Mainstream Media Got it Wrong. The Correct Headline is...

"WEARE RESIDENTS PROHIBITED FROM VOTING ON LOST LIBERTY HOTEL"

Freestar runs a full page ad in the Weare Free Press exposing the reason the voters were prohibited from voting on the initiative...IT WAS GOING TO PASS! Read it here.

A VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT?

A small group of people killed the Lost Liberty Hotel petition in a committee meeting by adding the word "Not" in three places. They actually changed the wording of a petition after people had signed it. This will prevent the people of Weare from voting on it. Freestar seeks a pro-bono attorney to pursue this matter as a violation of the "right to petition" clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. If you are an attorney and would like to volunteer your services please e-mail us with the subject "Legal Volunteer".

LOGAN ON HANNITY & COLMES

Logan Darrow Clements appeared on the FoxNews Channel show Hannity & Colmes on Monday 2/7/06.

Click here to watch it.




HELP KEITH AND JOSHUA WIN ON MARCH 14, 2006

Keith Lacasse and Joshua Solomon support the Lost Liberty Hotel (Inn) project and are running for two open seats on the five person Board of Selectmen (Town Council). Help them win on March 14 by donating to their campaigns right now. Your contributions can make a big difference. The highest vote-getter in the March 2005 election received only 794 votes. The Committee for the Protection of Natural Rights is a group started by Weare residents whose the primary goal is the elimination of eminent domain abuse.

INITIATIVE SABOTAGED

We seek to end eminent domain abuse by having those who advocate it, or facilitate it, live under their own laws. Today we suffered a setback.

190 Weare residents signed a petition asking the Town to do three things: 1) Seize Souter's land for the construction of an Inn, 2) set up a fund where donations could be accepted to cover the legal costs of doing this, and 3) set up a fund where donations could be accepted to provide the former owner with just compensation. The purpose of items 2 and 3 were to prevent Weare taxpayers from having to bear any cost for the Lost Liberty Hotel project. Instead, supporters all across America could donate to make it happen.

According to people who were at the Deliberative Session, this is what happened. One member of the Board of Selectmen implied that these funds would have to be paid for with an increase in taxes. Another Selectmen implied that the legal fund would amount to the Town suing itself. Members of the CPNR fought to counter this negative propaganda.

However, the politicians won today's battle. WALTER BOHLIN made a motion to sabotage the initiative by adding the word "NOT" before all three items. Mr. Bohlin is now running for Selectman in the March 14 election. Letters to Mr. Walter Bohlin may be sent to 27 Winter Hill Road, Weare, N.H. 03281. Mr. Bohlin confirmed that his phone is 603-529-5722 and his e-mail is wbohlin@yahoo.com. A photo of Mr. Bohlin appears in the Boston Globe story. He is the guy in the light shirt and gray pants standing to the right of Keith Lacasse. Click here to see Walter.

Language was also added requesting that the governor and the legislature take action to stop eminent domain abuse. This is an empty gesture given that legislation to that end has already been circulating in the State Capitol for months.

To me it seems unethical and unconstitutional to change the language of a petition after it has been signed. It also seems wrong to prevent the voters of Weare from having the chance to vote on the initiative. However, only a lawyer could sort this out.

The vote was 94 in favor of adding the word "NOT" to the initiative and 59 opposed. Therefore, if just 36 more supporters showed up at the Deliberative Session this could have been prevented. Postcards were sent to every voter in Town, an ad was run in the Manchester Union Leader and flyers were distributed door to door during our Rally. As we walked door to door support for our proposal seemed surprisingly high. However, support without action is worthless.

We have lost this battle but not the war. Stay tuned...

Logan Darrow Clements

Castle Coalition Maps the Battles

The Castle Coalition is on the front lines of the battle against eminent domain abuse. Their lawyers have been fighting "little dictators" (otherwise known as mayors and city councils) from sea to shining sea with court challenges, rallies and even billboards. Today they put all the current eminent domain batttles on a Google Map. Click the below image to visit their website.




Bank Refuses to Lend Money to Eminent Domain Abusers

Arlington, Va.-BB&T, the nation’s ninth largest financial holdings company with $109.2 billion in assets, announced today that it “will not lend to commercial developers that plan to build condominiums, shopping malls and other private projects on land taken from private citizens by government entities using eminent domain.”

In a press release issued today by the bank, BB&T Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Allison, said, “The idea that a citizen’s property can be taken by the government solely for private use is extremely misguided, in fact it’s just plain wrong. One of the most basic rights of every citizen is to keep what they own. As an institution dedicated to helping our clients achieve economic success and financial security, we won’t help any entity or company that would undermine that mission and threaten the hard-earned American dream of property ownership.”

Like Logan Darrow Clements, John Allison is also a fan of the philosophy of Objectivism which was discovered and systematized by Ayn Rand, author of Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, The Virtue of Selfishness and many other fiction and non-fiction works. More information about Objectivism can be found via one of the two competing Objectivist organizations: The Ayn Rand Institute and The Objectivist Center.

