Skip, Author at Granite Grok

Notable Quote – This Is Why Decentralization of Society is so Important

May 2, 2021 Skip

The “Great Mind Fallacy,” or GMF … has two aspects. Its first is to believe that there is some person or group of people who possess enough information, and is endowed with sufficiently superior character, that we can safely entrust with the authority of crafting policy for citizens. Its second aspect is to endorse public … Read more

Data Point – Rise in Federal Regulations

May 1, 2021 Skip

The Federal Register is where agency rules, notices, and new rules are kept. And except for Trump’s term, the Rules keep adding up – requiring specialized knowledge to keep out of court.

Here’s A Trump Executive Order I’m Not Sorry to See Canceled

May 1, 2021 Skip

While Trump was deleting regulations (generally), he esentially demanded that the ATF “regulate” bump stocks as machine guns after the Las Vegas shooting that killed 58 people. The problem is that an Executive Order can’t override, either by deleting or adding to, established Law.

Notable Quote – Cooperation

May 1, 2021 Skip

What has changed over humanity’s recent history is not biology, psychology, physiology, ecology, or geography. What has changed, instead, is their attitudes. As economic historian Deirdre McCloskey has demonstrated in her magisterial three-volume investigation under the general title The Bourgeois Era, the most salient factor distinguishing the post-1800 era from everything that went before is the attitudes people held … Read more

Update: Motion to Dismiss Hearing – Sherm Packard/Chuck Morse vs Dan Richard’s Writ of Mandamus

May 1, 2021 Skip

A Writ of Mandamus, for review, is a pleading to the Court system to order Government officials to do what they are supposed to do either under statute or Constitutionally. Dan Richard started a Remonstrance process (“seeking redress for grievances”) against a couple of gun control bills back in the last session: Shurtleff / Soucy (both Dems).

Notable Quote – Minimum Wage was born out of Racism

April 30, 2021 Skip

The last year in which black unemployment was lower than white unemployment – 1930 – was also the last year in which there was no federal minimum wage law. The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 was openly advocated by some members of Congress on grounds that it would stop black construction workers from taking jobs from … Read more

Writ of Mandamus – Hearing On the Dismissal of Dan Richard’s Process of Seeking Redress By Remonstrance

April 30, 2021April 29, 2021 Skip

Note: and tomorrow is the hearing on the Motion to Dismiss; we’ll be recording it. From the NH Constitution: [Art.] 31. [Meetings of Legislature, for What Purposes.] The Legislature shall assemble for the redress of public grievances and for making such laws as the public good may require. [Art.] 32. [Rights of Assembly, Instruction, and Petition.] The … Read more

Notable Quote – Progressives want Government in charge of everything

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Skip

“The essence of progressivism’s agenda is to create a government-centered society by increasing government’s control of society’s resources, then distributing those resources in ways that increase the dependency of individuals and social groups on government.”

Data Point – Number of Active Oil Drilling Rigs in the US

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Skip

And I’m waiting to see the dip due to President Biden’s Executive Orders making it harder to frack and closing off Federal lands once again:

Are Democrats Losing House Seats After 2020 Census?

April 28, 2021 Skip

Last year was the Constitutionally mandated census of the United States (Article 1 Section 2) “…Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers…”

Remember Mark Robinson Who Scolded a School Board. Now’s He’s Scolding Others Over Voter ID – As NC LT. Governor

April 27, 2021 Skip

Remember Mark Robinson who scolded a School Board. Now’s he’s scolding others over Voter ID – as NC LT. Governor.

Windham Selectman Heath Partington Picks Forensic Auditor Who Hates Forensic Election Audits!

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Skip

It seems that both Heath Partington and Mark Lindeman (Co-Director, Verified Voting), who the Windham Selectmen picked to do the “Windham Incident” Forensic Audit on the November 3 electoral results, both hate forensic electoral audits.

“Why Did You Let Them Do It?”

April 27, 2021 Skip

Good question. A sad question, really, but a question that has to be asked. What happened? The WHY is easy – but that’s for later. Many folks I’ve been talking to are just overwhelmed about what is happening. If you weren’t paying attention to politics all the time, you wouldn’t know.

The Oscars – If Somebody Watched It, It Wasn’t Me!

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Skip

Disclaimer: I don’t like 98% of most movies. I hate sitting through them without the possibility of multitasking. And most of Hollywood’s offerings aren’t worth the spit in my mouth. Furthermore, if I want to get preached at, I go to church. So, now this.

Montana Prohibits Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens

April 27, 2021 Skip

Following Steve’s post telling Biden that any Federal Gun Control will not be enforced by State resources (“Montana Prohibits Local Authorities From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws“), Montana has also made it illegal to be an illegal alien within the State of Montana.

When Our Allies Start Saying That Biden is Taking America Off the Rails…..

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Skip

The MSM, the Democrat unison of mouthpieces and PR firms, has been Biden’s echo chamber since well before the election. Everything will be better (even as Biden continues his plagiaristic ways by stealing the UN’s “Build Back Better” bit) they said. We’ve lost our way in the world but Biden will “bring up back to our deserved status.”

Americana’s Disparate Cultures Count but Ugly Americans Won’t Accept It.

April 28, 2021April 26, 2021 Skip

The post, “This is Gaining Popularity: Do Not Ruin State By Voting For Policies That You’re Escaping,” brought out the fact that if you come from somewhere else because you hated it “there”, don’t keep doing the same dang things “here.” Commenter OldNHMan, like many others, picked up on that same theme.