by Sam Dodson | May 20, 2009 |
Sunday, May 17:
Reflecting back on my experience of today, all I can say is “Wow, what an incredible day.” I’ve been reading Marianne Williamson’s book The Gift of Change. It had a pretty strong Judeo-christian undertone to it, which I don’t completely agree with. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the way she expounded on how the ego interferes and prevents us from living our higher purpose. It also gave an analogy on meditation. Williamson says it’s like letting the dishes soak and allowing things to come up, leaving the soul clean and refreshed. She also advocated seeking guidance through meditation. That hasn’t worked for me, as I haven’t heard voices, experienced visions, or anything extraordinary yet. I approach things with a beginner’s mind, so I figured I would give it a try.
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by Sam Dodson | May 20, 2009 |
Saturday, May 16:
I lack the benefit of reviewing my posts, and I don’t remember where I left off. Forgive me if I’m repeating or skipping points, and let’s get back to the work program.
Remember that I’m now in a gymnasium with 27 metal cots – 25 of which are full – one bathroom, no shower, and not much sound absorbing material. It gets very loud at times and the sound echoes around the room. Again, the ide is to acclimate prisoners towards getting out and becoming a tax paying “employee” (a legal term meaning someone who is required to fill out a W-2 and pay their income tax).
Lights are out from 11pm to 7am, but prisoners are working all hours of the day and night. Things are quiet in the morning – TV is kept low and many are sleeping – and starting about 10-11am it gets progressively louder until lock down at 11pm. If you’re working nights, it means the lights are on, the TV is going, and people are talking, all while the night cleaning crew is trying to sleep.
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by Ian | May 19, 2009 |
While today’s arraignment for one of the “Disorderly Six” went relatively uneventfully, there was an interesting first. At today’s 1:30pm arraignment about ten liberty activists were the only ones in the audience when judge Burke entered the courtroom. Bailiff Lance Walton issued the usual, “All rise”, and as usual, the activists did not rise. Burke, as usual, made no mention of this. At the end of the arraignment, Walton again uttered, “All rise”, and again no one did. What had changed, however was that a couple of other victims of government aggression had entered the court during the arraignment and though they were not part of our group, they also did not rise!
This is peer pressure in a most positive way! It’s proof that even people who do not consider themselves activists will find courage in themselves once they see others display it, especially a group of others. It’s very likely that had the courtroom been full of the state’s victims (as it usually is during morning arraignments), they’d have stood, but in a court filled with noncooperating liberty activists – they joined in the noncooperation!
This bodes well for the future of participation in the peaceful evolution. We are empowering our fellow slaves to throw of their chains – please come join us.
by Ian | May 19, 2009 |
Sam’s Dad, Roy, is running a contest and you can win as much as $200 for the best signs increasing public awareness for freeing Sam. The contest runs from now until Sam is set free. Here are Roy’s contest rules: (Please see this updated post for a rules change and prize increase!)
I am doing a promotion to increase the public awareness for Sam. Entries are for the Keene area only. If you live outside of the Keene area, but you work or drive in the Keene area regularly you qualify. If you are from outside of the Keene area, you can get a local person to complete your message and enter it for you. Distribution of the funds will only be made to the local person. Any agreement to split the proceeds between you and the local Keene person is strictly between the two of you.
Two winning entries selected. Each winning entry will receive $100.00.
First Category – best message on a vehicle
Second Category – best message on a non-vehicle/property, i.e. your yard, house, business, apartment, walking sign (T-shirts and etc). (more…)
by Sam Dodson | May 19, 2009 |
Friday, May 15:
I’ll get back to my comparison of the jailers’ work program to the private market in this post. First I want to update some of you on my health. A couple of weeks ago I finally received commissary which included some drinking containers. As a result I’ve been drinking a lot more water. I was fairly dehydrated before, and as a result my weight went from 160 to 162. I’ve been extremely disheartened by the games and procedural rules the NH courts have been hiding behind. The jail has started calling me by my legal name despite the fact that I have never acknowledged it. Of course not knowing it is the reason they claim to be holding me.
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by Sam Dodson | May 19, 2009 |
Thursday, May 14:
I received more good news from Ivy today. I’m sure it’s been widely reported already, that when faced with responding to Ivy’s Demurs, Rivera, the KPD arresting officer and prosecutor, dropped the disorderly conduct and theft charge (a thinly veiled attempt to shut me up by stealing my camera). Even if I had not been in jail for the last 30+ days, responding to his baseless charges and accusations requires a considerable amount of time and money. That’s of no concern for Rivera, as the government designed and subsequently government subverted “justice” system works to shield bureaucrats, who act improperly or violate their laws, from prosecution or even consequences of their actions.
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