outraged energy if people stood behind a candidate who actually has a
> chance of winning? Seems to this poor simple  old country boy that a
> tremendous amount of energy is being lost due to Ron paul espousalists.
> Personally, yes I do believe he would make a better leader than the rest put
> together, but all the thrashing about being done regaring him could actually
> push a realistic contender over the top to win, instead of wasting votes on
> a spoiler. My opinion only, before you all jump down my throat and verbally
> eviscerate me for my personal beliefs. Peace, John Flynn McGondel.
>
>
> >From: "David Mincin" <davemincin@...>
> >Reply-To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
> >To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [FSP] Re: Anyone voting for Ron Paul?
> >Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:48:39 -0400
> >
> >Well being one of the first half dozen or so folks who moved to NH I don't
> >find
> >it curious at all tht we support Ron Paul and are actively working on his
> >campaign
> >
> >I don't claim any of those titles, just know that we need to work to
> >promote
> >freedom.  Titles put us in a box.  I'm not into boxes!
> >
> >Truth is I'm pretty much into what Dr Paul has to say 100%, so call me what
> >you may!
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >On 8/27/07, James Sulinski <b1ueemu@...> wrote:
> > >
> > >   I don't think that many people agree with his support to build a
> >fence,
> > > but,
> > > at least I, agree that criminals should be treated as such. There is a
> > > legal
> > > method of immigration to the United States, and while it might be less
> > > than
> > > ideal, it doesn't justify breaking the law. It simply needs to be
> >changed.
> > >
> > > Remember, the Free State Project should not be considered 'libertarian',
> > > but
> > > rather, 'pro-liberty'. There are many shades, and many participants
> >embody
> > > them. Ron Paul is an example of one shade (albeit not a direct
> >participant
> > > of the FSP). While I don't agree with him 100%, can you really expect
> >to?
> > > He's at least around 90-95%, which is much better than any other
> > > presidential candidate, and well within qualification for active
> >support,
> > > in
> > > my eyes.
> > >
> > > Many people come to the libertarian movement as 'single-issue'
> > > participants.
> > > While I can understand that this is what appeals to you most, you should
> > > also recognize how inter-connected these issues are, and most do. A step
> > > toward liberty, even if not on your pet issue, is nonetheless a step
> > > toward
> > > liberty. This is why many of us support Ron Paul.
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > > On 8/27/07, tainohome <tainohome@... <tainohome%40yahoo.com>>
> >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I find it curious that a Freestater would endorse any part of the
> > > > anti-immigration schemes of the country's reactionary statists. The
> > > > notion that "libertarians" are OK with state imposed exclusions,
> > > > restrictions and the construction of Berlin walls against the movement
> > > > of people--and, therefore, ideas, labor, commerce, etc.--is, well,
> > > > anti-liberty and very scary.
> > > >
> > > > In Keep the Borders Open <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp> ,
> > > > Jacob G. Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation asks important
> > > > (albeit diifficult) questions about immigration in a post-9/11
> >America:
> > > >
> > > > Why shouldn't a person be free to cross a border in search of work
> > > > to sustain his life, to open a business, to tour, or simply because he
> > > > wants to? Or to put it another way, under what moral authority does
> >any
> > > > government interfere with the exercise of these rights?
> > > >
> > > > Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our founding principles, why
> > > > succeeding generations of Americans abandoned them, the consequences
> >of
> > > > that abandonment, and whether it would be wise to restore the moral
> >and
> > > > philosophical principles of freedom of our Founders."
> > > >
> > > > He suggests that the reexamination begin with immigration. I agree.
> > > >
> > > > BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold a complete libertarian
> > > > view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing to suggest that 1) the
> > > > issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2) that all candidates have
> > > > equally appalling views.
> > > >
> > > > US Taino
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In
> >freestateproject@yahoogroups.com<freestateproject%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > Simon Jester <tanstaafl@...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Terrible.
> > > > >
> > > > > Not...
> > > > >
> > > > > Although the best way to combat the problems we are currently
> > > > > experiencing with the *wrong* kind* of illegal immigrants (those
> > > > looking
> > > > > for a free ride on the welfare train) is to eliminate *all* welfare,
> > > > > period, whether Citizens or not.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have mixed feelings about physically securing our borders, but am
> >in
> > > > > full agreement with everything else - no amnesty, deporting
> >illegals,
> > > > > ending the 'anchor-baby' loophole created by the courts (the 14th
> > > > > amendment does *not* read the way it was interpreted - it only
> >applies
> > > > > to children of people who are here *legally*), etc...
> > > > >
> > > > > > Look at this despotic communist position from Ron Paul:
> > > > > > Border Security and Immigration Reform
> > > > >
> > > > > <snip>
> > > > >
> > > > > Lol!!!!!!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > If this is the only thing preventing you from voting for Ron Paul,
> > > > then
> > > > > obviously you're voting for nobody - because no other politician
> > > > running
> > > > > is for the purist libertarian idea of 100% totally free and open
> > > > borders...
> > > > >
> > > > > Charles
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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--- John flynn <jteacher1@...> wrote:

> Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more
> productive and a better outlet
> for outraged energy if people stood behind a
> candidate who actually has a
> chance of winning? Seems to this poor simple  old
> country boy that a
> tremendous amount of energy is being lost due to Ron
> paul espousalists.
> Personally, yes I do believe he would make a better
> leader than the rest put
> together, but all the thrashing about being done
> regaring him could actually
> push a realistic contender over the top to win,
> instead of wasting votes on
> a spoiler. My opinion only, before you all jump down
> my throat and verbally
> eviscerate me for my personal beliefs. Peace, John
> Flynn McGondel.
>
>
> >From: "David Mincin" <davemincin@...>
> >Reply-To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
> >To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [FSP] Re: Anyone voting for Ron Paul?
> >Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:48:39 -0400
> >
> >Well being one of the first half dozen or so folks
> who moved to NH I don't
> >find
> >it curious at all tht we support Ron Paul and are
> actively working on his
> >campaign
> >
> >I don't claim any of those titles, just know that
> we need to work to
> >promote
> >freedom.  Titles put us in a box.  I'm not into
> boxes!
> >
> >Truth is I'm pretty much into what Dr Paul has to
> say 100%, so call me what
> >you may!
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >On 8/27/07, James Sulinski <b1ueemu@...>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >   I don't think that many people agree with his
> support to build a
> >fence,
> > > but,
> > > at least I, agree that criminals should be
> treated as such. There is a
> > > legal
> > > method of immigration to the United States, and
> while it might be less
> > > than
> > > ideal, it doesn't justify breaking the law. It
> simply needs to be
> >changed.
> > >
> > > Remember, the Free State Project should not be
> considered 'libertarian',
> > > but
> > > rather, 'pro-liberty'. There are many shades,
> and many participants
> >embody
> > > them. Ron Paul is an example of one shade
> (albeit not a direct
> >participant
> > > of the FSP). While I don't agree with him 100%,
> can you really expect
> >to?
> > > He's at least around 90-95%, which is much
> better than any other
> > > presidential candidate, and well within
> qualification for active
> >support,
> > > in
> > > my eyes.
> > >
> > > Many people come to the libertarian movement as
> 'single-issue'
> > > participants.
> > > While I can understand that this is what appeals
> to you most, you should
> > > also recognize how inter-connected these issues
> are, and most do. A step
> > > toward liberty, even if not on your pet issue,
> is nonetheless a step
> > > toward
> > > liberty. This is why many of us support Ron
> Paul.
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > > On 8/27/07, tainohome <tainohome@...
> <tainohome%40yahoo.com>>
> >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I find it curious that a Freestater would
> endorse any part of the
> > > > anti-immigration schemes of the country's
> reactionary statists. The
> > > > notion that "libertarians" are OK with state
> imposed exclusions,
> > > > restrictions and the construction of Berlin
> walls against the movement
> > > > of people--and, therefore, ideas, labor,
> commerce, etc.--is, well,
> > > > anti-liberty and very scary.
> > > >
> > > > In Keep the Borders Open
> <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp> ,
> > > > Jacob G. Hornberger of the Future of Freedom
> Foundation asks important
> > > > (albeit diifficult) questions about
> immigration in a post-9/11
> >America:
> > > >
> > > > Why shouldn't a person be free to cross a
> border in search of work
> > > > to sustain his life, to open a business, to
> tour, or simply because he
> > > > wants to? Or to put it another way, under what
> moral authority does
> >any
> > > > government interfere with the exercise of
> these rights?
> > > >
> > > > Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our
> founding principles, why
> > > > succeeding generations of Americans abandoned
> them, the consequences
> >of
> > > > that abandonment, and whether it would be wise
> to restore the moral
> >and
> > > > philosophical principles of freedom of our
> Founders."
> > > >
> > > > He suggests that the reexamination begin with
> immigration. I agree.
> > > >
> > > > BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold
> a complete libertarian
> > > > view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing
> to suggest that 1) the
> > > > issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2)
> that all candidates have
> > > > equally appalling views.
> > > >
> > > > US Taino
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In
>
>freestateproject@yahoogroups.com<freestateproject%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > Simon Jester <tanstaafl@...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Terrible.
> > > > >
> > > > > Not...
> > > > >
> > > > > Although the best way to combat the problems
> we are currently
> > > > > experiencing with the *wrong* kind* of
> illegal immigrants (those
> > > > looking
> > > > > for a free ride on the welfare train) is to
> eliminate *all* welfare,
> > > > > period, whether Citizens or not.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have mixed feelings about physically
> securing our borders, but am
> >in
> > > > > full agreement with everything else - no
> amnesty, deporting
> >illegals,
> > > > > ending the 'anchor-baby' loophole created by
> the courts (the 14th
> > > > > amendment does *not* read the way it was
> interpreted - it only
> >applies
> > > > > to children of people who are here
> *legally*), etc...
> > > > >
> > > > > > Look at this despotic communist position
> from Ron Paul:
> > > > > > Border Security and Immigration Reform
> > > > >
> > > > > <snip>
> > > > >
> > > > > Lol!!!!!!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > If this is the only thing preventing you
> from voting for Ron Paul,
> > > > then
> > > > > obviously you're voting for nobody - because
> no
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I do not believe that immigration policy is a direct concern of libertarianism.
I believe it to be more of a question of national self-determinism.

