Keith awarded Activist of the Year

The NH Liberty Alliance had their annual dinner last night and fellow Keeniac Keith (Keith and Stuff – on the freekeene forums) has received the Liberty Activist of the Year award.  Anyone who has been around Keith knows the great amount of effort he puts into liberty activism.  Constantly prodding people to do stuff while leading from the front, Keith is a tireless proponent of freedom.  Congratulations Keith!

Dynamic Stoic

By James B Schlessinger Jr.

Is it a sin to want to be free?
To live as I want, leave me be
What would you have me do?
Do you want me to be like you?

Should I dress the same?
Should I take your name?
Should I fall like rain
And bow to the pain?

Faceless, heartless
Complain less
And digress

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New City Hall Camera Ban Brings Questions

July 9, 2009
By James B Schlessinger Jr.

Cameras have caused quite a stir at Keene City Hall in the past and recent weeks have only seen an increase in the amount of drama surrounding these devices. Whether it is in a court room or a clerk’s office, local liberty activists have made many attempts at capturing the civil servants in action only to be thwarted by police and bureaucrats. At the focus has been a sheet of paper hung on the wall, the text of which declares a ban on the use of cameras in various areas of the building. The paper, which court personnel have alleged to be a lawful judicial order, carries no indication of any official authority nor bears any marking that would confirm its legitimacy. Inquiries about the ordinance from which the “order” is derived have been met with rhetoric and no real answers.

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Keene City Attorney Afraid of Cameras

Watch as the Keene city attorney refuses to answer questions about their ban on cameras from the clerk’s office once he finds out he’s being broadcast. Remember, government people have no obligation to answer questions or do anything at all. They’ll just steal your money until you decide to stop paying. Then, they’ll steal your home. This is what happens when you try to get answers on the record: