Condon Returns
Tim Condon, Attorney at Law, and Participant Services Director, the Free State Project, flew into NH yesterday 12/02/04 and was meet by Robert Hull and other Porcupines. He will be in NH until Sunday, 12/05/04.
Tim will be holding the chartering meeting of the NH Republican Liberty Cuacus. The meeting will be held at Makris Lobster & Steakhouse 354 Sheep Davis Road, Concord, on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2004 STARTING AT 6:30 P.M.
While in NH Tim will also be attending the FSP Procupine Meet and Greet for Russell Kanning and the Varrin Swearingen Family on Saturday, December 4th, 2004 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., 2 Starlight Drive, Keene, NH
Tim is very interested in the NH militia. Tim would like to standardize the rifle and ammo of the NH militia. Tim favors .223 Remington cartidge.
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kinda stalkerish newsbit.
9:34 AM
How does one join a civil response community group in Grafton? I don't own a gun but I'm interested in municipal business thus know a little bit about matters of infrastructure and control/command. If the "terrorists" attacked Grafton, where would I go to organize with my fellow residents for mutual civil defense and response? It's not like these bits of info are advertised on tax-funded billboards.
8:20 PM
From: Tim Condon [tim@timcondon.net]
Date: Mon Dec 6, 2004 10:41 pm
Subject: Making History in New Hampshire
The RLC made a little history in Concord, New Hampshire three nights ago. Not a lot, but enough. Politics is the art of the possible, and a first step in any endeavor is to get organized. The organizational meeting of the New Hampshire Republican Liberty Caucus was held at Makris Restaurant on Friday evening, December 3, 2004. We had originally planned for 25 people, wondering if we could attract such a crowd. After talking to and emailing many supporters, we upped the number to 35. As it turned out, exactly 35 turned out for the banquet and talk. The conclave was put together by myself (flying in from Florida) and New Hampshirite Sam Cohen (who is an activist board member of the powerful Gun Owners of New
Hampshire organization).
The purpose of the meeting was to charter a New Hampshire chapter of the RLC. Present in the crowd of 35 were about 10 present or former members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Also present was a
large contingent of Free State Project participants, many of whom had moved into the state within only the past year...and some who had moved within the past few months or weeks (!). Some of the notables present included Elbert Bicknell, current president of the GONH; Richard "Stretch" Kennedy, perhaps the most libertarian member of the New Hampshire House; GOP House leader Bob Giuda; John Babiarz, current chairman of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire; and other current or past members of the New Hampshire House, including Henry McElroy, David Scott, Ed Nutter, Harriet Cady, and newly elected GOP Rep. Paul Hofgarten.
At the meeting the title of my talk was "Not all the political news in New Hampshire is bad!" Even though GOP Gov. Craig Benson was turned down in his re-election bid, and even though the Republicans had lost 27
seats in the state house of representatives, I wanted everyone to know the good news. I told them what is coming for freedom-lovers in New Hampshire. "Some people love golf, some devote their lives to fishing, and still others love football," I said. "But I'm not interested in any of those. I do politics." It is "my sport." And there are thousands of people just like me gearing up to move to New Hampshire in the coming years. The migration has already begun, and it has been felt already. "How long until the Porcupines start to have a real impact on New Hampshire politics?" I asked Rep. Henry McElroy. "It's already happened," he responded. When Henry was wondering whether to do a recount on the election results (he lost by 46 votes out of more than 6,000 cast), he didn't know if he could get the required 5 people to help. "Don't worry about that," I told him. "You'll have all the people you need." On the day of the recount, he had 15 volunteers, most of whom were Free State Project Porcupines. (The recount didn't change the result of the election, but it did show that Porcupines can be counted on to turn out when crucially needed.) Similarly, I talked about how a Democratic mob was mobilized to protest against Gov. Craig Benson when he had a debate before the election at a Manchester radio station with Democratic gubernatorial nominee John Lynch. The word went out on the FSP email lists and forums that Gov. Benson needed our help. The result? On the day of the debate, there were *two* mobs. One consisted of the Democrats, the other consisted mainly of Free State Project Porcupines. And since the two groups were evenly matched, no one shouted down anyone else (though not for want of trying, I heard).