Although libertarianism may counsel what the right thing to do is, I believe
that ultimately it is a question of what the people of the nation collectively
wish to have as a policy without preceptional constraints from libertarianism.

I believe that even libertarians succumb to the allure of extremism, e.g., if
the only tool you have is a hammer, then all problems begin to look like a nail.

There are some areas where libertarianism is incompetant to rule, and I believe
those areas relate to international relations which includes immigration policy.
Libertarianism may have some good commentary as a guide to what we should do in
international affairs, but Libertarianism really is in essence a domestic
governmental rule of law.

In the arena of national self-determination (with regard to other nations and
their peoples), I believe there are no absolute limits on what a nation's
populace collectively conclude to be correct policy, and libertarianism is no
bar to whatever they may conclude.

Gary Treistman

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: tainohome
   To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 12:32 PM
   Subject: [FSP] Re: Anyone voting for Ron Paul?



   I find it curious that a Freestater would endorse any part of the
   anti-immigration schemes of the country's reactionary statists. The
   notion that "libertarians" are OK with state imposed exclusions,
   restrictions and the construction of Berlin walls against the movement
   of people--and, therefore, ideas, labor, commerce, etc.--is, well,
   anti-liberty and very scary.

   In Keep the Borders Open <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp> ,
   Jacob G. Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation asks important
   (albeit diifficult) questions about immigration in a post-9/11 America:

   Why shouldn't a person be free to cross a border in search of work
   to sustain his life, to open a business, to tour, or simply because he
   wants to? Or to put it another way, under what moral authority does any
   government interfere with the exercise of these rights?

   Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our founding principles, why
   succeeding generations of Americans abandoned them, the consequences of
   that abandonment, and whether it would be wise to restore the moral and
   philosophical principles of freedom of our Founders."

   He suggests that the reexamination begin with immigration. I agree.

   BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold a complete libertarian
   view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing to suggest that 1) the
   issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2) that all candidates have
   equally appalling views.

   US Taino

   --- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, Simon Jester <tanstaafl@...>
   wrote:
   >
   > > Terrible.
   >
   > Not...
   >
   > Although the best way to combat the problems we are currently
   > experiencing with the *wrong* kind* of illegal immigrants (those
   looking
   > for a free ride on the welfare train) is to eliminate *all* welfare,
   > period, whether Citizens or not.
   >
   > I have mixed feelings about physically securing our borders, but am in
   > full agreement with everything else - no amnesty, deporting illegals,
   > ending the 'anchor-baby' loophole created by the courts (the 14th
   > amendment does *not* read the way it was interpreted - it only applies
   > to children of people who are here *legally*), etc...
   >
   > > Look at this despotic communist position from Ron Paul:
   > > Border Security and Immigration Reform
   >
   > <snip>
   >
   > Lol!!!!!!!!
   >
   > If this is the only thing preventing you from voting for Ron Paul,
   then
   > obviously you're voting for nobody - because no other politician
   running
   > is for the purist libertarian idea of 100% totally free and open
   borders...
   >
   > Charles
   >

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> I find it curious that a Freestater would endorse any part of the
> anti-immigration schemes of the country's reactionary statists.

I find it curious that a Freestater would not concede that refusing to
vote or support someone like Ron Paul based solely on his position on
this one 'issue' - when his principles and ethics are otherwise
*impeccable* - is tantamount to admitting that they will simply never be
able to support any politician, anywhere, at any time, because such an
attitude is in essence saying that you will only support a politician
that agrees 100% - with no exceptions - with your own personal political
views.

> The notion that "libertarians" are OK with state imposed exclusions,
> restrictions and the construction of Berlin walls against the
> movement of people -- and, therefore, ideas, labor, commerce, etc. -- is,
> well, anti-liberty and very scary.

I am not in favor of building a fence - and Ron has specifically said
that a fence is not a high priority, while eliminating incentives
(welfare, forcing states to provide free medical care, etc) is.

That said - I am in favor of controlling how many people can come here
to live and work - and I'm also in favor of deporting illegal aliens who
refuse to follow our established immigration rules.

I am adamantly against, however any intrusive mandates on employers to
make them some kind of immigration 'police' - our Constitutions do not
delegate any power to the government to require private employers to
check some government database before they can hire someone. In fact,
I'm totally against the requirement even for SSNs.

> Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our founding principles, why
> succeeding generations of Americans abandoned them, the consequences
> of that abandonment, and whether it would be wise to restore the
> moral and philosophical principles of freedom of our Founders."

Umm... we had immigration policies pretty much from the beginning...

> He suggests that the reexamination begin with immigration. I agree.
>
> BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold a complete libertarian
> view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing to suggest that 1) the
> issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2) that all candidates have
> equally appalling views.

I'll respond by repeating my above:

Anyone who refuses to vote or support someone like Ron Paul based solely
on his position on this one 'issue' - when his principles and ethics are
otherwise *impeccable* - is tantamount to admitting that they will
simply never be able to support any [electable] politician, anywhere, at
any time, because such an attitude is in essence saying that you will
only support a politician that agrees 100% - with no exceptions - with
your own personal political views.

