You're correct that about 2000 are now on board the FSP, [2092 as of 18 NO 2002] but it should be noted that there's an option to decline the big move should a state for the FSP effort be chosen that's not suitable for a particular individual or family- and many of the FSP Easterners really hate the idea of some of the remote Western and Alaska possibilities. And of course, there may well be some journalists and FedGovSnoops among those of the 2000 who won't be leaving their pismire warrens for any site at all.
But it's been said that the location of the *goal state* will be made once 5000 of the FSP *porcupines* are on board. Judging from the time it took for the first 1000 to become the second 1000, there's an excellent chance that that could come by the next presidential election.... [45 weeks, more or less, for the first 1000; 15 weeks for the second.]
Or it could be that the state that's the final contender has already been chosen, with the result closely held both for reasons of offering as much confusion to the adversaries and detractors of the project as possible, as well as not scaring away those less interested in a rural or Western setting. [Utah? Salt Lake! But Brigham Young, that place is desolate....]
But the word is getting out, oh yes. And some hard-core porcupines are also prepared to make the relocation move within 30 days of the announcement of the final site. We shall see.
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