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

This week’s RLCNH Report — lots of good bills still on the table!

This week’s RLCNH Report is out, and there are lots of good bills still on the table on issues ranging from prohibiting the implementation of Obamacare exchanges, reigning in the judiciary, and pension reform to education tax credits, right to work, and smart meters. Full list of bills as well as information to take action …

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Op-Ed by Carolyn McKinney (Chair, RLCNH) “The Legislature must reestablish its place above the courts”

The Legislature must reestablish its place above the courts By Carolyn McKinney, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire. While many in Concord are clamoring over language for an educational-funding constitutional amendment (CACR 12), what’s being lost in the final debate of the 2011-2012 session is a constitutional amendment proposal far more important …

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RLCNH Report: Action needed on pension reform

RLCNH Report for the week is available. Lots going on—continuing Obamacare fight, stopping location tracking without consent, requiring police accountability, decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana—but the most important bill this week is pension reform. ACTION ALERT! Fix New Hampshire’s Pension System SB 229 is the pension reform bill that we’ve all been waiting for, because after …

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The RLCNH Report: STOP OBAMACARE edition

Top action item this week on the RLCNH Report is to stop Obamacare implementation here in New Hampshire: ACTION ALERT! STOP OBAMACARE NOW! One main feature of Obamacare is the requirement that each state setup health exchanges. These exchanges are the meat and potatoes of Obamacare—and it includes a total takeover of the health insurance market by …

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Thanks to the Republicans for keeping the TSA accountable

Another victory for liberty was won yesterday when the Republican-dominated New Hampshire House of Representatives passed the  TSA Accountability and Transparency bill (HB 628). Here are some of my comments from the RLCNH press release posted yesterday afternoon: “I would like to thank the members of the House who supported this bill for understanding the need to …

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Ron Paul endorsed by the national Republican Liberty Caucus

On Friday, the national Republican Liberty Caucus (parent organization to the RLCNH) announced its endorsement of Ron Paul for President:  The Republican Liberty Caucus national board is proud to endorse Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) for the Republican presidential nomination.  In a field of candidates who show little genuine commitment to individual liberty or reducing the …

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A New Year for the RLCNH Report

Hot off the presses, it is the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire’s 2012 inaugural RLCNH Report. It’s a big one this time—here’s a quick overview of all the bills covered: HB 542-FN: Parental rights over objectionable material in schools VETO RECONSIDERATION SB 133-FN: Corporate welfare for telecoms HB 244: Restrict collection of biometric data …

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The Tea Party’s Biggest Challenge: Protecting Its Brand

The Tea Party, now a well-known but poorly understood American populist movement, has attracted so much attention because it truly rose from the grassroots passions of Americans who love their country. To clearly understand the grassroots nature of the Tea Party, it’s important to note that the movement has never been controlled by any one central …

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