John flynn wrote:
> but all the thrashing about being done regaring him could actually
> push a realistic contender over the top to win, instead of wasting votes on
> a spoiler.


Name a remotely historically, Constitutionally acceptable, (what you
consider to be) "realistic contender." And I should support someone
(make no mistake, /purely/) "because s/he can /win/?" So, fetid politics
as usual? Ya think this is a receptive group for that strategy, do ya?

If everyone acts on the basis of that strategy, rather than their own
principles, then yes, sadly and yet again, it will be true. And TPTB
will be pleased. However, if instead everyone acts on the basis of their
own principles, rather than the assumptions of the media and the
objectives of the entrenched power-brokers (or simply some twisted need
to "back the winner"), well...

Why not recommend, instead, that everyone /stop/ basing their support on
whom (they're told) their neighbors like? Hell, some of the polls even
bluntly ask, "Whom do you think will win?" -- i.e., "Whom do you think
your /neighbors/ will vote for?" -- rather than "Whom will /you/ vote
for?," pretty clearly implying that group-think is more important, and
should be a guide. Of what legitimate use is that, other than to
influence? Utterly absurd. Then, of course, there's always the "forcing
the debate" argument: he can't do that if he's not running. Oh, and
which is more accurate: the lazy-assed phone polls or the time- and
money-invested straw polls? <http://ronpaul2008.com/straw-poll-results/>
These people clearly aren't paying attention to what they're "supposed"
to do. (And why isn't the media at all curious about why so many voters
apparently chose /not/ to vote after paying $35 to do just that in Ames?
Is it just me?)

Buying into the establishment's self-serving assertion that we have no
viable option but to choose the "lesser of 2 evils" from their own
designated candidates got us King George. Twice. That's not an option.
Ever again. Self-fulfilling, self-defeating prophecy is such a downer,
dude...

"Prediction is difficult. Especially about the future."
-Niels Bohr-


And while I'm here, no open borders concurrent with open entitlements.
First get rid of the welfare state, then we can talk about the borders.
There is a proper logical order to things. But a fence, well...  That's
just patently silly. Merely pushing them (at what cost?) from San Diego
County to Imperial County is hardly a victory. What's the perimeter of
the U.S.? And wouldn't ya really need a dome...?
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Well, as an "austro-econ" libertarian, I am a fan of Ron Paul. Problably he is
the best politician that have worked in the government since the founding
fathers. But when I saw his positions about imigration it really desappopinted
me.Make criminals of undocumented workers and pacific people seems like a stupid
socialist idea.
And how about the international participants of FSP? I am a brazilian and for us
it's very difficult to obtain any visa to go legally to US (individuals need an
arbitrary approval from a bureaucrat to not be a crimminal). My plan is to get a
tourist visa go to NH and never come back, becoming an illegal immigrant (fuck
the state). Now Ron Paul says that  "immigration officials must track visa
holders and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S.
law." And it's sad to see the greatests pro-liberty fitghers supporting such a
thing.
  The only thing that a libertarian have to say about immigration is the
(contradictory with the others) fourth proposition: "No welfare for illegal
aliens.  Americans have welcomed immigrants who seek opportunity, work hard, and
play by the rules.  But taxpayers should not pay for illegal immigrants who use
hospitals, clinics, schools, roads, and social services." but even in this one
he seems to forget that everyone inside U.S. pay tax when buy something. So, the
libertarian position must be only: "No welfare for anyone".
I know I sound extremely ideatist and, as a matter of fact, if I was in U.S. I
would problaby suport and vote for Paul. I just cannot understand how and why he
took these facists positions.


   ----- Original Message -----
   From: David Mincin
   To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 7:48 PM
   Subject: Re: [FSP] Re: Anyone voting for Ron Paul?


   Well being one of the first half dozen or so folks who moved to NH I don't
   find
   it curious at all tht we support Ron Paul and are actively working on his
   campaign

   I don't claim any of those titles, just know that we need to work to promote
   freedom. Titles put us in a box. I'm not into boxes!

   Truth is I'm pretty much into what Dr Paul has to say 100%, so call me what
   you may!

   Dave

   On 8/27/07, James Sulinski <b1ueemu@...> wrote:
   >
   > I don't think that many people agree with his support to build a fence,
   > but,
   > at least I, agree that criminals should be treated as such. There is a
   > legal
   > method of immigration to the United States, and while it might be less
   > than
   > ideal, it doesn't justify breaking the law. It simply needs to be changed.
   >
   > Remember, the Free State Project should not be considered 'libertarian',
   > but
   > rather, 'pro-liberty'. There are many shades, and many participants embody
   > them. Ron Paul is an example of one shade (albeit not a direct participant
   > of the FSP). While I don't agree with him 100%, can you really expect to?
   > He's at least around 90-95%, which is much better than any other
   > presidential candidate, and well within qualification for active support,
   > in
   > my eyes.
   >
   > Many people come to the libertarian movement as 'single-issue'
   > participants.
   > While I can understand that this is what appeals to you most, you should
   > also recognize how inter-connected these issues are, and most do. A step
   > toward liberty, even if not on your pet issue, is nonetheless a step
   > toward
   > liberty. This is why many of us support Ron Paul.
   >
   > James
   >
   > On 8/27/07, tainohome <tainohome@... <tainohome%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
   > >
   > >
   > > I find it curious that a Freestater would endorse any part of the
   > > anti-immigration schemes of the country's reactionary statists. The
   > > notion that "libertarians" are OK with state imposed exclusions,
   > > restrictions and the construction of Berlin walls against the movement
   > > of people--and, therefore, ideas, labor, commerce, etc.--is, well,
   > > anti-liberty and very scary.
   > >
   > > In Keep the Borders Open <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp> ,
   > > Jacob G. Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation asks important
   > > (albeit diifficult) questions about immigration in a post-9/11 America:
   > >
   > > Why shouldn't a person be free to cross a border in search of work
   > > to sustain his life, to open a business, to tour, or simply because he
   > > wants to? Or to put it another way, under what moral authority does any
   > > government interfere with the exercise of these rights?
   > >
   > > Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our founding principles, why
   > > succeeding generations of Americans abandoned them, the consequences of
   > > that abandonment, and whether it would be wise to restore the moral and
   > > philosophical principles of freedom of our Founders."
   > >
   > > He suggests that the reexamination begin with immigration. I agree.
   > >
   > > BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold a complete libertarian
   > > view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing to suggest that 1) the
   > > issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2) that all candidates have
   > > equally appalling views.
   > >
   > > US Taino
   > >
   > >
   > > --- In
freestateproject@yahoogroups.com<freestateproject%40yahoogroups.com>,
   > Simon Jester <tanstaafl@...>
   > > wrote:
   > > >
   > > > > Terrible.
   > > >
   > > > Not...
   > > >
   > > > Although the best way to combat the problems we are currently
   > > > experiencing with the *wrong* kind* of illegal immigrants (those
   > > looking
   > > > for a free ride on the welfare train) is to eliminate *all* welfare,
   > > > period, whether Citizens or not.
   > > >
   > > > I have mixed feelings about physically securing our borders, but am in
   > > > full agreement with everything else - no amnesty, deporting illegals,
   > > > ending the 'anchor-baby' loophole created by the courts (the 14th
   > > > amendment does *not* read the way it was interpreted - it only applies
   > > > to children of people who are here *legally*), etc...
   > > >
   > > > > Look at this despotic communist position from Ron Paul:
   > > > > Border Security and Immigration Reform
   > > >
   > > > <snip>
   > > >
   > > > Lol!!!!!!!!
   > > >
   > > > If this is the only thing preventing you from voting for Ron Paul,
   > > then
   > > > obviously you're voting for nobody - because no other politician
   > > running
   > > > is for the purist libertarian idea of 100% totally free and open
   > > borders...
   > > >
   > > > Charles
   > > >
   > >
   > >
   > >
   > >
   > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
   > >
   > >
   > >
   > >
   > > Yahoo! Groups Links
   > >
   > >
   > >
   > >
   >
   > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
   >
   >
   >

