{"id":12877,"date":"2026-09-26T08:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=12877"},"modified":"2026-09-26T08:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:34:12","slug":"what-is-the-free-state-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=12877","title":{"rendered":"What is the ‘Free State Project’ ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There has been a lot of discussion recently about the ‘Free State Project’ and ‘Free Staters’ below is some AI information about the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Free State Project (FSP)<\/a><\/strong> is a political migration and community-building movement founded in 2001<\/strong> with the goal of concentrating people who favor limited government and individual liberty in New Hampshire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The basic idea was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Recruit 20,000 people<\/strong> willing to move to New Hampshire.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Concentrate those people in one state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Have them participate in civic life\u2014businesses, community organizations, local government, elections, activism, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Use that concentration to promote a society in which government has a much smaller role, particularly in protecting life, liberty, and property<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    New Hampshire was selected by a vote of FSP participants in 2003<\/strong>. The organization announced that it had reached the original 20,000 Statement-of-Intent signers in February 2016<\/strong>, which it called “triggering the move.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What does “Free Stater” mean?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    A Free Stater<\/strong> generally refers to someone participating in the Free State Project or identifying with its movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Importantly, there isn’t a single required political party. The FSP says its participants include libertarians, constitutional conservatives, classical liberals and others who identify with its concept of liberty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The current FSP also says the organization itself is nonpartisan<\/strong> and does not endorse candidates, financially support candidates, or endorse or oppose legislation. Individual participants, however, can independently become politically active, run for office, endorse candidates, campaign, or work through other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why is it significant in New Hampshire?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    This is where the distinction between the FSP organization<\/strong> and individual Free Staters<\/strong> becomes important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The FSP itself isn’t a political party. But individual participants have become involved in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n