Political change isn't one of the goals of FSW. The goal for most of us is to live as free as possible here and now. Some individuals are working on the political angle, most are not.
I hear what you're saying MamaLiberty, and I know there are other ways besides the political process to have an impact. But I have to confess that it's hard for me to get excited about moving to WY and just 'living as free as possible here and now". I sincerely hope you have managed to find ways to do that. But I don't think I can be satisfied unless I have some hope that by moving to WY, (along with many others), my family can look forward to someday enjoying much, much more freedom than is possible here and now.
In the FSW FAQ it states, "Wyoming is currently on a trend of more government control, more tax-funded programs, more dependence by some citizens, less freedom generally. It is no different than any other state in this respect, except that it seems to be moving a bit slower than most that way."
I don't want WY to move a bit slower than most states in the direction of bigger government. I want to reverse the process and shrink government! If states are like cars on a train and some cars on the liberty train are going to go over the cliff a little bit later than the ones in the lead, I might be content to just stay in the state I'm in. But the idea of lots of libertarians moving to a low population state in order to re-direct it on the path of freedom that it was previously on, (or most residents had always wanted it to be on), has given me more hope than any idea in a long time.
I wanted to move to NH, at least as a part-time resident. But it became more and more clear that with as much time as I spend outside the U.S. as it is, and the distance from AZ to NH, it was just not practical. But I'm hoping I could back my way into WY and be of much more helpful than I could be in NH because it's just a few days drive from where I live now. I would, of course, like to change my leagal residence to WY and register to vote. When in WY, (perhaps 3 months a year for the first year and going up from there), I would not have to work any other job except trying to promote the ideas of limited (very limited) government.
Does anyone have any advice for me? I'm not saying all FSW members have the same goals, but are my aspirations compatible with FSW in general?
