[tpaine]

"I'm surprised at the hostility to their project evidenced here. Here are a bunch of people who want to "roll back liberal programs", theoretically a goal of Free Republic (though this place has lost a lot of focus as its grown).
They aim to do this completely by working within the US political system, peacefully. They are willing to move their families to help achieve this. In all of this I don't see anything that deserves the heavy scorn."
-jb-

Whats really surprising about the hostility to the project, is the supposed political stance of those here at FR who are 'scorning'.
Most of them profess to believe in local standards and community majority rule.
They loudly champion states 'rights' to control moral standards, -- yet here they are scorning that same view when applied to political standards. - those same standards of our constitution.

Hypocrites all.

[tpaine]

Hypocrites all.

[Kevin Curry]

Nowhere did I say, don't do it.

I merely said you'd fail. Libertarians running their own statewide government would be like luddites running a textile plant.

But hey, give it a try. We could use the comic relief.

[Hadean]

They loudly champion states 'rights' to control moral standards, -- yet here they are scorning that same view when applied to political standards. - those same standards of our constitution. When a group of people converge onto a location, for no other reason than to pursue a political agenda, it is not in my opinion a group working in the interests of 'states rights' and the moral standards of the people. It's more of a coup detat. It is an action that will significantly change the economic landscape of the immediate region, including employment, land value and people's lives, in many cases against their will.