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'''Free state''' has two common meanings. One is the older meaning in the [[Antebellum]] period where a '''free state''' was a state where [[slavery]] was outlawed.  

'''Free state''' has two common meanings. One is the older meaning in the [[Antebellum]] period where a '''free state''' was a state where [[slavery]] was outlawed.  

The second meaning of '''Free state''' refers to the [[American]] '''Free States Movement'''. This is a newer and more common meaning in use since the late 1970's in [[America]] among [[libertarian]]s, [[conservative]]s, conservative [[Christian]]s, [[Patriot]]s, and [[Prepper]]s-[[Survivalist]]s.

The second meaning of '''Free state''' refers to the [[American]] '''Free States Movement'''. This is a newer and more common meaning in use since the late 1970s in [[America]] among [[libertarian]]s, [[conservative]]s, conservative [[Christian]]s, [[Patriot]]s, and [[Prepper]]s-[[Survivalist]]s.

==Modern "Free States" in the USA==

==Modern "Free States" in the USA==

===List of Free States===

===List of Free States===

[[File:238868166 ef70731f85.jpg|thumbnail|right|150px|The Free States Movement is is picking up steam.]]

[[File:238868166 ef70731f85.jpg|thumbnail|right|150px|The Free States Movement is picking up steam.]]

The Free States Movement is is picking up steam.  

The Free States Movement is picking up steam.  

* [[American Redoubt]]:

* [[American Redoubt]]:

===Delaware===

===Delaware===

* [[Delaware]] - former Sen. [[Joe Biden]]<ref>"[http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/middle-school-kids-taken-hear-louis-farrakhan-call-violence-against-crackers Middle School Kids Taken To Hear Louis Farrakhan Call For Violence Against The 'Crackers']" [[Ben Shapiro]]'s ''Truth Revolt''. "Administrator at Booker T. Washington Middle School in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], took forty young teenage students as young as eleven-years-old to the 2nd Annual [[African American|Black]] United Summit International (BUSI) conference where they heard [[racist|bigoted]] purveyor of hatred [[Louis Farrakhan]] reference [[caucasian|white people]] as "crackers” and a call for “retaliation” for [[Michael Brown]]'s death. When asked by Clark why the children were taken to this conference, Anthony Pena, the Middle School administrator who took the forty students between the ages of 11 and 15 to the conference, said, "At the end of the day… it’s about how we connect to our youth and help develop them to become our future.”" (See [[Public school values]]. Accessed January 5, 2015</ref>

* [[Delaware]] - former Sen. [[Joe Biden]]<ref>"[http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/middle-school-kids-taken-hear-louis-farrakhan-call-violence-against-crackers Middle School Kids Taken To Hear Louis Farrakhan Call For Violence Against The 'Crackers']" [[Ben Shapiro]]'s ''Truth Revolt''. "Administrator at Booker T. Washington Middle School in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], took forty young teenage students as young as eleven-years-old to the 2nd Annual [[African American|Black]] United Summit International (BUSI) conference where they heard [[racist|bigoted]] purveyor of hatred [[Louis Farrakhan]] reference [[caucasian|white people]] as "crackers” and a call for “retaliation” for [[Michael Brown]]'s death. When asked by Clark why the children were taken to this conference, Anthony Pena, the Middle School administrator who took the forty students between the ages of 11 and 15 to the conference, said, "At the end of the day… it’s about how we connect to our youth and help develop them to become our future.”" (See [[Public school values]]). Accessed January 5, 2015</ref>

===Hawaii===

===Hawaii===

==Anything by a Big City in an Unfree State==

==Anything by a Big City in an Unfree State==

[[Alex Barron]] suggests the following, "There are many people who write me who suggest that they cannot move to [[James Wesley Rawles|JWR]]’s perfect [[self-sufficient]] remote, defensible [[survivalist retreat|homestead]]. The reasons are often similar, money and wife issues. My recommendation to them is often similar. Think of moving to a [[small town values|small town]] or even the “big [[city]]” in a [[red state]]. It is my opinion that [[conservative]] more [[traditional values|traditional]] leaning states with balanced budgets and a “[[libertarian|leave me alone]]” style will weather what comes next better than many more [[progressive]], heavily [[national debt|indebted]], people are use to a [[entitlement mentality|safety net from cradle to grave mentality]]. Would you rather be in [[Los Angeles]] or [[Boise]] when a significant [[depression|economic downturn]] starts? BTW, the first time I visited Boise I thought “where is the city.” Then when we went out to drink later own, I was like, when do we get downtown?  They were like, you are “downtown.” Boise doesn’t qualify as a [[suburb]] of a major city like [[Chicago]], but it is one of the fastest growing cities in [[the West]]. When [[Idaho]], [[Montana]] or [[Wyoming]] says “big city” it is not what first comes to mind."<ref>[[Alex Barron|Barron, Alex]], "[https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2015/01/19/orofino-idaho-prepper-homesteading/ Orofino, Idaho #prepper #homesteading]". [[Idaho]], [[American Redoubt]] [[Charles Carroll Society]] [[:Category:Preparedness Podcasts|Podcast]]</ref>