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I can understand it, even while not really liking it. Politics. He can see
the immigration "issue" as something that can get him votes while not
straying too far from his real position. At least that's what I keep telling
myself :-)

Ron Helwig
103rd FSP Mover
http://nhlibertydollar.com

On 8/28/07, Fernando Chiocca <chiocca@...> wrote:
>
>  I know I sound extremely idealist and, as a matter of fact, if I was in
> U.S. I would probably support and vote for Paul. I just cannot understand
> how and why he took these fascist positions.
>
>


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I don't like the immigration restriction either -- I'm an immigrant myself.
Ron Paul does say that in an ideal country where there was no welfare
issues, there would need to be no immigration restrictions. He is against
millions of immigrants arriving and voting in the welfare state from which
they fled in their home countries. New Hampshire residents should know what
that is like with the influx from Taxachussets.

At times Ron Paul sounds like an Austrian Anarchocapitalist, at others he's
more like a conservative. I do know that whatever his leanings, he would
bring the US closer to liberty than ANY other living politician bar none.

On 8/28/07, Ron Helwig <ronhelwig@...> wrote:
>
>   I can understand it, even while not really liking it. Politics. He can
> see
> the immigration "issue" as something that can get him votes while not
> straying too far from his real position. At least that's what I keep
> telling
> myself :-)
>
> Ron Helwig
> 103rd FSP Mover
> http://nhlibertydollar.com
>
> On 8/28/07, Fernando Chiocca <chiocca@... <chiocca%40uol.com.br>>
> wrote:
> >
> > I know I sound extremely idealist and, as a matter of fact, if I was in
> > U.S. I would probably support and vote for Paul. I just cannot
> understand
> > how and why he took these fascist positions.
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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Bill wrote:
>If everyone acts on the basis of that strategy, rather than their own
principles, then yes, sadly and yet again, it will be true. And TPTB
will be pleased. <

John replies: "...their own principles"? You're just kidding, right?

Bill wrote (immed. following that):
>However, if instead everyone acts on the basis of their
own principles<

John replies: "There we go again about principles. How can one get to be as
old as this and not come to the conclusion that the vast, overwhelming
majority of the masses (carnivorous sheep) either have no personal
priciples/ethics, or pretend that they do ascribe to some set of socially
acceptable principles in order that they (the same carnivorious sheep) can
perform more fleecing on others than is being done to themselves on a daily
basis."

Bill wrote:
>Why not recommend, instead, that everyone /stop/ basing their support on
whom (they're told) their neighbors like?<

John replies, in an incredulous state:
"You mean like healthy debating or discussing the issues and candidates with
other citizens prior to forming a votable opinion?

Bill wrote:
>Self-fulfilling, self-defeating prophecy is such a downer,
>dude...<

John replies:
"One mans so-called self-defeating/fulfilling prophecy is another man's
realization that there are now, and have probably always been, certain
aspects of political agendizings that are not about to be allowed to become
changed very easily in the forseeable future. Like buying votes, slinging
mud, lying to taxpayers and voters, public masturbation, fraternizing with
lawyers (alright I already used masturbation sorry), accepting bribes,
blackmailing competitors, screwing the citizenry for recreation, laughing at
Joe Average American, and using the Constitution for the toilet paper it has
become. To you it's a self defeating attitude. To me it's just the way it is
and if one is to retain any semblance of one's sanity, one finds a way to
accept it without liking it, like mosquitos, aids, world hunger, the
organized mutililization of children, etc. and try to deal with it in such a
way as to be able to hold onto a sense of personal ethics while watching the
world sink rapidly down the evolutionary ladder like a monkey sliding down a
greased pole into hell."

Bill wrote:
>First get rid of the welfare state, then we can talk about the borders.
There is a proper logical order to things.<

John replied:
"Get rid of the welfare state? Yup, talk about a pipe-dream. We're in that
game for life old buddy. And as for borders? You are actually expecting us
to believe that you can apply a "logical order" to spending centuries
building a new, rich superpower on the backs of immigrants, and then using
logic to suddenly decide to halt immigration now that we as a nation are
done with sucking the blood from immigrants like so many capitalistic
vampires? Talk about a self defeating idea."

When all is said and done, and the smoke clears, and the next round of
chronic idiocy begings with new idiots starring as the players, people will
always be able to feel good about mouthing off and venting thousands of
gallons of verbal diarheadisguised as pseudo sophisticated political debate
in yahoo group rooms that function the way massage parlors do: they make you
feel good about something you should have been able to accomplish in private
and in a much shorter time-span. >chuckling out loud while family looks on<

Smile, its just yesterday coming around to say hello again...

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As many prominent libertarians have noted, in a society
based largely on private property, individuals would
have the right to invite in or refuse to invite in
anyone they want.  Right now, the fact that these people
are "illegal" means that some employers welcome them in
BECAUSE their illegal status makes them accept lower wages.
If they were legal, they could demand better wages and
the employers would not be as welcoming. (Though sellers
of goods and landlords probably still would welcome many
of them.)

Just think like a free marketeer and many things come
clear...
CM

GTriest wrote:
>
>
> I do not believe that immigration policy is a direct concern of
> libertarianism.
> I believe it to be more of a question of national self-determinism.
>
> Although libertarianism may counsel what the right thing to do is, I
> believe that ultimately it is a question of what the people of the
> nation collectively wish to have as a policy without preceptional
> constraints from libertarianism.
>
> I believe that even libertarians succumb to the allure of extremism,
> e.g., if the only tool you have is a hammer, then all problems begin to
> look like a nail.
>
> There are some areas where libertarianism is incompetant to rule, and I
> believe those areas relate to international relations which includes
> immigration policy.
> Libertarianism may have some good commentary as a guide to what we
> should do in international affairs, but Libertarianism really is in
> essence a domestic governmental rule of law.
>
> In the arena of national self-determination (with regard to other
> nations and their peoples), I believe there are no absolute limits on
> what a nation's populace collectively conclude to be correct policy, and
> libertarianism is no bar to whatever they may conclude.
>
> Gary Treistman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tainohome
> To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:freestateproject%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 12:32 PM
> Subject: [FSP] Re: Anyone voting for Ron Paul?
>
> I find it curious that a Freestater would endorse any part of the
> anti-immigration schemes of the country's reactionary statists. The
> notion that "libertarians" are OK with state imposed exclusions,
> restrictions and the construction of Berlin walls against the movement
> of people--and, therefore, ideas, labor, commerce, etc.--is, well,
> anti-liberty and very scary.
>
> In Keep the Borders Open <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp
> <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp>> ,
> Jacob G. Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation asks important
> (albeit diifficult) questions about immigration in a post-9/11 America:
>
> Why shouldn't a person be free to cross a border in search of work
> to sustain his life, to open a business, to tour, or simply because he
> wants to? Or to put it another way, under what moral authority does any
> government interfere with the exercise of these rights?
>
> Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our founding principles, why
> succeeding generations of Americans abandoned them, the consequences of
> that abandonment, and whether it would be wise to restore the moral and
> philosophical principles of freedom of our Founders."
>
> He suggests that the reexamination begin with immigration. I agree.
>
> BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold a complete libertarian
> view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing to suggest that 1) the
> issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2) that all candidates have
> equally appalling views.
>
> US Taino
>
> --- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:freestateproject%40yahoogroups.com>, Simon Jester <tanstaafl@...>
> wrote:
>  >
>  > > Terrible.
>  >
>  > Not...
>  >
>  > Although the best way to combat the problems we are currently
>  > experiencing with the *wrong* kind* of illegal immigrants (those
> looking
>  > for a free ride on the welfare train) is to eliminate *all* welfare,
>  > period, whether Citizens or not.
>  >
>  > I have mixed feelings about physically securing our borders, but am in
>  > full agreement with everything else - no amnesty, deporting illegals,
>  > ending the 'anchor-baby' loophole created by the courts (the 14th
>  > amendment does *not* read the way it was interpreted - it only applies
>  > to children of people who are here *legally*), etc...
>  >
>  > > Look at this despotic communist position from Ron Paul:
>  > > Border Security and Immigration Reform
>  >
>  > <snip>
>  >
>  > Lol!!!!!!!!
>  >
>  > If this is the only thing preventing you from voting for Ron Paul,
> then
>  > obviously you're voting for nobody - because no other politician
> running
>  > is for the purist libertarian idea of 100% totally free and open
> borders...
>  >
>  > Charles
>  >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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I agree with Taino about the immigration issue.  Free movement of
people is an essential component of freedom, and as such, I do not
believe that you can really support liberty while denying that.

