Great news! As of 2016’s election, the Libertarian Party of NH regained ballot status equal to the Rs and Ds for the first time in two decades! I’d previously been registered as a Democrat for the purposes of running for office but this year I made the switch to Libertarian, since it was the first time I’ve been able to do that since moving here in 2006.
That’s the short version of the story. There’s more, however. In addition to re-registering to vote as a Libertarian, I also modified the voter registration form to reflect my “state citizen” status and put the Keene City Clerk and Secretary of State of NH offices on notice of that.
What is a “state citizen”, you ask? Good question. Here’s my understanding, which the clerk and S.O.S. didn’t contradict. I present to you the notice I sent to the clerk and S.O.S. and the video of my visit to the clerk’s office to change my voter registration and notice them of my state citizen status, under duress. Below the video, I’ll discuss in more detail.
First, beware that there are a lot of “paytriots” out there who will sell you information purported to get you out of the state system if you just file the right papers in the right order in the right places. It’s all a bunch of crap, from what I can tell. If you try their methods and they don’t work, they’ll just claim you did something wrong. You didn’t study enough, didn’t buy the advanced course, etc.
Last year, I attended an online class called “Destination Freedom” by Christopher Gronski from Lee, NH. It was recommended by a good friend of mine, Jay Noone, a man who once put his own home on the line to test his own theories.
Christopher Gronski’s Presentation to the NH Liberty Forum in 2017.
Gronski’s research shows that the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledges three distinct definitions for the term “United States”. According to Hooven & Allison Co. v. Evatt. 324 U.S. 652 (1945), “the term “United States” may be used in any one of several senses. It may be merely the name of a sovereign occupying the position analogous to that of other sovereigns in the family of nations. It may designate the territory over which the sovereignty of the United States extends, or it may be the collective name of the states which are united by and under the Constitution.”
Whenever you see “US Citizen” in government documents, you think you know what it means, but if it’s not defined, you’re jumping to a conclusion. US Citizen can mean you’re a federal citizen – one who owes the federal government a duty of allegiance in return for an obligation of protection. (A quick google search reveals the federal government’s Supreme Court has ruled again and again that they have no obligation to protect you, so we know federal citizenship is a lie and a scam.) However, under the third definition of “United States”, US Citizen can simply mean a citizen of one of the states – independent nations which joined together as the “United States”.
Keene District Court Judge Edward J Burke threatened me with violence if I didn’t get their driver’s license, becoming a state citizen.
Given citizenship is an agreement trading allegiance for protection, and considering that it’s already clear the federal citizen status is a scam, I don’t consent to being a federal citizen. However, this doesn’t mean I’m not a “US Citizen”. By their own definitions, if I’m a New Hampshire state citizen, then I’m also a US Citizen, just not a federal citizen.
But, why would I want to even be a New Hampshire citizen? I don’t. I don’t even believe in the idea of “the state”. The idea of the state is one that allows people to justify violence against their peaceful neighbors, and as a voluntaryist and a peace minister, I oppose the idea of the state entirely. Despite the fact that their own state constitution specifies in article one of its Bill of Rights that a government of right is by the consent of the goverened, the state government believers, specifically Keene’s judge Edward Burke, have threatened me to the point where I have accepted the state citizen status under duress.
Welcome to New Hampshire!
So, I’m working within the system for now, under duress as a New Hampshire state citizen, which means I’m also a “US Citizen” (but not a federal citizen), until New Hampshire secedes, which will be one of my next campaign platforms when I file to run for office next month.
Ha ha, I love it! Chris Cantwell doing what he does best, antagonizing regular folks and creating enemies. I tell you, the antics of the Free Keene misfits is better than anything on TV or radio these days. I’m quite open to many of the positions that FSP/Free Keene advocate for but I wouldn’t lift a finger to help them out in any way. I know it’s hard for real people to keep calm in the face of the childish and obnoxious activities of these individuals who decided to move to Keene and destroy the town, but all you have… Read more »
It seemed to me that Chris Cantwell was the only guy in the room acting like an adult in this interaction. He went down to see if he could get his neighbor to act more neighborly and come to some level of agreement through discussion while the other party could barely hold himself together enough to yell three words at a time.
Go home. Me want to club you. You dumb dumb.
You obviously watched a very different video than the rest of us. Is it really justified confronting someone just because they yell “get a job” at you from their automobile? Are the FK/FSP that thin-skinned?
What does wearing a gun on your hip have to do with anything? Those cops also had guns on their hips, not sure what the point of mentioning that is. If he had concealed it would you feel better. It seems you have an irrational fear.
That’s because they are cops. Do you always go confront people who call you names with a gun strapped to your side? Is that how all of you “peaceful” FK and FSP people operate?
It seems that your intellectual capabilities are extremely limited. Run along, Jeb: you’re obviously not capable of handling any meaningful discussion.
I got news for you, jackball. Carrying a gun is legal in NH and not once did Cantwell touch his weapon or threaten to. If you got a problem with that MA is just a few miles south but people carry guns here everyday.
BTW…Deer season is on the horizon. Better lock yourself inside, panty waste.
Give me break. You’re just fear mongering because you disagree with his politics, just like the guy in the video.
Like I alluded to previously, Jeb: you’re quite obviously intellectually stunted. Is that a common trait with all libertarian-types, or just the particular gene pool you hail from?
If someone showed up in my driveway to threaten me about some name-calling incident and was carrying a gun, I would be concerned. However, we are talking about Cantwell here, who probably doesn’t know how to handle a firearm properly. I would most likely be able to subdue him without much fuss – and believe me, the Marines taught me well regarding this subject.
