That first link? There isn't enough WTH in all the world to make this concept understandable. Don't they know what "freeman" meant? Don't they understand what trying to divest oneself of citizenship would imply (especially regarding their right to maintain residence and access services)?

Wow. Totally bizarre!

The lending library idea? It's awesome. I was always impressed while growing up in my town how liberal the school libraries were (but we were in a university town that does tend to skew things toward liberalism).