From An Email

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:58:46 -0000
From: "Kat"
Subject: Free from MA!

Jim Perry in "Escape from Massachusetts"

Fed up with high taxes and the Massachusetts nanny state, Jim Perry
joined the United States' fastest-growing freedom movement, the Free
State Project, and publicly broke his bonds from big government. To
symbolize this event, Jim chained himself to a pole in Massachusetts
at its border near Nashua. Freestaters at the event witnessed
thousands of cars pouring in to New Hampshire from Massachusetts for
sales-tax-free shopping. Jim remained chained for about an hour,
holding a sign urging people to "Cut the chains of statism.
--freestateproject.org". Compatriots in the Free State Project handed
out flyers explaining the project and held signs:

"Escape to NH. --freestateproject.org"
"Honk if you love NH. --freestateproject.org"
"Now escaping Massachusetts"

Freestaters who had already made the move to NH then broke his chains,
allowing him to make a mad dash to his freedom. Once there, he
celebrated some of the freedoms one immediately gains when crossing
the border: he destroyed a MA income tax form (NH has no state income
or sales taxes); he drove a car without a seatbelt (NH is the only
state without a seatbelt law for adults); and he openly carried a
handgun, reveling in the freedom to protect himself and his loved ones.

Not all who attended the event were Freestaters. Two assisting in
Jim's break for freedom were NH natives who welcome the Free State
Project. They admitted that before they began working with the
Freestaters moving to NH, they were ready to leave New Hampshire. Now
they've decided to stay and be a part of Liberty in our Lifetimes.

The Free State Project is a plan in which 20,000 or more
liberty-oriented people will move to New Hampshire, where they may
work within the political system to reduce the size and scope of
government. The success of the Free State Project would likely entail
reductions in burdensome taxation and regulation, reforms in state and
local law, an end to federal mandates, and a restoration of
constitutional federalism, demonstrating the benefits of liberty to
the rest of the nation and the world.

Event Photos:
http://www.soulawakenings.com/underground/tikiwiki/tiki-browse_gallery.php?galleryId=9
Free State Project:
http://www.freestateproject.org