However, I am strongly supporting Ron Paul in this election.  I am
working to help his campaign here in CA, and plan to temporarily re-
register as a Republican to vote for him in the primaries.

I disagree with his stance on borders, as well as his position on
abortion.  His faith makes me nervous.  But he's still (for me) about
75% good, and that's a damn sight better than any of the alternatives
put forth in the major parties.  Perfection is not available; I'm
willing to work and vote for 75% good, over 13% good (at best).

After the primary election, I will re-re-register as a Libertarian
again.  If Ron Paul does somehow win the Republican nomination, I
will gladly vote for him in the main event.  If anyone else wins the
Republican nomination, I will gladly vote for whoever the LP
nominates in the main election.

Yes, Ron Paul is a long shot, but he is by far and away the best
chance for advancement of the idea of liberty in government that we
have seen in a *very* long time.

PhilB

--- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, "James Sulinski"
<b1ueemu@...> wrote:
>
> I don't think that many people agree with his support to build a
fence, but, at least I, agree that criminals should be treated as
such. There is a legal method of immigration to the United States,
and while it might be less than ideal, it doesn't justify breaking
the law. It simply needs to be changed.
>
> Remember, the Free State Project should not be
considered 'libertarian', but rather, 'pro-liberty'. There are many
shades, and many participants embody them. Ron Paul is an example of
one shade (albeit not a direct participant of the FSP). While I don't
agree with him 100%, can you really expect to? He's at least around
90-95%, which is much better than any other presidential candidate,
and well within qualification for active support, in my eyes.
>
> Many people come to the libertarian movement as 'single-issue'
participants. While I can understand that this is what appeals to you
most, you should also recognize how inter-connected these issues are,
and most do. A step toward liberty, even if not on your pet issue, is
nonetheless a step toward liberty. This is why many of us support Ron
Paul.
>
> James
>
> On 8/27/07, tainohome <tainohome@...> wrote:
> >
> > I find it curious that a Freestater would endorse any part of the
> > anti-immigration schemes of the country's reactionary statists.
The
> > notion that "libertarians" are OK with state imposed exclusions,
> > restrictions and the construction of Berlin walls against the
movement
> > of people--and, therefore, ideas, labor, commerce, etc.--is, well,
> > anti-liberty and very scary.
> >
> > In Keep the Borders Open
<http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp> ,
> > Jacob G. Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation asks
important
> > (albeit diifficult) questions about immigration in a post-9/11
America:
> >
> > Why shouldn't a person be free to cross a border in search of work
> > to sustain his life, to open a business, to tour, or simply
because he
> > wants to? Or to put it another way, under what moral authority
does any
> > government interfere with the exercise of these rights?
> >
> > Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our founding principles,
why
> > succeeding generations of Americans abandoned them, the
consequences of
> > that abandonment, and whether it would be wise to restore the
moral and
> > philosophical principles of freedom of our Founders."
> >
> > He suggests that the reexamination begin with immigration. I
agree.
> >
> > BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold a complete
libertarian
> > view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing to suggest that 1)
the
> > issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2) that all candidates
have
> > equally appalling views.
> >
> > US Taino

Since we are in an FSP forum, let's discuss how Ron Paul is relevant
to the FSP. Ron Paul will probably be speaking at the NH Liberty
Forum, 3-6 January:
http://www.freestateproject.org/libertyforum

Will there be any bigger events than LF at that time? If the New
Hampshire primary receives its historical attention, and if the LF
occurs just before the NH primary, we can expect quite a media circus,
a truly historical opportunity for the FSP to garner publicity. We
should take maximum advantage.

What are the chances that the NH primary could happen before LF?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/24/primary.calendar.schneider/
"By law, the New Hampshire primary must take place at least a week
before any similar event. That means Tuesday, January 8."

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
AID=/20070826/OPINION/708260339/-1/OPINION05
"if current trends hold true, then N. H. Secretary of State William
Gardner will set the primary date for Jan. 8 but the situation remains
fluid."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-
op.primary28aug28,0,4345234.story

-Steve

--- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, "John flynn" <jteacher1@...>
wrote:
>
> Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more productive and a better
outlet
> for outraged energy if people stood behind a candidate who actually
has a
> chance of winning? Seems to this poor simple  old country boy that a
> tremendous amount of energy is being lost due to Ron paul
espousalists. >

Seems clear enough to me as I said it.

It is also not a requirement of libertarianism that all property be private
property.
A very workable, and libertarian, system could involve public lands, where the
govt husbands the land for the people who care to pay for it, who are also the
people who have a collective say on how it is used, shared, tolled, fee'd and
administered in general.

Although this may not be what the average libertarian has in mind in moving
towards libertopia, in my opinion it acts as a great, indefinitely long,
transition method of what we have govt doing for us now, and how it should be
doing things under a libertarian system.

In either and every case, I believe that SOME collectivism is unavoidable in a
society; unlike some in the libertarian movement, I believe a national identity
is a useful concept for international practicable reasons, notwithstanding
natural patriotic psychology. Even for reasons of domestic libertarianism, a
national identity is important.
That is where national self-determination comes in. I believe that default laws
of immigration can be set to be anything the democratic republic concludes it
wants it to be.

However, I also do recognize where certain situations of the collectivist rule
of immigration law may conflict with the preemptive libertarian right to
associate with whomever one wants to. (This is where my analysis gets more
complex than what a simple sound bite would permit).

Under the circumstance of a libertarian society, that has democratically voted
to limit immigration, and where an individual still wants to associate/invite a
foreign nationale into his private property, then the citizen's right trumps
national law.

But to comport with the national law, said citizen must literally take on the
responsibility for hosting the foreign nationale, and basically be his visa for
staying, as well as being at least partially responsible for alien's actions if
they conflict with law.
I.e., the inviter is permitting the invitee into this country under his
authority as a citizen, but he is responsible for him as well.

That of course is if the national policy is more limiting than the individual's
desire to associate.
If national policy is open ended then no citizen need be such a sponsor.

Gary T




   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Carol Moore/Secession.Net
   To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:30 PM
   Subject: Re: [FSP] The limits of Libertarianism, in re immigration &
international policy


   As many prominent libertarians have noted, in a society
   based largely on private property, individuals would
   have the right to invite in or refuse to invite in
   anyone they want. Right now, the fact that these people
   are "illegal" means that some employers welcome them in
   BECAUSE their illegal status makes them accept lower wages.
   If they were legal, they could demand better wages and
   the employers would not be as welcoming. (Though sellers
   of goods and landlords probably still would welcome many
   of them.)

