Join Me In Boston Next Wednesday
UPCOMING EVENT: Next week, Wednesday, February 5, at noon. FFF is hosting a get-together in downtown Boston after the oral arguments in Ian Freeman’s appeal, where we will discuss the oral arguments. I will be there. Trillium Brewing Fort Point, 50 Thomson Pl, Boston, MA 02210; (857) 449-0083; https://trilliumbrewing.com. Reminder: The Court of Appeals is located in the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, One Courthouse Way in Boston. The oral arguments are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on the 7th floor of the courthouse. Trillium Brewing is about one block away. See here for more details.
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Oral arguments in the case of U.S. v. Ian Freeman are scheduled for next Wednesday, February 5, at 9:30 a.m. on the 7th floor in the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, One Courthouse Way, in Boston. It is open to the public.
While federal judges do not ordinarily respond to public pressure, it would be great to at least let them know that lots of people are concerned about what the feds have done to Freeman. That’s why people’s quiet presence at the oral arguments can be extremely helpful. It might well encourage the judges to take a very careful look at this conviction.
The Future of Freedom Foundation is hosting a get-together for people who attend the oral arguments. We have rented a section of a nearby pub named Trillium Brewing Fort Point, 50 Thomson Pl, Boston, from 12 noon to 2 p.m., following the oral arguments. If the oral arguments finish early, the plan is to meet up first at the nearby Capitol One Cafe and then head over to Trillium Brewing at noon.
As I pointed out in my 3-part series and another supplemental article, there is no doubt in my mind that Ian Freeman is an innocent man. That is, he should never have been charged of any criminal offense, much less tried, convicted, and sentenced to 8 long years in a federal penitentiary.
After carefully reading the trial transcript, it is my opinion that this prosecution was motivated by extreme federal prejudice against bitcoin and possibly even against libertarianism in general.
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As most libertarians know, Freeman was at the forefront of the bitcoin monetary revolution. He understood fully the potential ramification of bitcoin — that is might well enable people to keep their financial affairs secret from the prying eyes of government, as America’s Founding Fathers and the Framers intended.
Needless to say, that concept of financial privacy infuriated many federals. In their minds, everyone’s financial affairs should be open for full government inspection and monitoring — as a way to keep us “safe” from the terrori
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