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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Constitutional Question One: Register of Probate. What HAVE You Done, Alan Glassman, to Show Cause to Keep the Office Around?

by Norm Silber

I had this post concerning the removal of the office of Register of Probate in NH as a Constitutional Office  (and loyal reader Dan McGuire had an opposing view here).  Now I have a couple of direct questions to Alan Glassman, currently the holder of that office in Belknap County… Under the 2011 court reorganization, … Read more

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Constitutional Amendment: Question One on the Nov 8th NH Ballot, Explained

by Norm Silber

Constitutional Question #1 on New Hampshire’s November 8 general election ballot is simple housekeeping to eliminate an obsolete position.

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Mike Bordes – A Very Angry Person

by Norm Silber

Although it might be useful to think of Mike Bordes merely as a “useful idiot,” i.e. generally understood to be a person propagandizing for a cause without fully comprehending the cause’s goals, in reality, he is a malicious individual masquerading as a Republican but viciously attacking real Republicans, one after the other in an apparent … Read more

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RSA 91A Right To Know: Information on SoulFest

by Norm Silber

From: Norman J Silber Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2022, 5:44 PM To: tday@gunstock.com Subject: RSA 91-A demand/request To Tom Day- President & General Manager of the Gunstock Recreation Area: Pursuant to the provisions of New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated Chapter 91-A, I hereby demand that you furnish me with the following documents within the time … Read more

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Seems like Skip wasn’t the only one to comment on this – NH GOP now taking sides in the Governor Primary?

by Norm Silber

Being the Chair of the Belknap County Republican Committee, I made it known of my displeasure that the new Communications Director of the NH GOP has positioned the Party to support the incumbent Governor over the three candidates (that I know about) that will be primarying Chris Sununu.

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Belknap County (NH) Candidates Wanted!!

by Norm Silber

Even with the revising of the State House Districts in Belknap County based on the latest federal census, there are still 18 State Representative seats for the county, although the grouping of towns has changed. Principled, freedom-loving conservative Republicans, who will actually vote Republican if they are elected, are needed for the following state representative … Read more

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Recouping Your Wasted Money at Gunstock

by Norm Silber

In November of last year, a lawsuit styled “Gunstock Area Commission v. Belknap County Convention,” was brought in the Belknap County Superior Court bearing Docket Number 211-2021-CV-00231.

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More Huge Waste at Gunstock

by Norm Silber

This is the story of how the Gunstock Area Commission (the “GAC”) and its so-called “leadership” wasted over $100,000 of taxpayer assets.

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The Rot at the Top of Gunstock.

by Norm Silber

Leadership in any organization starts at the top, but so does rot. The past so-called leadership of the Gunstock Area Commission (the “GAC”) exemplifies these principles.

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Real Republicans Should Select Republican Candidates

by Norm Silber

The 2022 Annual Meeting of the NH Republican State Committee will be held in Windham this coming Saturday, January 29. Among the more important issues to be voted upon at that meeting will be a proposed amendment to the By-Laws of the NHGOP that could have a major effect on our elections in the future.

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Are You Ready for a 37% Increase in Your County Property Taxes?

by Norm Silber

Are you ready for a 37% increase in your county property taxes? Belknap County Commissioners Peter Spanos, Hunter Taylor and Glen Waring have proposed a budget for county operations for next year that would raise taxes by 37%. No, that is not a typo.

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I Have A Dream

by Norm Silber

The Gunstock Ski Area is not a “company,” although that is what the chair of the Gunstock Area Commission has repeatedly called it in public meetings. Gunstock is a large property owned by Belknap County and, thus, its taxpayers.

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How Big A Bonus Did You Receive This Year?

by Norm Silber

These are the times that try men’s souls.

We are living through what appears to have been a man-made pandemic that has cost our country many thousands of jobs and businesses, small and large, that have simply disappeared.

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How to Avoid a Primary Challenge if you are a RINO.

by Norm Silber

Everyone knows or should know, that there is neither a loyalty oath nor an accurate FDA-approved blood test (sorry Dr. Fauci) to verify that someone is actually a real Republican. There ought to be but there just isn’t.

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We Do Not Take Fundraising Advice from Democrats!

by Norm Silber

As many people already know, the Belknap County Republican Committee is having a Country Gala at the Gunstock Ski Resort this coming Saturday starting at 5 PM, as a political fundraiser to support future Republican candidates. Our guest speaker will be US Senator and former Florida Governor Rick Scott.

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More on the Arrest of the Gilford School Superintendent

by Norm Silber

Coming on the heels of the recent arrest of the Gilford school superintendent in Concord for assault and domestic violence assault, I appeared at the meeting of the Gilford School Board this past Monday evening, and the following are somewhat modified excerpts from my public remarks:

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The Current State of Leadership in the Gilford Schools

by Norm Silber

Gilford School Superintendent Kirk Beitler
(Concord Police mug shot via Concord Patch)

In our legal system and under our constitutional republic, an individual charged with any crime is presumed innocent unless and until convicted under a finding that the charged offense occurred beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Is It Time for Cameras in the Classrooms of Our Government Schools?

by Norm Silber

This writer has previously opined on the critical need for actions in addition to the formal banning of the teaching of so-called “critical race theory” in our government (i.e., public) schools.

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Some Thoughts on the Surfside Florida Building Collapse and Occupational Licensing

by Norm Silber

This writer, born and raised on the West Coast of Florida, and who ended up, much to his surprise, practicing law in Miami for about 40 years before finally being able to escape to New Hampshire (where he had been visiting frequently over that 40 year period), has some thoughts about the tragic collapse of the high rise condominium building in Surfside, Florida.

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Formally Banning the teaching of Critical Race Theory in the Public Schools is Not Enough

by Norm Silber

Now that our Governor has signed HB2, the budget “trailer” bill, containing various “policy” matters, into law, and because HB2 as adopted now contains a version of the ban on teaching CRT in our schools that had originally been proposed as a standalone, stronger bill, there may be a tendency to relax with the notion … Read more

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