   Just think like a free marketeer and many things come
   clear...
   CM

   GTriest wrote:
   >
   >
   > I do not believe that immigration policy is a direct concern of
   > libertarianism.
   > I believe it to be more of a question of national self-determinism.
   >
   > Although libertarianism may counsel what the right thing to do is, I
   > believe that ultimately it is a question of what the people of the
   > nation collectively wish to have as a policy without preceptional
   > constraints from libertarianism.
   >
   > I believe that even libertarians succumb to the allure of extremism,
   > e.g., if the only tool you have is a hammer, then all problems begin to
   > look like a nail.
   >
   > There are some areas where libertarianism is incompetant to rule, and I
   > believe those areas relate to international relations which includes
   > immigration policy.
   > Libertarianism may have some good commentary as a guide to what we
   > should do in international affairs, but Libertarianism really is in
   > essence a domestic governmental rule of law.
   >
   > In the arena of national self-determination (with regard to other
   > nations and their peoples), I believe there are no absolute limits on
   > what a nation's populace collectively conclude to be correct policy, and
   > libertarianism is no bar to whatever they may conclude.
   >
   > Gary Treistman
   >
   > ----- Original Message -----
   > From: tainohome
   > To: freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
   > <mailto:freestateproject%40yahoogroups.com>
   > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 12:32 PM
   > Subject: [FSP] Re: Anyone voting for Ron Paul?
   >
   > I find it curious that a Freestater would endorse any part of the
   > anti-immigration schemes of the country's reactionary statists. The
   > notion that "libertarians" are OK with state imposed exclusions,
   > restrictions and the construction of Berlin walls against the movement
   > of people--and, therefore, ideas, labor, commerce, etc.--is, well,
   > anti-liberty and very scary.
   >
   > In Keep the Borders Open <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp
   > <http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202h.asp>> ,
   > Jacob G. Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation asks important
   > (albeit diifficult) questions about immigration in a post-9/11 America:
   >
   > Why shouldn't a person be free to cross a border in search of work
   > to sustain his life, to open a business, to tour, or simply because he
   > wants to? Or to put it another way, under what moral authority does any
   > government interfere with the exercise of these rights?
   >
   > Hornberger believes we should "reexamine our founding principles, why
   > succeeding generations of Americans abandoned them, the consequences of
   > that abandonment, and whether it would be wise to restore the moral and
   > philosophical principles of freedom of our Founders."
   >
   > He suggests that the reexamination begin with immigration. I agree.
   >
   > BTW: While no presidential candidate may hold a complete libertarian
   > view vis-a-vis immigration, it's another thing to suggest that 1) the
   > issue is somehow less than fundamental; or 2) that all candidates have
   > equally appalling views.
   >
   > US Taino
   >
   > --- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com
   > <mailto:freestateproject%40yahoogroups.com>, Simon Jester <tanstaafl@..>
   > wrote:
   > >
   > > > Terrible.
   > >
   > > Not...
   > >
   > > Although the best way to combat the problems we are currently
   > > experiencing with the *wrong* kind* of illegal immigrants (those
   > looking
   > > for a free ride on the welfare train) is to eliminate *all* welfare,
   > > period, whether Citizens or not.
   > >
   > > I have mixed feelings about physically securing our borders, but am in
   > > full agreement with everything else - no amnesty, deporting illegals,
   > > ending the 'anchor-baby' loophole created by the courts (the 14th
   > > amendment does *not* read the way it was interpreted - it only applies
   > > to children of people who are here *legally*), etc...
   > >
   > > > Look at this despotic communist position from Ron Paul:
   > > > Border Security and Immigration Reform
   > >
   > > <snip>
   > >
   > > Lol!!!!!!!!
   > >
   > > If this is the only thing preventing you from voting for Ron Paul,
   > then
   > > obviously you're voting for nobody - because no other politician
   > running
   > > is for the purist libertarian idea of 100% totally free and open
   > borders...
   > >
   > > Charles
   > >
   >
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   >
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   >
   >

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--- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, "John flynn" <jteacher1@...>
wrote:
>
> Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more productive and a better
outlet
> for outraged energy if people stood behind a candidate who actually
has a
> chance of winning? Seems to this poor simple  old country boy that a
> tremendous amount of energy is being lost due to Ron paul espousalists.

Well, it sort of depends on your definition of "productive".  So far
it looks like the choices next year will be Hitlery Clinton and Adolf
Giuliani.  I'll be in hell before I vote for either of those sacks of
fascist socialist crap.  Aside from Doctor Paul, what do you
recommend?  Since there isn't anybody in the top ten that doesn't use
the Bill of Rights for toilet paper.

>     Posted by: "John flynn" jteacher1@... platoeuclid
> Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more productive and a better
> outlet for outraged energy if people stood behind a candidate who
> actually has a chance of winning?

Some of us are working with other candidates.  I've endorsed Governor
Bill Richardson in the Democratic primary, and am working with his
campaign.  He's not a libertarian, but he doesn't support single payer
health care, he's signed medical marijuana into law in New Mexico, he
was endorsed by the NRA in his most recent election, he wants to repeal
No Child Left Behind, he tells people that the drug war isn't working,
and so on.  The biggest thing is that he wants to bring all the troops
home from Iraq now, leaving only enough to protect our embassy.  We
disagree on other issues, but as far as I'm concerned he's a heck of a
lot more pro-liberty then the former first lady.

He's also easily the most qualified candidate for the job.  He's
serving his second term as Governor of New Mexico, he's the former
ambassador to the UN (so he can TALK with other nations instead of
invading them), he served in Congress for 7 terms.

But your main point was to back someone "who actually has a chance of
winning."  Richardson is polling in third place here in New Hampshire.
He's a moderate Democrat who can pick up many votes from independents.
He's also electable in the sense that every President elected since JFK
in 1960 has been either a Vice President or a Governor.

John, I hope you'll take a look at his campaign.  His website is
http://www.richardsonforpresident.com - I'm convinced that he would be
a much better president then we've had for a while.

Now, as I prepare for the barrage of comments about flaws in his
platform, let me issue this challenge - when criticizing a position,
please identify another Democratic candidate who has a more pro-liberty
position.

Rep. Joel Winters
Manchester

Just to toss in my 2 cents, I saw Richardson speak here in Candia. While I'm
a strong Ron Paul supporter, I do think Richardson would make a pretty good
Secretary of State.

Most of us are pissed off because it seems very obvious that the old media
is dead set against Ron Paul getting any traction. That's the only thing we
see holding him back and preventing him from being the only front-runner in
either major party.

