Norm Silber, Author at Granite Grok

Norm Silber

Norm Silber is a New Hampshire & Florida lawyer & political activist living in Gilford.  He served as a NH State Representative during 2017-18, was again elected to serve in the House in 2021-22,  and is an active member of numerous politically-oriented advocacy organizations, including The Federalist Society, the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, the New Hampshire Firearms Coalition, and Gun Owners of America.

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Gunstock- The Home of No Financial Controls?

Friday’s mail brought an anonymous missive following regarding the apparent misuse of public funds by outgoing Gunstock General Manager Tom Day, who, it appears, used the Gunstock postage meter for postage to mail some type of personal payment from him to the City of Portland, Maine.

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How Republicans Are Turning Wins Into Losses

It is a well-known legislative strategy in the NH House to protect a “win” against later efforts of your opponents to convert it into a loss. This is especially important when the numbers of Reps on each side of the aisle are fairly close together, as we find ourselves now.

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My Laundry List of Reasons to NOT Vote for Vivek Ramaswamy

With our First in The Nation Primary a few months away, inundated as we are with campaign events for, and emails from, various candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, this writer, initially a Ramaswamy supporter, thought it might be useful to examine some of the statements and positions taken by one of the so-called “leading” …

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The 2023 Liberty Ratings

The New Hampshire Liberty Alliance (the “NHLA”), founded in 2003, is a non-partisan coalition working to increase individual freedom in New Hampshire, by monitoring bills in the legislative sessions and encouraging private charity, a civil society, and citizen involvement.

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Florida Probate: Nothing to Fear

Although there are various strategies to “avoid” probate anywhere, there are two general situations in which New Hampshire residents may have to deal with probate matters in Florida. Those situations are (a) a NH resident dies owning Florida real estate, typically a vacation residence; and (b) a NH resident has a relative who dies as …

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About Grand Jury Indictments

Historically, Grand Juries, an institution inherited from England, were designed to act as buffers between over-zealous and/or overreaching prosecutors and anyone from the public who might be accused of a crime. In other words, it was originally designed to protect individuals. The members serving on a Grand Jury (the “Grand Jurors”) are lay people from …

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Attack on Chartered Public Schools & Hillsdale College

Assuming you are not a regular reader of the Laconia Daily Sun, which I typically call” Pravda on the Lake,” attached is a letter to the editor in which the writer attacks, among others, Larry Arnn, Hillsdale College President, the new charter school being established in the Lakes Region, our beloved Commissioner of Education Frank …

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Florida’s Phony Constitutional Carry Law

The Florida governor running for president likes to tout how Florida passed “constitutional carry” legislation this year – under his watch. But a close examination of House Bill 543, and related laws that were unchanged, reveals that “constitutional carry” is illusory at best.

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Two Questions for Governor Desantis That Voters in New Hampshire Should Ask:

Question #1: Why did you sign into law, on May 3, 2021, a new law in Florida, identified as Florida Chapter Law 2021-8, that provides as follows: Amends Section 381.00315, Florida Statutes, to read as follows, in pertinent part- “2- (d) The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public health emergency, may take actions …

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