I'm new here and after reading a number of posts on various topics, would like to give my impressions and see what your responses are. First, I'm familiar with this environment of forums on the internet and have learned that people say things here that they would never say in person. It seems there is a certain degree of invulnerability in this virtual world. It is not my intention to flame anyone or offend anyone.
First of all I gather that most people here are either Libertarians or have libertarian inclinations. But, I see a lot of people who want a "Free State" so they can do whatever they want; using drugs, running around naked, arming their SUVs with rocket launchers, etc. That leans towards anarchy. Second, there seems to be a lot of atheists who don't like Christians and want to live in a state without religion and don't want to even hear "God" uttered by anyone. That doesn't sound like freedom to me; that's what I call a Burger King state - having it your way. Can't we all just get along?
I thought the purpose of the Free State was an effort to return to a Constitutional form of government since there is no other way to get the current system "fixed" by any other proposed means. Our Constitution isn't perfect, but it isn't the problem either. It's the people who have been running, and ruining this country for the past two centuries that are the problem. When Benjamen Franklin was asked what had been wrought replied, "A Republic, if you can keep it." Obviously, we haven't kept it. The question is, can we get it back? The freedoms we need to be concerned with are life, liberty and property.