January 6, 2009
Union Leader
MERRIMACK – Councilor Mike Malzone is helping lead a drive to add a spending and tax cap amendment to the town charter.
Malzone and New Hampshire Advantage Coalition representative Matt Murphy filed the petition paperwork yesterday. At least 600 signatures must be collected for the item to appear on the ballot.
NHAC has more [...]

Sponsor: http://RidleyReport.com/Store - A very thoughtful e-mail from a new viewer in New Hampshire...proposes armed graffiti removal as a even better alternative to our reasonably successful litter pickups. This video was edited 1/4/09 and first uploaded around 1/6/09.

Thanks also to http://commons.wikimedia.org - The Wikimedia Commons..... Without it the Ridley Report would have very few stills to work with!

If... you wish to commission an ad like the one in this video, the cost as of 12/08 is three cents per video view. But views beyond the 1st week are free, your link in the video descrip is free, and the price...

Sponsor: http://FreeMindsTV.com - The Ridley Report would get about 5 times as many hits...if Ridley had tits! Or uh maybe it wouldn't...but is there a pretty liberty activist here in New Hampshire willing to go out and do what I do? If so, she could easily come to dominate New Hampshire Youtube as well as liberty media. But she'd better be ready from continuing competition from the original! This video was shot around 1/1/09 and first uploaded around 1/5.

If you like to commission an ad like the one in this video, the cost as of 12/08 is three cents per video view.

It's Darkest Just Before the Dawn: Israeli-government aggression in Gaza signals end of "Kleptocon" world dominance ... and restoration of 'the Human' (via vigorous grass roots activism and application of the Sacred Nonaggression Principle). Okay, so it ain't all over but the shouting. Still, I seriously believe 2009 will witness the full propagation of the crack in the Monolith—the Oligarchy, the Kleptocracy, the Whatever 'They' Is—that brings that wretched, trembling old Wizard out from behind the curtain once and for all... where Dorothy and the rest of us can keep an eye on the pathetic little psychopath.... [more]

Dan Touhy writes in the Union Leader that state legislators are drafting 1,000 new bills for introduction this year.

Senator Lou D'Allesandro warns lawmakers not to expect new money to flow to their new ideas:

"As usual, people put in lots of legislation, but I don't think there will be any spending legislation," said Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. "We're facing an economy that's down nationwide and very much in peril as we speak."

Tom Fahey reports that efforts to reform the New Hampshire Retirement System are back on the table, following legislative changes in each of the last two years.

Unions say it's time to stop tinkering with the system, which last summer was $2.7 billion under-funded for its long-term obligations, and let reforms take hold.

"If we keep operating on this patient without allowing time to heal, sooner or later he'll die on the table and I don't think that's something anybody wants," David Lang, president of the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire, said.

What is the greatest obstacle to getting people to truly agree with the pro-liberty message? Simple -- it is getting them to understand that Government is force. As George Washington put it, "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master."

One someone understands this about Government, they have begun the slow process of discovering Liberty.

The NH House and Senate are about to come into session. Many of the legislators will be first-term newbies. Many more -- the vast majority -- have never come across the message of freedom and liberty in a clear, digestible format.

We have a golden opportunity now. For the first time, we have multiple, libertarian Free-Staters elected to both major parties and sitting on multiple House committees. These people will be making our message known to the other legislators. But, as with any advertisement, that message needs to come from multiple different channels and to be presented in a variety of media to be an effective "sale"

The Philosophy of Liberty animation is a perfect way to get across our pro-Liberty message. It's short, it's simple, and it's entertaining. It's also something that Democrats and Republicans alike can find "hooks" to agree with. Each disc will be hand-delivered to each Legislator's seat in committee, along with the attached cover letter.

This is a brand-new experiment. The animation has been around for years, but to the best of my knowledge, never before in history has an entire legislative body been exposed to the message in this form. At least among Libertarian circles, this is quite a newsworthy event -- just the kind of thing that makes the FSP unique!

This legislative session, any time you contact a State Rep -- whether to talk about marijuana policy reform, education, gun rights, or mandatory seat-belts -- you will know for sure they have a copy of this video. You don't have to start from "Square One"; you can refer back to this video. When you call them, it will not be the first time they have heard that "government is force" -- not even the second time.

I do not believe that simply getting these DVDs into the hands of the legislature will suddenly turn New Hampshire into a truly Free State. I do believe, however, that a few bucks from you could bring about a powerful political experiment that has never before been tried in the history of the United States.

Please, if you value the effort I have put forth over the past few years, take a moment now to chip in and help me in this one.

Thank you.

Is it me or does New Hampshire’s “work force housing law” passed last year seem downright obnoxious?
With the state’s new work-force housing law taking effect in July, some towns are pushing ahead to meet the new requirements.
But some towns just won’t have it all figured out.
The law says towns must provide the opportunity for developers [...]

A fundamental change occurs in the psyche of most people who work for the government. They begin to develop a superiority complex. After a while, they begin to believe they can do whatever they want to anyone who isn't part of their exclusive club. And to an extent, they're right: they have all the guns, after all. Here are a few examples of government employees showing their disdain for the ordinary people whose money they live on.

Citizens in Merrimack have formally announced their intention to add a spending and tax cap amendment to the town charter this year.  The petition committee paperwork will be filed Monday January 5th at the Merrimack town hall by Matt Murphy, a representative of the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition (NHAC), and Merrimack Town Councilor Mike Malzone. [...]

Sponsor: http://NHLiberty.org - Jesus said "rejoice when your enemies persecute you," and He may have been more right than folks realize. This classic computer game llustrates the power of turning an opponent's attacks to your advantage. But does the liberty movement have a weapon as awesome as the one in "Star Control 2?"

But remember: In New Hampshire you can thoeretically be arrested for audio-recording people without their consent. I try to always inform officials I'm recording, and if they object I usually continue recording as an act of civil disobedience.

Sponsor: http://NHLibertyEssay.com - Election of a so-called "liberal" president...hasn't stopped *real* liberals from stepping up their opposition to his war machine plans. New Hampshire "war tax resisters" will gather for their first potluck social in Hopkinton on January 10 to discuss, believe it or not, the complicity of government schools in unjust warmaking.

January 4, 2009
Nashua Telegraph
With the state’s new work-force housing law taking effect in July, some towns are pushing ahead to meet the new requirements.
But some towns just won’t have it all figured out.
The law says towns must provide the opportunity for developers to build work-force housing – defined in the Nashua region as a home [...]

As a super-activist in Texas, Sam did not let government employees get away with breaking their own rules. He questioned the system from within it, and made judges, police officers, and city workers face tough questions about their jobs. By moving to Keene, he is now surrounded by people that will support him as he [...]