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    Interesting idea...?! —Richard Marchetti
   "Free State Project" (URL) Free State Project is a plan in which 20,000 or more liberty- oriented people will move to a single state of the U.S., where they may work within the political system to reduce the size and scope of government. The success (...) (22 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Interesting idea...?! —Richie Dulin
     (...) 20,000+ of them in one place? Does anyone else find themselves thinking of the Golgafrincham's Ark B? Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Interesting idea...?! —Dave Schuler
   (...) I've never seen it discussed here, but the excellent radio program This American Life ran a story on it recently: (URL) that link doesn't work, go to (URL) and look for the episode titled "Regime Change" from 4/18/03. Critics sometimes look (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Next step... (was Re: Interesting idea...?!) —Dave Schuler
   (...) (URL) Dave! (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Next step... (was Re: Interesting idea...?!) —Richard Marchetti
   (...) also, but it's such a beautiful place too. Its one of my favorite states along interstate 80. Anyway, I haven't promised anyone anything -- but if the Libertarian party takes over I might just move there. It won't be worse than Shrub et al (...) (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
   
        Re: Next step... (was Re: Interesting idea...?!) —Bruce Schlickbernd
   (...) The envelope please. And, the winning state (or losing depending on your outlook) is: Ne Hampshire! Live free or die Libertarian! "Where not here to invade and take over, but to restore liberty," said one spokesperson. In other words: take (...) (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
   
        Re: Next step... (was Re: Interesting idea...?!) —Chris Phillips
   (...) Why don't they move to Iraq? The government is so small there these days as to be completely nonexistent. Plus, the line about "not to invade, but to restore liberty" would be perfectly in line with the stated goals of the Shrub (...) (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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