Thank heaven the Free State Project chose New Hampshire, or there would be far fewer people willing to challenge and publicize abuses by various levels of government in the state. This from today’s Union Leader:
Manchester got a taste of the liberty-minded Free State set in June when eight people were arrested for protesting outside the Manchester police station. A few days later, the group showed up at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting to protest their treatment and the treatment of people involved in other incidents — one in May in which state police fatally shot a Manchester man, and the other in March 2010 in which a man was injured during an arrest at the Strange Brew Tavern.
Now at least two who identify with the movement have filed for local office.
Ward 5 Alderman Ed Osborne is facing a challenge from Mike Segal, an organizer for Rep. Ron Paul’s presidential campaign and one of the protesters involved in the Manchester police station incident. Ward 2 Alderman Ron Ludwig is facing a challenge from Craig Haynie, who spoke before the aldermen in June opposing the treatment of the protesters. Both are featured on Free State websites. Segal is also listed as the outreach coordinator on the New Hampshire Jury Information website, which aims to educate jurors outside state courthouses about jury nullification and the prospect that “jurors can say no to government by refusing to convict.”