Guest post by NH State Rep. Jane Cormier: "Sleepless Nights" - Granite Grok

Guest post by NH State Rep. Jane Cormier: “Sleepless Nights”

It is now 4:45 am. I am wide awake, thinking about the vast number of things that need to be accomplished today. As a wife, mom, legislator, volunteer, and music educator, I can tell you there are lots of sleepless nights.  I suspect it is a difficult time for most of us as we struggle with the financial, personal, and political challenges of our time.  Life is definitely a test these days.

Much of my worry seems to be rooted in the insecurity of what is coming down the pike.  What country will our children/grandchildren possess as they grow older?  Will our children still have all the opportunities our generation enjoyed?  Will our grandchildren enjoy the personal freedoms we always assumed would be there for them?  All of these questions are overwhelming in scope and stop many of us dead in our tracks.  As our country becomes deluged with crushing, liberty-stealing debt and disingenuous politics, people are checking out.  Many folks have just become immobile under the weight of it all.  But, most frightening is the fear this is exactly what those in political power desire.  If “the people” drop out of the process and leave governing to others, (especially those who may not be looking out for our Constitutional Republic) well, let’s just say this is NOT what our Founding Fathers had in mind!

I joined the NH legislature because I could no longer be part of the silent majority.  I unequivocally believe the majority of our neighbors ARE for conservative principles of smaller government, smaller debt, and broader personal freedom.  But we are hitched to a leviathan of debt and corruption.  How can we possibly hope to stand under such weight?  One answer – we become politically active in the Conservative movements in our communities.

  Lately, local elections have been the focus of many in our towns and cities – are you paying attention to the local issues?  Are you speaking your mind on issues which are important to you?  Are you taking the time out of your busy day, to see what the NH legislature is voting for you and yours?  Make no mistake, taxes and regulation are strangling our once great nation.  With overwhelming debt comes reduced freedom.  We need to stand for conservative principles of smaller government, lower taxes, and greater personal freedom.  Only then can we begin to unburden the crushing weight which is immobilizing our communities, county, and country.  It won’t be easy, of that you can be sure.  But, the American Dream must be preserved for our children.  Now is the time to roll up our sleeves and do some heavy lifting.  Time may be running out.

For more information check out: www.ConservativeRepublicansBelknapCounty.org  (Coming soon!)

“Loading up the nation with debt and leaving it for the following generations to pay is morally irresponsible. Excessive debt is a means by which governments oppress the people and waste their substance. No nation has a right to contract debt for periods longer than the majority contracting it can expect to live.”  – Thomas Jefferson

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