Free Minds TV April 16, 2010 (EP 154)

A Walmart in MI fires 2008 associate of the year because he is a medical marijuana user when he is off the clock, GA sex offender registry law held up in court even though it lists people who have never been charged with a sex offense, suit filed against New Orleans police officers who jailed people for videotaping them, and study shows Iraq woman worse off than they were under Saddam Hussein.

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Show Notes

420 at 4:20 on 4/20 – State Capitol Smokeout

FlyerConcord-area liberty activist Neal Connor announces the State Capitol Smokeout in a post to the Free Keene Forum:

“Would you smoke a bowl for freedom?”

After years spent engaging the political process, fighting not just for legalization but simply for decriminalization and medical marijuana, it should be apparent to all that New Hampshire politicians have no intention of listening to reason.

Instead, we must demonstrate to all that we will not be intimidated by their words on paper. As peaceful people we refuse to submit to their violent rule of law. As Penn Jillette said, “Fighting for freedom is a losing battle. Taking liberty is what real Americans do.”

Let us take our liberty. Join us on the lawn of the State Capitol building as we celebrate our rights as free people! Bring some friends, some bud, and a revolutionary spirit.

Invite your friends to our Facebook event!

Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Time: 4:20 PM
Place: State House lawn (107 N. Main St., Concord)

Click to download a PDF of the flyer and spread the word!

Book & Food Drive at Free Keene Fest this Sunday!

FoodAs you know, the Spring 2010 Free Keene Fest is this Sunday at Railroad Sq. in downtown Keene from 11a-4p. If you are coming out, please bring some non-perishable food for the Free Keene food drive to be donated to the Community Kitchen. Also please bring any books you’d like to donate to the Cheshire jail library. (Preferably pro-liberty books.) Here’s the forum thread about this event.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Varrin Swearingen Responds to Pam Martens

Varrin Swearingen (president of the Free State Project) has had his response to Pam Martens’ attack piece published in the Keene Sentinel. Here’s a link to his letter to the editor – as you can see Varrin is already under fire by anti-freedom commenters.

Here’s the text of his letter:

Pam Martens calls for an “untrammeled debate” on the issues (“We have a right to speak our minds,” Keene Sentinel, April 4), but before getting into any specific topic, we need to address the elephant in the room: Where do our rights come from?

Mrs. Martens writes, “rights are derived … from engaged citizens in a participatory democracy.”

She believes rights are granted by society, and denies individuals any natural rights of their own; what some might call “human rights.”

Her opinion conflicts with the simple idea that each of us has our own inherent, unalienable rights, and that government, democratic or otherwise, should be limited to protecting those rights. (more…)

Census Burn FAIL!

Free Keene blogger and Mail-to-Jail founder Mike Barskey takes a face full of flames at the Census Burn at today’s 420. Here it is from two different perspectives!

Obscured Truth’s cam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISANu50lbGMLauren C.’s cam: (more…)