“Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely.”
So said Jack Posobiec, on Feb. 21st at the annual Republican Party’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) hosted by the American Conservative Union. This is a political conference, attracting not just conservative activists but also elected officials nationwide.
“We didn’t get all the way there on January 6, but we will endeavor to get rid of it and replace it with this, right here. All glory is not to government. All glory to God,” continued the conservative activist non-believer of the separation of church and state to the cheers of fellow attendees.
Well, OK then. At least now we know what these haters of democracy have in mind, so we have our work cut out for us this year. And definitely for many years into the future. . .
In New Hampshire we have our own haters of democracy and one such group is called the “Free State Project” (FSP). Thousands of like minded people moved here beginning in the early 2000’s answering the clarion call to quietly infiltrate town and city governments before moving on to the state level. All in the name of dismantling democracy. I will be focusing on other similar NH groups in future articles.
Last July I wrote an article about the Free State Project, who founded it, what are their goals and how long they’ve been here in NH. Their founder, Jason Sorens, is closely affiliated with the remaining billionaire Koch brother (think “Americans for Prosperity”) of Koch Industries.
Recently, NH was dubbed the “Freest” State by the Cato Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC, co-founded in 1977 by Charles Koch, Ed Crane and Murray Rothbard. NH has been consistent in hanging on to this title, setting a record in 2022 for the “highest freedom score” in the 21st century. This is part of the Cato Institute’s “Freedom in the 50 States” report. In attendance and celebrating at the time was FSP founder Jason Sorens, Koch Industries vice-president William Ruger and Gov. Chris Sununu.
Luckily, NH voters are beginning to wake up to the “snakes in the grass.” Sorens lost his bid for a seat on the planning board in Concord.
Thanks to Granite State Matters the following is a list of known FSP members who have either run for and won or run for and lost a seat in local or state government:
Amherst – Jason Sorens
Brookfield – Edward Comeau
Center Conway – Quentin Lewis
Chichester – Darren Tapp
Claremont – Marie Lozito
Concord- Luke Diamond
Keith Murphy
Croydon – Ian & Jody Underwood
Derry – Cheryl Rounds
Durham – Bruce Fenton
Carolann McVeigh-Fent
Enfield – Ezra Wyrick
Erroll – James C. Bennett
Freemont – Able Freeman
Hampton – Gaston Gingues
Hollis – Andrew Moisson
Jefferson – Maura Annette Chappelle
Keene – Ian Freeman
Manchester – Alexander Avery
Cameran Barr
Holly Beaen Seal
Chandler Blair Gabel
Bill & Gail Domenico
Elizabeth Edwards
Robert Farinelli
Clarence Gardner
Coling Gibson
Jeffrey Kaufman
Ivan Merlin
Anthony Pugh
Andre Rosa
Ghose Shuvom
Victoria Sullivan
Andrew Vermiglio
Merav Yaakov
Merrimack – Karlyn Borysenko
Linda Figler Lacana
Nashua – Christine Butler
Desiree Fall
Kevin Hayley
Andrew J. Olding
Stephen M J Peguero
Kathy Peterson
Jack Shimek
New Boston – Nathan Glen Dickey
Newmarket – Jeff Harris
Carla Mora
Northfield – Jesse Garland
Pelham – Constance Spencer
Plainfield – Margaret Drye
Rindge – Ricardo Dentesano
Salem – Jennifer Videtti
Somersworth – Nick Hubbard
Mike Skidmore
Sunapee – Reed Coverdale
Not knowing who you are voting for can sometimes have negative consequences. . .just ask the citizens of Croydon. . .