by Ian | May 4, 2009 |
Andrew:
Today he filed his intent to appeal judge Burke’s gulity verdict, and remains a semi-free man for another month as a result. He has until June 2nd to file his full appeal, or else they’ll put him in a cage at that time. This should mean he gets a jury trial, which should take place at superior court, the same place where activists do Fully Informed Jury outreach at every jury selection!
Sam:
Today Ivy followed up on her writ of habeas corpus with the NH supreme court. They attempted to claim they have no obligation to move quickly on hearing it, so she filed some sort of motion to expedite and believes she’ll have an answer on that motion within 24 hours. However, judging by the initial reaction of the court bureaucrats, it’s not looking good.
by Dale Everett | Apr 25, 2009 |
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History repeats itself as another peaceful activist is imprisoned indefinitely simply for not actively validating and participating in a system he doesn’t believe in. The video below gives a nice summary of the story of reporter Sam Dodson of the Obscured Truth Network.
Regardless of whether you agree with Sam’s motivations, do you believe that a punishment should fit the crime? Is life in prison a just sentence for remaining silent?
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by JJ Epic | Apr 14, 2009 |
A great deal has happened these last several days involving activists and various Law Enforcement Agencies around Keene, NH. Many videos have been posted and much outrage expressed. In the end I think the heat of the moment causes us to lose sight of the reality and perhaps creates an illusionary world where one does not exist.
I might catch hell from my friends for posting this but I’m the type of person who speaks his mind regardless.
In general the Keene Police Department and the local Sheriffs have acted in a very professional manner and have shown a great deal of restraint in dealing with activists. Most notably, Lt. Shane Maxfield. In every incident I have seen involving the Lt. he has been calm and communicative, dare I say honorable. This is reality. Whether you like the job they do, the actions they take or the orders they follow, we are fortunate to have good humans in those uniforms. And they are human, just as we are, subject to the same flaws and features, the same mistakes and misjudgments.
I do take issue with the way Patrick was carried today and the way Sam was likely treated, I do take issue with the orders to arrest peaceful activists for victimless crimes and I do take issue with the use of force in general to achieve a hegemony of the State over the Individual. One need only read my previous blog entries to see how I feel.
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by Ian | Apr 6, 2009 |
This has been a great week, and it’s only going to get better. First this week, Pete Eyre and Jay Talley of Motorhome Diaries showed up in Keene to begin their new project of the same name, and were welcomed by over 25 liberty activists at Social Sunday at Vendettas. Our once meager and less populous gatherings are becoming a thing of the past, as more and more activists make their way to the liberty activist hot spot, Keene, New Hampshire. That said, these two newly arrived activists are a juggernaut to be reckoned with in their badass Motorhome and powerful message of Liberty. No greenhorns to the movement, their experience can only serve to attract more and more of the talent and dedication we need to push back against the every encroaching tyranny of the State.
Now that said, I’d like to address some recent city politics and what I feel will be the appropriate response. (more…)
by JJ Epic | Apr 4, 2009 |
In Justice
By James B Schlessinger Jr.
This terrible sickness
Where is the victim?
Where is the witness?
Swear in the truth
Tell you no lies
Lest ye be judged
By my own two eyes
The Circuit of circus
The Juggling of Justice
Will all hands be tied
When and innocent dies?
At the hands of a court
Is humanities demise
Laws to determine
What’s said in a sermon
Laws to endanger
“Radical” behavior
Laws to give voice
When we make a choice
Laws to enslave
From cradle to grave
by Ian | Mar 25, 2009 |
Liberty activists called WKBK’s Talkback this morning and discussed dancing licenses, recording public trials, property taxes and business development, the free market and the economic situation, the violence of the state, alcohol and young people in Europe, liberty activists showing up at city council meetings, property rights, and privatization. You’ll get to hear Cynthia and fellow city councilor Nat Stout actually talk some sense in the beginning of the archive, though Nat blames the free market for the economic troubles the country is facing. While NH has it’s share of problems, at least many of the politicians are friendly towards a number of freedom ideas. To their credit, both Nat and Cynthia voted against a ban on bars being built within 500 ft of an existing bar.
If you are awake on Saturday mornings, we could really use your help! Please join us in calling the program with a pro-liberty viewpoint. Get details on when and how and discuss with other activists on this Free Keene forum thread.
Download the MP3.