Rally Results: Initiative Is On, Candidates Are Ready

THEY FLEW IN from Seattle, Dallas, Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles to help the freedom fighters in Weare. On Saturday, January 21 over 25 volunteers walked door to door in Weare, New Hampshire. They talked to Weare voters about the Kelo decision, asked for their signature to show support for the ballot initiative and left them with:

  1. A complete copy of the Supreme Court's 58 page Kelo decision, thanks to a Boston donor who covered the printing cost.
  2. A flyer which explained that our project is a valid means of fighting back against abusive government in line with the Boston Tea Party and the Pine Tree Riot. On the other side it invited them to a rally the next day at the Town Hall.
  3. A flyer outlining the positions of a supporter who is running for Board of Selectmen
  4. A copy of the warrant article (initiative) that will appear on the March 14 ballot.

Logan walked Buzzel Hill Road in the central part of Weare. He was accompanied by a reporter from the Associated Press, a reporter from The Weekly Standard and the director of Freestar's documentary movie who videotaped the weekend's events. The reception was overwhelmingly positive. Everyone who was asked to sign the petition signed it except for one man whose said he supported the project but was harassed by the Town the last time he signed a petition. (There's a story for Freestar!)

The volunteers collected more than seven times
as many signatures as were needed. The initiative
has now been officially certified and is currently lined up at position 48 on the Weare Town Ballot.

On Saturday night some of the volunteers all gathered in Concord at the Barley House Tavern across the street from the New Hampshire State Capitol Building. All the walking teams reported the same results—The voters of Weare overwhelmingly support the Lost Liberty Hotel project. Most indicated support in the range of 80% to 90%. Even people who have known Souter his entire life are supporting the project.

(Story continues below the photo gallery)

Photos by Noel St. John, All rights reserved. row 1: Weare Town Hall, local supporters, Johnna Grzywacz row 2: Keith Lacasse, Gary Hopper, Doug Schwartz, row 3: Logan Darrow Clements, LLH T-shirt given to William Deans for collecting the most signatures (~40), lady from taxpayer's association

On Sunday, January 22 over 65 people filled the small Town Hall in Weare to hear a list of speakers including: Johnna Grzywacz, Gary Hopper, and Keith Lacasse of the Weare-based Committee for the Preservation of Natural Rights, Logan Darrow Clements of Freestar Media, LLC, a lady from the New Hampshire Taxpayers Association and singer songwriter Ron Bianco. Ron found a new use for the song "Knocking on Heaven's Door" by switching the lyrics to "Knocking on Souter's Door" and from "long black clouds" to "long black robes".

But what really made it all worthwhile was when Doug Schwartz of the Coalition to Save the Fort Trumbull Neighborhood (in New London, CT) said "the reason Susette Kelo and the others haven't been pushed out of their homes despite losing in court...Weare, New Hampshire."

See photos of the rally in New London, Connecticut against Eminent Domain Abuse.

Buy The Anti-Eminent Domain Song Here

Help the Lost Liberty Hotel project by purchasing the song "Preeminent Domain" written specifically against the theft of property by government. Hear a free sample.

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4. Help us find financiers for our documentary movie about this project

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700,000 Member Group Pledges Support

FreedomWorks is a national organization with more than 700,000 members whose mission is "Lower Taxes, Less Government, More Freedom". On October third Logan flew from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. to meet with members of the Freedom Works staff. They pledged to support ou effort to seize the land of Supreme Court Justice David Souter for the purpose of building the Lost Liberty Hotel. FreedomWorks has successfully carried out political campaigns around the nation for numerous pro-freedom initiatives.

Logan Speaks to Reason Foundation

Logan Darrow Clements, the CEO of Freestar Media spoke at the Reason Foundation Dynamic Cities Conference in Las Vegas on November 5th. Logan discussed the purpose of the Lost Liberty Hotel project and its current status. He was joined by speakers from other organizations that fight eminent domain abuse.

Reason is a non-profit organization that seeks to advance free society by promoting individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.

A Movie About the LLH Project

Freestar would like to make a documentary movie for $300K about the Lost Liberty Hotel project as a creative response to the global problem of eminent domain abuse. The style will be similar to "Super Size Me" which was also produced for an estimated $300K and grossed over $11 million in the U.S. alone. In addition to generating a profit, the film will help keep the issue alive until judges and legislators act to restain the wildfire of eminent domain abuse.

  • "This is a story about the never-ending struggle between freedom and force, between the individual and the state, between principle and power."
  • "I would love to send Supreme Court Justices Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer and Souter on a one year tour of Zimbabwe, Cuba and North Korea. In these countries they can learn what sort of economic development results when property rights are destroyed."

The Trip to Weare in August 2005

Logan visited the site of the future Lost Liberty development in Weare, New Hampshire between August 20th and 23. He met with supporters who formed a group to help further the goals of the project. He met with an attorney who offered her services free to support the project. He also spoke with many television and print reporters who were eager to spin the story in a negative light.

