On more than one occasion, Governor Sununu has said that life in the state might not fully return to normal until there is a vaccine. What does this mean? Not everyone wants an experimental Covid vaccine. Does Sununu intend to vaccinate everyone — without their consent forcibly?
Doris Hohensee
In Emergency Order #69, Sununu Packs the Public Health Ethics Committee
Governor Sununu signed yet another emergency order, maintaining his pace of three orders per week. Emergency Order #69 allows the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (SDMAC) to pack the Public Health Ethics Committee with his appointees.
New Hampshire’s Secret Red Flag Law and How You Are At Risk
Using a state law against “Stalking,” RSA 633:3-a, anyone can file a request for a temporary restraining order against you, asking the court to shut down your political speech by placing a gag order on you and to remove all firearms and ammunition from your home.
Gov Sununu Issues Emergency Order #67 to Regulate Parents’ Remote Learning Pods
Back in March Governor Sununu suspended the state attendance law, which requires children ages 6-18 years old to attend a state-approved school for 180 days of instruction per year. He essentially created a law, authorizing remote learning for students indefinitely.
LibertyBallot.com No Longer Promotes Liberty
When incumbent Governor Sununu went off the rails in March and suspended our Constitution and Bill of Rights, many liberty folks became seriously concerned. Sununu used unconstitutional powers “granted” him by the legislature in RSA 4:45 to destroy our economy.
Cornerstone Throws Founder Karen Testerman Under the Bus
Earlier this summer NH Cornerstone Policy Research sent out candidate surveys to all state candidates, including Karen Testerman, who is running for Governor.
School Districts are Transforming Public Education in Violation of NH State Law
Governor Sununu has no authority to create positive law, allowing public school districts to transform public education in violation of NH state law. Nor can the governor downshift any unfunded expenses upon the districts to create these alternative learning programs in addition to their normal statutory obligations.
Bullying Discussion Derailed by Nashua Board of Education
If you ask parents, bullying is a growing problem in Nashua schools that continues to be swept under the rug by the School Board. There will be no discussion of bullying at the upcoming Policy Committee meeting, despite promises to address it at that meeting.
Public Hearing on Bill to Address “gross misconduct or willful negligence” by a School District
As bullying in the local schools remains a big problem, parents should consider testifying for legislation that could help parents and students. There’s a public hearing next Wed. on House Bill 1335, “An Act relative to private rights of action regarding pupil safety.”
“Productive” Board of Education Meetings in Nashua: No Data, No Discussion, No Debate
Last night the Nashua Board of Education held its first meeting of the year. Despite welcoming five new Board members, the Board was able to quickly approve an additional budget item of $693,568 for K-5 reading materials. As we all know, reading is an important life skill.
Welfare… Whose Poverty Is It About?
We launched the War on Poverty in the 1960’s. That’s more than half a century ago. The goal back then was to eliminate poverty in America. There have been several welfare programs. We have spent about $25 trillion on all the good intentions. Today the welfare system it is generally acknowledged to have utterly failed … Read more
Ian Underwood – “Dear Rep. DiSesa…Which Rights, Exactly?”
Ian Underwood | GrokWatch News Desk
Dear Rep. DiSesa,
As you point out, the New Hampshire Constitution does say:
[Art.] 3. [Society, its Organization and Purposes.] When men enter into a state of society, they surrender up some of their natural rights to that society, in order to ensure the protection of others; and, without such an equivalent, the surrender is void.
This raises an important question: Which rights, exactly? Not surprisingly, the very next article answers that question:
[Art.] 4. [Rights of Conscience Unalienable.] Among the natural rights, some are, in their very nature unalienable, because no equivalent can be given or received for them. Of this kind are the Rights of Conscience.
In addition to rights of conscience, which other rights may not be surrendered up to society?
“…the constitution applies even when we are afraid.” – Ian Underwood
In the unofficial transcript of Senator David Pierce’s comments opposing SB 116 – Constitutional Carry – on Thursday, January 29, the Senator said: “And there was one gentleman in particular, I didn’t get his name, he was standing on the left side of the audience, he went into Article 2-a of the NH constitution that says that “all persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state… He didn’t say it but, what he was going to say, you know, but what he was advocating for is a very strict reading of that and he’s saying that “All persons means all persons.”
That “gentleman” is Ian Underwood who readers of Granite Grok and 2 Amendment folks know well. After reading the unofficial transcript, Ian has responded in a piece he has entitled “SB 116 for Idiots”, reprinted in its entirety below:
Testimony of Ian Underwood on HB 1589
Today in Representative Hall, Ian Underwood presented the testimony below to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Eyes widened.
“Article 2A of the NH Constitution clearly states that:
All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.
It doesn’t say ‘some‘ persons. It doesn’t say ‘approved‘ persons. It doesn’t say ‘persons who don’t scare us’. It says ‘all persons’.
A right for which you have to ask permission isn’t a right at all. So the first point, I think, that has to be made regarding this bill is that it takes the wrong approach towards the goal sought by its sponsors.
The right approach would be to amend the NH Constitution: to declare that NOT all persons have the right to defend themselves, or that self-defense is not a right but a privilege, or perhaps to change the definition of ‘persons‘ to something like ‘persons we like’. But until such a change has been made, any 5th grader can see that this bill conflicts with the NH Constitution. It takes a constitutional scholar to miss that.
Noteable Quote: Cicero on Handouts
Gaius Gracchus proposed his grain law. It delighted the people for it provided an abundance of food free of toil. The good men, by contrast, fought against it because they reckoned that the masses would be seduced from the ways of hard work and become slothful, and they saw that the treasury would be drained … Read more