[[Alex Barron]] suggests the following, "There are many people who write me who suggest that they cannot move to [[James Wesley Rawles|JWR]]’s perfect [[self-sufficient]] remote, defensible [[survivalist retreat|homestead]]. The reasons are often similar, money and wife issues. My recommendation to them is often similar. Think of moving to a [[small town values|small town]] or even the “big [[city]]” in a [[red state]]. It is my opinion that [[conservative]] more [[traditional values|traditional]] leaning states with balanced budgets and a “[[libertarian|leave me alone]]” style will weather what comes next better than many more [[progressive]], heavily [[national debt|indebted]], people are used to a [[entitlement mentality|safety net from cradle to grave mentality]]. Would you rather be in [[Los Angeles]] or [[Boise]] when a significant [[depression|economic downturn]] starts? BTW, the first time I visited Boise I thought “where is the city.” Then when we went out to drink later own, I was like, when do we get downtown?  They were like, you are “downtown.” Boise doesn’t qualify as a [[suburb]] of a major city like [[Chicago]], but it is one of the fastest growing cities in [[the West]]. When [[Idaho]], [[Montana]] or [[Wyoming]] says “big city” it is not what first comes to mind."<ref>[[Alex Barron|Barron, Alex]], "[https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2015/01/19/orofino-idaho-prepper-homesteading/ Orofino, Idaho #prepper #homesteading]". [[Idaho]], [[American Redoubt]] [[Charles Carroll Society]] [[:Category:Preparedness Podcasts|Podcast]]</ref>

===California in Not a Free State===

===California in Not a Free State===

He continues, "Much of this system is broken today, the [[Federal government]] is filling many roles it isn't supposed to fill (see [[Tenth Amendment]]).  State governments then fail to stand up for their citizens or worse they often pile on more [[big government]] [[Nanny state]] restrictions and encumbrances upon [[liberty]].  There is one component of the system though that is still functioning, movement between the states.  The final act of a citizen [[voting]] in a [[republic]] is to [[vote with their feet]].  While I love the work being done in [[New Hampshire]], I realized like me there were many people who just can't for one reason or another move there.  What dawned on me then though was if we simply create an exodus from the 5-10 worst states it does many things.

He continues, "Much of this system is broken today, the [[Federal government]] is filling many roles it isn't supposed to fill (see [[Tenth Amendment]]).  State governments then fail to stand up for their citizens or worse they often pile on more [[big government]] [[Nanny state]] restrictions and encumbrances upon [[liberty]].  There is one component of the system though that is still functioning, movement between the states.  The final act of a citizen [[voting]] in a [[republic]] is to [[vote with their feet]].  While I love the work being done in [[New Hampshire]], I realized like me there were many people who just can't for one reason or another move there.  What dawned on me then though was if we simply create an exodus from the 5-10 worst states it does many things.

# "It sends a message to ALL state governments, your citizens understand a republic and their power and are damn well willing to use it.  [[:Category:Oppression|Oppress]] your citizens and your most valuable producers (citizens and companies) will leave for a better environment." (See [[Atlas Shrugged]]'s [[Galt's Gulch]])

# "It sends a message to ALL state governments, your citizens understand a republic and their power and are damn well willing to use it.  Oppress your citizens and your most valuable producers (citizens and companies) will leave for a better environment." (See [[Atlas Shrugged]]'s [[Galt's Gulch]])

# "States with more [[liberty]] like [[Idaho]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Wyoming]], [[Montana]], [[Texas]], [[Arizona]], etc. will attract more liberty oriented individuals.  Not for the purpose of transforming their new home states states but to at minimum hold the line and prevent said states from becoming less [[libertarian]]."   

# "States with more [[liberty]] like [[Idaho]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Wyoming]], [[Montana]], [[Texas]], [[Arizona]], etc. will attract more liberty oriented individuals.  Not for the purpose of transforming their new home states states but to at minimum hold the line and prevent said states from becoming less [[libertarian]]."   

# "It makes the entire movement far larger then just The [[Free State Project]] or other groups like [[Free State Wyoming]] or the [[American Redoubt]] movement.  By gaining maximum exposure and reach, Walking To Freedom, is a rising tide that will float all boats.  It will actually bring more people to states like Wyoming and New Hampshire by fostering competition among the member states."

# "It makes the entire movement far larger then just The [[Free State Project]] or other groups like [[Free State Wyoming]] or the [[American Redoubt]] movement.  By gaining maximum exposure and reach, Walking To Freedom, is a rising tide that will float all boats.  It will actually bring more people to states like Wyoming and New Hampshire by fostering competition among the member states."

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[[Category : Essays]]

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