On 8/29/07, Joel Winters <homer1787@...> wrote:
>
>   > Posted by: "John flynn"
jteacher1@...<jteacher1%40hotmail.com>platoeuclid
> > Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more productive and a better
> > outlet for outraged energy if people stood behind a candidate who
> > actually has a chance of winning?
>
> Some of us are working with other candidates. I've endorsed Governor
> Bill Richardson in the Democratic primary, and am working with his
> campaign. He's not a libertarian, but he doesn't support single payer
> health care, he's signed medical marijuana into law in New Mexico, he
> was endorsed by the NRA in his most recent election, he wants to repeal
> No Child Left Behind, he tells people that the drug war isn't working,
> and so on. The biggest thing is that he wants to bring all the troops
> home from Iraq now, leaving only enough to protect our embassy. We
> disagree on other issues, but as far as I'm concerned he's a heck of a
> lot more pro-liberty then the former first lady.
>
> He's also easily the most qualified candidate for the job. He's
> serving his second term as Governor of New Mexico, he's the former
> ambassador to the UN (so he can TALK with other nations instead of
> invading them), he served in Congress for 7 terms.
>
> But your main point was to back someone "who actually has a chance of
> winning." Richardson is polling in third place here in New Hampshire.
> He's a moderate Democrat who can pick up many votes from independents.
> He's also electable in the sense that every President elected since JFK
> in 1960 has been either a Vice President or a Governor.
>
> John, I hope you'll take a look at his campaign. His website is
> http://www.richardsonforpresident.com - I'm convinced that he would be
> a much better president then we've had for a while.
>
> Now, as I prepare for the barrage of comments about flaws in his
> platform, let me issue this challenge - when criticizing a position,
> please identify another Democratic candidate who has a more pro-liberty
> position.
>
> Rep. Joel Winters
> Manchester
>


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At 9:13 -0700 8/29/07, Joel Winters wrote:
>  >     Posted by: "John flynn" jteacher1@... platoeuclid
>>  Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more productive and a better
>>  outlet for outraged energy if people stood behind a candidate who
>>  actually has a chance of winning?
>
>Some of us are working with other candidates.  I've endorsed Governor
>Bill Richardson in the Democratic primary, and am working with his
>campaign.

Whenever polls give me the option of selecting a candidate in both
major parties, I always choose Richardson and Paul, and for precisely
the reasons Joel stated.

I have never voted for a Democrat for major office, but if by some
miracle Bill Richardson won his primary race and Ron Paul didn't, I
would vote for Richardson over Giuliani, McCain, or Thompson.

Seems clear to me too.  Well said.
C

--- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, "GTriest" <garyonthenet@...>
wrote:
>
> Seems clear enough to me as I said it.
>
> It is also not a requirement of libertarianism that all property be
private property.
> A very workable, and libertarian, system could involve public lands,
where the govt husbands the land for the people who care to pay for
it, who are also the people who have a collective say on how it is
used, shared, tolled, fee'd and administered in general.
>
(SNIP)
> But to comport with the national law, said citizen must literally
take on the responsibility for hosting the foreign nationale, and
basically be his visa for staying, as well as being at least partially
responsible for alien's actions if they conflict with law.
> I.e., the inviter is permitting the invitee into this country under
his authority as a citizen, but he is responsible for him as well.
>
> Gary T
>

Fred Thompson, Ward. He's not perfect, but no one else is either, including
Ron Paul. He's very good on taxes, federalism, the 2nd amendment, free
trade, and other areas. I'll be interested in seeing his online video
announcement of his candidacy within the next week or so. He's a Goldwater
conservative, with the bad lapse of McCain-Feingold.   ---Tim Condon

On 8/29/07, Ward Griffiths <wdg3rd@...> wrote:
>
> --- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, "John flynn" <jteacher1@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more productive and a better
> outlet
> > for outraged energy if people stood behind a candidate who actually
> has a
> > chance of winning? Seems to this poor simple  old country boy that a
> > tremendous amount of energy is being lost due to Ron paul espousalists.
>
> Well, it sort of depends on your definition of "productive".  So far
> it looks like the choices next year will be Hitlery Clinton and Adolf
> Giuliani.  I'll be in hell before I vote for either of those sacks of
> fascist socialist crap.  Aside from Doctor Paul, what do you
> recommend?  Since there isn't anybody in the top ten that doesn't use
> the Bill of Rights for toilet paper.


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Saturday, September 15
MassCann/NORML Freedom Rally
Table set-up is 10AM; festivities start at High Noon
Boston Common
http://masscann.org/ <http://masscann.org/>

Let's be a major presence at this event -- let's let these people know
they have real allies just one state north!!

Last year and the year before, we got a LARGE number of new FSP members
at this event.
If you'd like to volunteer to help staff the FSP table, email me.

I have reserved an FSP space, front and center, right next to the main
MassCann booth itself! (spot "J" on this map
<http://www.billdowning.com/masscann/assets/images/Parkman-Visio74.gif>
)
As with last year
<http://forum.freestateproject.org/index.php?topic=12370.0> , there will
be an FSP banner on the mainstage itself.
I have flying discs & matches; Phil is mailing me banners, membership
and SOI tri-folds.
If you have any other FSP stuff to display or sell, please email me.

Anyone who will be in the area... please mark this in your calendars!
Come out and help us with FSP outreach. Enjoy the spectacle. Cheer for
the bands. Whatever. Just be there!

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As much as you want to give.

Spread this email to many people!

$5 a person is ok as long as we get lots of people.


--- Tim Condon <tim@...> wrote:

> Sure! How much do you want?  --Tim Condon
>
>
>
> On 8/26/07, Chris Lawless <dreepa@...> wrote:
> >
> > The FSP wants to buy some bookmarks to help out
> with
> > recruiting efforts.
> >
> > Can you help?
> >
> >
>
http://thefreestateproject.chipin.com/fsp-bookmarks-fund
> >
> >
> > It is time for a new direction:
> > www.ronpaulhq.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>


It is time for a new direction:
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I would have tried to get the same spot as we have had for the last
three years. It was, literally, at the crossroads of the commons.  We
talked to a lot of people who were not there for Pot.--- In
freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, "Denis Goddard" <denis.goddard@...>
wrote:
>
> Saturday, September 15
> MassCann/NORML Freedom Rally
> Table set-up is 10AM; festivities start at High Noon
> Boston Common
> http://masscann.org/ <http://masscann.org/>
>
> Let's be a major presence at this event -- let's let these people know
> they have real allies just one state north!!
>
> Last year and the year before, we got a LARGE number of new FSP members
> at this event.
> If you'd like to volunteer to help staff the FSP table, email me.
>
> I have reserved an FSP space, front and center, right next to the main
> MassCann booth itself! (spot "J" on this map
> <http://www.billdowning.com/masscann/assets/images/Parkman-Visio74.gif>
> )
> As with last year
> <http://forum.freestateproject.org/index.php?topic=12370.0> , there will
> be an FSP banner on the mainstage itself.
> I have flying discs & matches; Phil is mailing me banners, membership
> and SOI tri-folds.
> If you have any other FSP stuff to display or sell, please email me.
>
> Anyone who will be in the area... please mark this in your calendars!
> Come out and help us with FSP outreach. Enjoy the spectacle. Cheer for
> the bands. Whatever. Just be there!
>
>   [0]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

What makes Ron Paul stand out from everyone else is not his positions. It's
that he's not for sale and he's proven it over the decades. He won't
compromise his principles to get elected. No one else in recent history is
even in the ballpark when it comes to those character traits and that's
what's making him a viable candidate despite a failing attempt at a media
blackout on his candidacy. He's talking about the BIG issues like our FIAT
currency and the Federal banks and their strangle hold on our economy or
the trillion dollars a year we spend to stick our noses in other people's
business and piss them off or the cost and massive harm caused by the war
on drugs. It's hard to give a crap what any standard politician is saying
when they ignore such overt abuses in favor of little pet issues built
around appealing to various special interest groups.

--- Tim Condon <tim@...> wrote:
> Fred Thompson, Ward. He's not perfect, but no one else is either,
> including Ron Paul.


Dale in L.A.





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Paul Grabs Attention of Alienated Voters Web Helps to Amplify
Presidential Campaign
Of Iconoclastic Texan
By *JACKIE CALMES*
August 31, 2007; Page A4

Computer engineer Jonathan Morey says, "I have never voted for a Republican,
ever." Nathan Hansen, a lawyer, says, "I've been a Republican all my life."
Yet a political meeting in St. Paul, Minn., brought the 31-year-old friends
together for the first time -- in support of presidential candidate Ron
Paul.
QUESTION OF THE DAY

[image: [QOD]] <http://forums.wsj.com/viewtopic.php?t=746> • *Vote:* Is
January too early for presidential primaries and caucuses?
<http://forums.wsj.com/viewtopic.php?t=746>

Officially, Mr. Paul is a Republican, elected to Congress 10 times and now
running for the party's presidential nomination. But the party label hardly
describes the obstetrician from south of Houston. And it certainly doesn't
explain his appeal to a growing, if still small, number of voters across the
political spectrum, many of them much younger than their spry 72-year-old
idol.