If jeb is so intellectually stunted, then why evade his question? What does wearing a gun on your hip have to do with anything?
What video did you watch? Nobody needed subduing and nobody threatened anyone. It was a spirited arguing match, at most.
You’re batshit crazy if you’d physically attack a man in the street because he had a gun on his hip and he’s speaking. Actions like that would not have made this situation better and very likely could result in someone getting gravely wounded or killed. That would be known as escalation and you’d be in the wrong for doing it.
“My driveway” … not the public street. He can rant all he wants in the public street, until someone calls the police to remove him because he is disturbing the peace and just being a general nuisance – which is what happened.
So Cantwell exercising his 1st Amendment rights by calling someone a “faggot” is ok in your world?
IMO, it’s a poor choice of words. But Cantwell has apparently never associated the word with homosexuals. A heterosexual may or may not be a “faggot.” A homosexual may or may not be a “faggot.”
See http://www.christophercantwell.com/category/language/
Sounds like jeb watched the same vid as me. Chris Cantwell was seeking a remedy to neighbors yelling at each other in the streets, but Boston Strong would have none of that. Yelling at your neighbors everyday until they decide to move is perfectly acceptable to him. Shameful.
So Cantwell calling him a “faggot” was seeking a remedy? Really?
Nope. Cantwell at the 3-minute mark saying “I’m really hoping that what I can do is create a situation where we don’t have hostility between our two houses” is seeking a remedy. Cantwell at 4:25 saying “If you stop making fucking noise in front of my house, I won’t come down to yours.” is seeking a remedy.
Interesting rant… except that Cantwell isn’t part of FK, last I heard, and the FSP formally revoked his status as a participant, and banned him from PorcFest and other FSP-sponsored events. So, your attempt to use him to smear the FSP makes no sense.
… except that he is part of FK, judging by the many videos and comments they make that include him on a regular basis. There really isn’t a need to use Cantwell to “smear” the FSP; they consistently self-smear themselves with their stance on various subjects. The majority of people in NH find them to be a group of political gadflies that will never amount to any real political force in the state. I do agree with Herb, however: the antics of FK and FSP are entertaining in a fashion, the same way the antics of a small child are… Read more »
Everyone is happy then. Good!
being formally revoked but still hanging around on a guest basis seems to be a contradiction in terms. they still associate with him after they “kicked” him out shows that he wasn’t really kicked out except for publicity purposes.
What are a few of the “many positions that FSP/Free Keene advocate for” that you’re “quite open to”?
we need to thank Annemarie Kissel punctuality from Westborough Massachusetts for selling her house to the Free State Project.
For someone who rejoices with every police officer killed in the line of duty, Internet Tough Guy Cantwell showed his true colors when confronted with the real thing. He was actually deferential to those police officers. Big, bad Cantwell wilted like a crocus caught in an early Spring frost. You know, the reality here is that Cantwell will eventually bite off more than he can chew and pay for it dearly; It’s inevitable for people like him. There is always someone, somewhere willing to call your bluff and eventually he will encounter that person. It’s really too bad, because many… Read more »
I’m curious: just what are a few of those many “ideas the FSP has” that you happen to agree with “in some form”?
just curious….are you doing a poll of people in keene and what jobs they have? And why would ANYONE want to respond to YOU and your idiotic attitude? Explain that one to me seein as you do seem to think someone WOULD want to respond to you(which im mistakenly doin) You talk like a jerk
You responded to me, right? How about you go away and get your act together and then come on back.
David, don’t you collect a check from the state? You’re not really one to talk when it comes to jobs, lol.
You said “because many of the ideas the FSP has I happen to agree with in some form;”
Can you tell us which ones?
Mike you there?
I’m from NH. Welcome home Chris Cantwell and welcome anyone else with a brain, a heart and courage to care for the individual. I fear no man, nor should no good man fear me. I think and act on my own. I love FK. The drama, is all yours to have. I’m here for freedom. So is Cantwell, Ean, and most of the quiet majority, live long and prosper… welcome home.
Oh, and Boston is a nice place Mr “Strong”
Free State Project Total Signups by Type
Signup Type Count
Friend of the FSP 6,536
In-state Friend of the FSP 2,310
FSP Participant 16,059
This isn’t even the tip of the iceberg but thanks for showing anyway. Shiz gonna git deep up in heah soon; ) Ayuh!
Good analysis and conclusion, Garret. Thank you for that. I just think you should have compared and contrasted their actions with your own activism. You don’t yell, but you have bull-horned. Many people see chalking and Robin Hooding as antagonism. I agree there is a difference. What would you say the defining difference is?
Chris really confided and felt safe when those police he supposedly hates so much showed up. My I thought “Anarchists” didn’t see a need for police? Funny how when things don’t go exactly as expected it’s okay to turn and pout to the police and use them as a last resort yet rant nonstop from your computer. What a pathetic double standard.
I’m pretty sure it wasn’t Cantwell that summoned the blue light gang.
Nor did he have to talk to them yet he choose too. Guess its easy to preach “Dont talk to police” but when reality sets in…my how things change.
Talking to police is okay if you’re recording it 😉
Hehe, yeah. I think Cantwell revealed that his “Youtube personality” is just that, a Youtube personality 😉 Or had a moment of weakness at the very least. He even went so far as to call the police “gentlemen.” Wait, what? Didn’t he just blog two weeks ago that for police, “a quick death from an assassin’s bullet is really quite merciful”?
Does anybody know why Garret is being kicked out of the KAC? I am just very curious.
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