For all those with notions of what the Free State Project is about, it might be helpful to go to the sight and get the gouge.
http://www.freestateproject.org/
I might also suggest, for a distillation of libertarin ideas (fantasy without too much Rand), "HOPE" by L Neil Smith and Aaron Zelmam, and "THE PROBABILITY BROACH" by L Neil Smith. Both show just how rooted in the Constitiution the "liberts" are.
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And since I forgot to add this, condolences to the family. Didn't know the fellow, but anyone who can heard cats/rugged individuals was likely a sturdy fellow.