It was also announced at the RLC charter meeting that outgoing NH Gov. Craig Benson had been asked a few days before if he would be interested in being chairman of the emerging GOP group. Notably, he did not
say no. That being the case, it was suggested that we have a caretaker chairmanship until it became clear whether Gov. Benson would take the helm or not. The chairmanship then turned out to be a co-chairmanship that included FSP supporter Henry McElroy and GONH president (and current NH House member) Elbert Bicknell. The secretary slot was taken over by a young GOP libertarian activist (and FSP participant) from Manchester named Karl Beisel (who announced that he would be running for a seat in the NH House
in two years). And the treasurer is the engaging Bob Pagano, a former Marine and veteran of Vietnam.
With the NH RLC leadership team thus constituted, I suggested that the organization take on two initial projects. First, join with the several groups who are investigating and documenting vote fraud in the 2004
election in New Hampshire, so that legislative action can be taken to make such shenanigans unlikely in the future. Second, I suggested that RLC members in New Hampshire pick a libertarian or other freedom-oriented GOP state house member who had lost the immediate past election, and then work with them through the next election two years hence. "Every libertarian, Goldwater-conservative, or classical liberal Republican House member who lost his or her seat in this election will be re-elected in two years. I promise it," I said. The new RLC-NH treasurer, Bob Pagano, had already indicated he would like to work with Rep. Henry McElroy to get him re-elected to the NH House. I then asked Rep. Dave Scott, who had also lost his bid for re-election the just-passed voting, if I could be his "shadow" for the next two years, working with him up to and during the next election to get him back into the NH state House. "Sure, come on," he said enthusiastically.
So there we have it. The Republican Liberty Caucus has yet another state organization chartered, up, and running in the Free State of New Hampshire. My guess is that the state will slowly outstrip all others in
the years ahead, because of the increasing in-migration of Free State Project participants. That being the case, New Hamphire bids fair to become the "Hong Kong of America," surpassing its socialist neighbors (Vermont and Massachusetts), and acting as a beacon of hope and liberty to all who hold as their highest ideals values such as personal responsibility, tolerance, independence, and individual liberty above all else. Have you picked "your representative" in New Hampshire, to help get him or her put back into the state House? If not, plan to do it: Contact me by email and let's talk. There are a number of very good people who deserve our help.
Tim Condon, Participant Services Director, Free State Project
Tampa, Florida - 813-251-2626 - email: tim@timcondon.net
A chance to live what you believe: www.freestateproject.org
11:13 AM
NH does not allow civil defense groups to be formed.
111:15 Armed Civilian Groups. – No organization, society, club, post, order, league or other combination of persons, or civil group, or any members thereof, are authorized to assume any semblance of military organization or character by bearing or possessing rifles, pistols, sabres, clubs, or military weapons of any kind, or wearing a military uniform of any kind. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section or taking part in such military organization shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person; and any rifles, pistols, sabres, clubs or other military weapons used in violation hereof shall be forfeited. This section shall not apply to regularly constituted military units under state or federal laws; and nothing in this section shall be construed as forbidding the possession and use of rifles for color guards or firing squad purposes, or the wearing of uniforms of a military character, by an organization composed wholly of veteran soldiers who participated in any war of the United States, or by any other recognized fraternal group of long-standing in the community which uses rifles or sabres merely as a part of its ritualistic exercises and which is not specifically disapproved by the President of the United States, the Department of Defense, or the governor.
Source. 1941, 46:15. RL 144:15. RSA 111:15. 1973, 528:42. 1981, 327:7, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
5:04 PM
So much for the New Hampshire Constitution's recognition of the Right of Revolution (Article 10).
The present occupants of that geographical region have nothing in common with the freedom lovers of 1784:
[Art.] 10. [Right of Revolution.] Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
June 2, 1784
2:09 AM
The Tim Condon Article reads:
"Tim is very interested in the NH militia. Tim would like to standardize the rifle and ammo of the NH militia. Tim favors .223 Remington cartidge."
This is the nuttiest thing I've heard all year... everyone knows the 7.62 is the best ammo for the job ;)
3:50 PM
First, we kill the lawyers.
8:41 AM
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