“Right” to Vote DENIED Again!

August 31, 2010 by Ian · 116 Comments
Filed under: Update

The last time I tried to vote, they refused to allow me to do so as a homeless man, despite their claims that homeless people have a “right” to vote too.

A couple of weeks ago, I attempted to register to vote again – this time putting down a home address on their form as they had begged me to do in the past. However this time I registered under my current name of Ian Freeman rather than my old slave name. I wanted to see if they would accept that name.

The good news is they claim they will accept the name, but the bad news is that they are rejecting my voter application because I wrote “All Rights Reserved” above my signature, on the advice of one Matt Mavrogeorge from the NH Attorney Genital’s office. Does their rejection of the application on this basis suggest that one is giving up rights by signing their voter registration form? I set out in an attempt to find this answer and left a message on Matt’s voicemail. He emailed back the following: Read more

VIDEOS: Keene-Area Activists Rock Porcfest 2010

August 31, 2010 by Ian · 5 Comments
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First up, “Rumors of War” featuring Lou, Josh, and Cooper:

Varrin, Luthor, and Hannah with a little jazzy jam session: Read more

Adam and Pete from Liberty on Tour Arrested in Denver

August 30, 2010 by Ian · 11 Comments
Filed under: Update

For refusing to show their papers. Curtis was also arrested for the same “crime” this weekend on the Seacoast.

My Apology to James Callaway & Mixer Recap

August 30, 2010 by Ian · 44 Comments
Filed under: Update

Thanks to some mediating by his daughter, Annie, James Callaway and I were able to come to some level of remedy today. James insisted it was not his intention to threaten Sam and seemed to understand how I could have taken what he said to me as threatening to Sam during our phone call a week ago and so I apologized to him for breaking confidence and publicly revealing our conversation. He reasonably requested I relay the information more publicly on the blog, so here it is. I also agree with Annie that my blog post did not help deescalate the situation. Read more

A Statement and A Question (1 of 2)

August 29, 2010 by Brad · 67 Comments
Filed under: Question

STATEMENT: In 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress. This law made it possible for the government to use violence to solve the non-violent “problem” of having cheap/free labor for a particular industry. Like all laws, this one was enacted after lobbying from players in the industries that used slavery.

It is my opinion that the United States Marshal and various other law enforcement organizations should have completely ignored this law.

QUESTION: Do you agree with me or do you think that the government agents “just doing their jobs” should have continued to do what the law stated.

I am particularly curious about the opinions of anti-FreeKeene.com’s readers.

FK Mentioned in Union Leader Article about LFOD Festival

August 29, 2010 by Ian · 4 Comments
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Thanks to the Union Leader’s Melanie Plenda for the Free Keene mention in her article about this weekend’s Live Free or Die Festival:

JAFFREY – Call them liberty lovers, Libertarians, radicals or rogues — just don’t call them Tea Partiers.

Those are fighting words — metaphorically speaking — for the peace-loving folk who came out to rally for four days in a field at the 5th annual Live Free or Die Rally this weekend.

Rally organizers and the group that helps sponsor the event — The Citizens Alliance Against Creepy Politics — describe themselves as a non-profit, non-aligned, pro-freedom organization that addresses a wide range of political issues.

Those in attendance may not agree on everything, but the one area there’s consensus: They are not the Tea Party. Read more

Ridley Reports on Meg

August 29, 2010 by Ian · 5 Comments
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Free Keene blogger Meg McLain is the subject of a recent Ridley Report:

Bid on her tattoo auction here!

Capuzzo’s Letter From Jail #2

August 28, 2010 by Ian · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Jailed Activist, Update

Capuzzo Capuzzo has written another letter from the jail in Mass. You can give him something to do in there by sending him (and other NH activists) mail via mail-to-jail! Thanks to Aida for the transcription:

Friends in Liberty,

Some of you know me already, but many of you do not. I thought it would be interesting to write letters to have posted on line and give everyone the chance to hear about life in jail. The difference being, I’m here long term. This idea is from Kurt Hoffman’s letters from jail. He is my inspiration in this and also a big part of me becoming an activist from the same letters.
I have been in the Franklin County Jail in Greenfield, MA for a month and a half, estimated. I don’t know anyone here but they knew me fairly quick with the nickname of “Hippy”, being an activist and because of all the shit they found in my car when I was arrested with fellow activist and great friend, Rich Paul, and my friend Jackie. Luckily, I get along with most everyone pretty well.
Most of my time passed fairly quickly because of letters from friends, mail to jail, watching TV, and reading. The latest books of interest being the biography of Gandhi, Harry Truman, and the essay from Henry David Thoreau titled Civil Disobedience. Read more

The First Trespassive Twelve Trial

August 28, 2010 by Ian · 17 Comments
Filed under: Update, Video

The first of the “Trespassive Twelve” faces trial for the horrible crime of walking on “public” property. Of course, he was found guilty, but is appealing.

Talkback: Liberty Activists Call in 2010-08-21

August 27, 2010 by Ian · 32 Comments
Filed under: Audio, Issues

Radio Tower Liberty-minded people called “Talkback” on WKBK last week to discuss negativity in politics, fiat currency, world policing, consequences of cracking down on activists, police discretion, insults toward liberty activists, free market schools, and correcting misunderstandings. A local critic calls in about the city council drinking game and a former cop calls in with paranoid and violent statements about activists.

Grab the archive.

Please join us for our weekly chat and calling sessions on Saturday mornings from 9a-12p. If you’re in the Keene area you can tune in to WKBK 1290 AM or 104.1 FM. The Talkback discussion thread is here on the Free Keene Forum.