Westmoreland Statist Pam Martens Continues Anti-Freedom Crusade

by | Apr 7, 2010 | 23 comments

From the Keene Sentinel. Be sure to click to the article to see the usual hate and fear-based comments about “free staters”:

To hear Russ Kotfila tell it (Westmoreland witch hunt must stop, Keene Sentinel, March 23), Free Staters are the quintessential upstanding citizens and those questioning their well established goal to infuse 20,000 ultra libertarians into New Hampshire to take over local and state politics are off on a witch hunt.

Mr. Kotfila seems to be suggesting that resisting or even talking about this influx is somehow unseemly and “will not be tolerated any longer.” For one espousing tolerance for Free Staters, Mr. Kotfila seems harshly intolerant of those who don’t feel warm and fuzzy about the Free State agenda.

A majority of Free Staters currently in New Hampshire have indicated they want to replace public education with home schooling and private schools; they want to end all government regulation of businesses, from licensing manicurists, to getting drivers licenses, to elimination of planning and zoning boards.

They don’t believe government should be able to mandate taxation to pay for schools, roads, Social Security or any social welfare programs like nursing homes.

Most people don’t agree with the platform of the Free Staters. (more…)

Brandon in Court for Wearing a Hoodie

by | Apr 3, 2010 | 16 comments

Back in October, while attending an arraignment for recently arrested activists from the Keene Pumpkin Festival, Brandon Durham was asked (told?) to remove his hood while in the court. After refusing multiple times the bailiff’s order, he was arrested and taken off to jail.

This past Wednesday, Brandon had his trial on a charge of trespassing. Not a charge of “wearing a hood in court” or “disobeying a court officer” or even their favorite – “disorderly conduct”. He was charged with trespassing under the logic that the court officer had asked him to leave the court, and he didn’t. Of course he was welcomed in, but suddenly was trespassing when he wanted to wear a hood?

Nonetheless, he had his trial on the charge, and here is the full video:

While Brandon did not offer much of a defense, Judge Howard Lane still saw the case as ambiguous enough to take it under advisement, and we will await a verdict. Maybe, just maybe, he will realize that wearing a piece of clothing is not a $1000 offense, or even a $1 offense.

Send Mail to Sam in Jail

by | Apr 1, 2010 | 1 comment

SamWe’re still waiting on Mail-to-Jail to add Sam to their site, so in the meantime, if you want to send him mail, here’s the address:

Sam Miller
160 River Road
Westmoreland, NH 03467

The CDEvolution Fund has sent money into his commissary account. Feel free to donate to CDEvolution to help us do more in the future!

Remember, he’s out in 5 days, so get your mail out quick!

UPDATE: Here is the discussion thread about Sam on the Free Keene Forum.
UPDATE: Sam will be on tonight’s Free Talk Live at 7:06pm Eastern.

Video: “Judge” Lane Ignores Constitution, Finds Evan Guilty

by | Mar 25, 2010 | 26 comments

FreeKeene’s Nick Ryder has posted this excellent cut of the trial for Evan from Wed morning, wherein he was found guilty for resisting arrest and possession of marijuana:

Evan, arrested at the Keene Pumpkin Festival, was on trial on Wednesday for one charge of possession of marijuana, and one charge of resisting arrest. The resisting arrest charge was added because Evan fell to the ground outside City Hall when police tried to arrest him for possession.

For those interested, this is the full trial video: (more…)