This July 4th, we already have a ‘free state’ — sort of, The Union Leader, 2 Jul 2004 Related Topic: Free State Project "... the fourth day of July [is] a sort of celebration of the idea that human beings should be free to live the lives they want to live as long as they do not harm the person or property of another. It’s a bit of a radical concept, to be sure, and one that politicians and the judicial system try to diminish each and every day."