SupportersgiftsTruck

Photos: supporters in front of 34 Cilley Hill Road, gifts left to the current owner of the property, the truck of a enthusiastic supporter of the project. (click to enlarge the photos)

1,418 People Pledge to Stay in the Hotel for one week

Economic benefits to the city—this is the new standard by which you can lose your home according to David Souter and the four Supreme Court justices who voted for the Kelo vs. City of New London decision. Well if that's the standard then thousands of Americans have indicated that they want to provide economic benefits to Mr. Souter's home town by staying in the Lost Liberty Hotel for one week. To view the list visit http://www.pledgebank.com/LostLibHotel

The Numbers Say We Can Win: 25—93—2777

Some people believe this project is politically impossible. Let's look at the numbers. An initiative can be placed on the Weare, NH March 2006 ballot with only 25 signatures. A University of New Hampshire poll found that 93% of New Hampshire residents are opposed to the Kelo decision. The Town of Weare has 5,552 registered voters. If all registered voters show up to vote in March, the initiative can pass with as few as 2,777 votes. In the last election only 2038 people voted. With this turn-out the initiative could pass with as few as 1,020 votes.

Weare Residents Start Ballot Initiative Drive

Early Friday, July 22 Logan Darrow Clements sent a letter to all five Selectmen in the Town of Weare asking them whether he should spend the time and money to develop a presentation of the Lost Liberty Hotel project. If the Selectmen already decided that they will oppose the project no matter what form it takes, or what benefit it offers, then there would be no point in making a presentation. Here are the letters that were sent back and forth between Freestar and Selectman Joe Fiala.

What Mr. Fiala misunderstands in the position that he and other other Board members are taking is that, in shielding Mr. Souter from from his own ruling, the Board is not defending property rights, they are giving a special exemption to Mr. Souter from the consequences of the eminent domain abuse set loose by Mr. Souter himself. After the Kelo decision we are all subject to lose our homes to economic development. However, the Board seems to think that Mr. Souter should be shielded from the outcome of his own decision. Susette Kelo did not enjoy such a shield nor did Ahmad Mesdaq. Equal justice under the law is a principle the Board should abide by in this matter. Souter's high position should not allow him the privilege to be exempt from his own rulings.

In response to the opposition to the project by the Town government, local Weare residents are preparing a ballot initiative which would accomplish the goals of the project. Such an initiative could be placed on the ballot with as few as 25 signatures.

The Day We Fought Back

On Monday June 27, Freestar Media, LLC informed the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire that it wants to begin the permit process to build a hotel on the land owned by Justice David H. Souter. Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of New London" decision allows city governments to take land from one private owner and give it to another if the government will generate greater tax revenue or other economic benefits when the land is developed by the new owner.

Read it yourself:

• The U.S. Supreme Court's Kelo decision

• Freestar's fax to the City of Weare

• Freestar's press release.

If you want to help us move forward with this project click here. Please be aware that this is a real project and if we receive sufficent funds and approvals we will build a hotel. Freestar plans to hand off the project to an experienced real estat development company that can successfully complete it. Several real estate development companies have expressed an interest in taking this role. The ultimate project may end up as a small resort offering time shares or a bed and breakfast. It will also include the Just Deserts Cafe and Museum of Lost Freedom.

This is where we would like to build our hotel. Click on photos to enlarge.

Learn the current status of the project, read about the "ROOM-FIT-FOR-A-HOST Prize" and submit your MENU SUGGESTIONS FOR THE JUST DESERTS CAFE.

"Just Deserts Cafe" or "Just Desserts Cafe"? The answer here.

What does Freestar stand for?

The Hotel Lost Liberty project has gained the support of everyone from conservatives and liberals to libertarians and objectivists. Freestar itself is powered by the Objectivist philosophy outlined in Ayn Rand's ground-breaking novel Atlas Shrugged. The ideas that Ayn Rand outlined are essential to prevent America from plunging deeper into statism. Better yet these ideas could ignite a second renaissance in the world at large. This would be a world marked by maximum freedom, unbelievable economic prosperity and remarkable scientific advancement.

Watch these presentations to better understand what we stand for:

The Philosophy of Liberty (video)

The Capitalism Tour (slide show)

Internet Videos > Movie > Weekly TV show

Freestar's ultimate goal is to produce a weekly television newsmagazine syndicated across North America and around the world. Our intermediate goal is to make a feature length documentary movie for theatrical distribution about eminent domain abuse and the Lost Liberty Hotel as a response to it. Until we locate investors for the movie and TV series Freestar will make Internet videos. Your company can advertise on one of the these videos for only $4,000. Steven's Creek Porsche sponsored "Monkey Beats Social Security" (see their ad at the end) but the other five videos need sponsors. Contact us to advertise on one of the videos or sponsor us to cover a new topic that fits within our our topic. Your advertising could help Freestar become "the infrastructure for a freedom revolution."

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