The iconoclastic "Dr. Paul" is a libertarian advocate of minimalist
government, a foe of the Federal Reserve and anything else not explicitly
allowed by the Constitution, and perhaps the most antiwar candidate in the
race. Thanks to the unprecedented number of early debates, he has been able
to share the stage with his better-funded Republican establishment rivals.

But it is the Internet that has amplified his message and introduced Mr.
Paul to voters alienated from both parties. His rise, though modest, is
testament as well to the power of his noninterventionist message, even in a
party led by President Bush.
[image: [Jonathan Morey]]

As polls track the public's disaffection, political strategists are on alert
for a third-party movement. Paulites insist their man can win the Republican
nomination, though he has gone from zero to just 2% in polls. If he can't,
their fervor suggests they would push him to run independently. But having
run as a Libertarian in 1988, when he took just 0.47% of the vote, Mr. Paul
has discouraged such speculation.

The Web "is redefining what a grass-roots campaign looks like," says Mr.
Morey, the computer engineer. More than other candidates' fans, Paul
supporters take matters into their own hands, planning events and raising
money in a decentralized process that parallels Mr. Paul's vision of what
government should be. Aside from his own Web site, there are free-lancers'
DailyPaul.com and RonPaulLibrary.org ("the world's largest collection of
writings by Ron Paul"), among others, MySpace "friends" groups and YouTube
video-sharing.

It has meant $3 million to Mr. Paul, making him fourth among eight
Republicans in fund raising and first among the five dark horses in cash on
hand. But the netroots' bottom-up energy poses challenges, too, for a
campaign trying to channel if not control it. "We're running a campaign, and
we'd like to think we know what we're doing," says deputy campaign manager
Joe Seehusen. "And then there's this thing called the Internet, and that has
a life of its own."

Messrs. Morey and Hansen met late last spring at a local Paul gathering they
had learned of through Meetup.com. Such social-networking Web sites have
become an organizing and fund-raising tool for other campaigns, but they are
particularly valuable for shoe-string operations such as Mr. Paul's.
RIDE A DARK HORSE

  • * The Man:* Rep. Ron Paul barely registers in presidential polls, but the
Republican's libertarian, iconoclastic positions draw growing support from
across the political spectrum.
• * The Plan:* Through the Internet, fervent 'Paulites' have built the
candidate's modest warchest and helped raise his profile in straw polls.
• * The Upshot:* Paul remains among the longest of longshots in his party,
but supporters insist the Internet has empowered grass-roots efforts such as
theirs.

The men recall about 30 people at that meeting, a number that grew at
subsequent gatherings to more than 200 before members began breaking into
subchapters. The pair still occasionally attend Minneapolis-area gatherings,
but mostly they have taken to acting independently. Though from different
parties, they got behind Mr. Paul for similar reasons: They share his stands
against what they see as an illegal war, erosion of individual rights and a
government that is too big, secretive and corrupt.

Mr. Morey, who bikes to work in T-shirts he emblazoned "Who is Ron Paul?,"
drove alone to Iowa in June, after learning online that Mr. Paul was being
excluded from a Republican debate co-sponsored by the Iowa Christian
Alliance and Iowans for Tax Relief. Organizers said Mr. Paul didn't have
enough support. In Des Moines, Mr. Morey joined about 1,000 others
responding to online alerts. Outnumbering the debate audience, they marched
past shouting "Ron Paul! Freedom!" and drew sympathetic media attention
statewide.
[image: [Nathan Hansen]]

In early August, on a lark, Messrs. Morey and Hansen drove south to Iowa
State University for state Republicans' straw poll, a traditional barometer
of candidate strength in the state with the first nominating contest. The
decisions of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Arizona Sen. John McCain
and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson not to actively campaign for the
poll raised the stakes for underdogs like Mr. Paul.

Rivals, especially wealthy former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, bought
thousands of the $35 tickets that supporters need to vote. Paulites launched
"Adopt an Iowan" online and raised more than $19,000 for tickets. While Mr.
Romney had buses, hotel rooms and meals for his supporters, Messrs. Hansen
and Morey came at their own expense, as did hundreds of others from as far
as New York, Nashville, Tenn., and Seattle, even though only Iowans could
vote.

Arriving on the Friday before the straw poll, the two headed to a live-music
club on the campus for "Ronstock" -- Paulites' Woodstock of local bands,
though the men were too late to catch Mr. Paul's brief appearance. Mr. Paul
punctuated his stump speech -- "Regardless of what happens, the fight
continues" for "national sovereignty and to defend our Constitution" -- by
urging supporters to have fun.

On Saturday, Messrs. Morey and Hansen pulled into a parking lot alongside
Romney buses. As mostly older passengers marched off in line behind Romney
aides holding "Follow Me" signs, the two men chuckled at the contrast with
the free-thinking, free-lancing Paulites.
[image: [Combo]]

The Iowa Republican Party rented space to candidates. Mr. Paul had one of
the smaller, most isolated locations, but his tent was among the most
crowded despite scorching heat.

Unsure how to help, the friends drove to a Sam's Club and spent $100 on
bottled water. They walked around with a cooler in their "Who is Ron Paul?"
T-shirts, doling out bottles to parched Republicans. That night, long after
most people left, scores of Paulites stayed for the straw-poll results: Mr.
Paul was fifth of 11 candidates, with 9.1% -- nearly twice the tally of
absentees McCain, Giuliani and Thompson combined.

On Aug. 23, the men learned from a Meetup group of a Minnesota straw poll,
sponsored by Republican state legislators for $100 a ticket, to be held that
night. "I was a little hesitant to go and spend a hundred bucks," Mr. Morey
said, "but I'd driven all the way to Iowa for a straw poll, so..."

They joined roughly 150 voters, he said, and Mr. Paul came in third with
16%, behind Mr. Thompson's 21% and Mr. Romney's 20%. Mr. Paul has placed
high at a series of local party straw polls this summer, given such
self-motivated fans, and has high hopes for tomorrow's Republican straw poll
in his home state.

Messrs. Morey and Hansen insist Mr. Paul "absolutely" has a shot at
election. Mr. Morey says he used to lose sleep thinking of the country's
problems. "Now I sleep fine at night," he says, "because I'm taking action."

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--- In freestateproject@yahoogroups.com, Joel Winters <homer1787@...>
wrote:
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> when criticizing a position, please identify another Democratic
candidate who has a more pro-liberty position.

Hear, hear.

It's easy to criticize politicians, but damn hard to find true
pro-freedom people who will volunteer for public office.

Thank you, Joel, for the incredible amount of time, money, and
personal energy you have invested in Freedom -- for all of us. I have
only the vaguest sense of the amount of crap you have to fight and
overcome on a regular basis (and lord knows, sometimes I inadvertently
add to the crap).

Thank you for facing adversity, and prevailing against it.
HB 685 is passed into law, and as such:
"New Hampshire shall not participate in any driver's license program
pursuant to the Real ID Act of 2005 or in any national identification
card system that may follow therefrom."
Bill co-sponsored by Representative Joel Winters, Hills-17.

Denis Goddard wrote:
> Thank you, Joel, for the incredible amount of time, money, and
> personal energy you have invested in Freedom -- for all of us.

Hear, hear, indeed.
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