Carolyn, Author at Granite Grok

Carolyn

Carolyn McKinney is a mother, activist, and business owner, she champions conservative principles and the cause of liberty.

Leave ‘Traditional’ Marriage in the NHGOP Platform

To advocates for removing “traditional” from marriage in the NHGOP platform. First, you are guilty of using the most frustrating and pernicious leftist debate tactic. To try to make your case, you use examples outside the norm – such as families who adopt, grandparents raising their grandchildren, single parents due to the death of a spouse …

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Action Alert: Preserve and Expand School Choice

ACTION ALERT! NH House Democrats Vote to Kill Education Scholarship Program HB 370, the bill to repeal the educational choice scholarship program instituted in the last session for low-income New Hampshire families, was passed by the NH House last week Wednesday. Apparently the hour and a half of testimony and the nearly 500 education scholarship …

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We let Democrats define the terms of our defeat

When Democrats set the terms of the 2012 campaign for state and federal offices, Republican leaders blew their horns about jobs and the economy and counted on their position of strength and the glaring weaknesses in their enemy’s lines to secure victory. Republicans lost because they forgot to tell the troops about the Democratic weaknesses. …

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Calling all 2012 NHGOP Delegates!

To NHGOP Liberty & Freedom Delegates: I am pleased to have publicly endorsed the proposed NHGOP platform, which I believe to be a document that very eloquently articulates our values as Republicans (particularly in the Statement of Principles portion). I applaud the members of the platform committee for their diligent work and I look forward …

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There is nothing more moral than eliminating government ‘charity’

As conservative Republicans work to eliminate or reduce the amount of money New Hampshire spends on government programs, critics on the political left have emerged from time to time with the idea that these policies are immoral—or as one outspoken critic said, “morally repugnant.” This criticism is predicated on a belief that only government can …

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We support liberty-minded Republicans to encourage a more perfect New Hampshire

Now that the filing period for state elected positions has come to a close, the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire (RLCNH) will begin its evaluation of Republicans running for office to determine if they truly understand what it means to support liberty. Generally, conservative Republicans—those who have a deep commitment to liberty— will support …

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Running for NH state Rep or Senator? Take the RLCNH survey!

The RLCNH is celebrating a successful legislative session and gearing up for campaign season! We just released our 2012 candidate survey (www.rlcnh.org/survey), which is the most comprehensive survey of its kind. We ask future representatives and senators their positions on taxes and spending, Second Amendment rights, local control of education, standing up against judicial tyranny, …

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The Legislature is giving the People a rare chance to restrain it

It is a rare day indeed when a Legislature even considers a law that will limit the power of government, but the current Republican Legislature is promising to go much further. With two constitutional amendments up for a vote this week in both chambers, the Legislature will be considering whether to permanently limit its own power by changing the supreme law …

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