Our immigration system is broken, plain and simple. I know this is something that everyone, regardless of political party or ideology, can agree on. Every year, hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants unlawfully cross over our southern border.
Op-Ed
Hate and Intolerance in New Boston
What I saw last Thursday was a lesson in hate and intolerance of people in their community that have different ideas. As I said when I spoke, I am not a Free Stater, but I know what it’s like to live in a state where my wife and I finally said: “We have to get out of here.”
Why do we Think our Successful Birth Gives us the Right to Deprive Another of Their Life?
I was sitting in a recent committee hearing at the statehouse listening to Planned Parenthood and the NH Women’s Foundation argue in favor of a Senate bill (SB 486) that would require employers in the state to cover all abortions in their health plans.
A New Path to Careers for NH High School Students
When we talk about students who are not succeeding in our current education system, we often say that they “slipped through the cracks.” Well, what if we filled in those cracks so that students could move seamlessly from high school to college to the workforce?
Democrats Fail to Protect Children, Again
Democrats in Concord have developed hypocrisy from a hobby into an art-form. On one hand, they claim to defend and fight for vulnerable residents of the Granite State by shouting from the rooftops about public education funding and social welfare spending. Then, when it comes time to actually legislate to protect their constituents’ rights to … Read more
Corruption in Carroll County New Hampshire…
On the evening of Sunday, February 23 I was arrested in the street in front of my Effingham home after I refused to voluntarily relinquish our livestock guardian dogs [both of whom were rescued under threat of euthanasia for not being companion animals(!!)] to the police for impoundment and euthanasia.
Prostitution is not a victimless crime. Even where it is legal, there are victims
Our laws are ostensibly written for people. However, in the last half-century, an administrative state has been creeping into the realm of lawmaking, by making rules that equate to laws. The rules are not enacted by our elected lawmakers, but by designated, so-called experts.
Standing up Against the Assault on our Republic
In 2018, Democrats running for state representative seats in Concord proclaimed the need for bipartisanship. They won a majority in the House and Senate with their campaign promises. The truth became clear very soon after they swore their oath to our NH Constitution; they had the majority and they intended to subject the minority to … Read more
Bloomberg’s Bitter Harvest
Members of the political class often simultaneously demonstrate ignorance and arrogance, but Michael Bloomberg’s comment about farmers takes him right to the top of that class.
How is providing care to a newborn controversial?
I brought forward the Born Alive Infant Act, SB 741, in order to ensure that a baby who takes its first breath receives all reasonable medical actions needed to preserve their life, regardless of the circumstances of their birth.
“Is there a difference between reporting and perceptions of activities of Republicans and Democrats?”
Is it just me, or is there a difference between reporting and perceptions of activities of Republicans and Democrats? If there is a story, a rumor, an innuendo, or a tenuous connection associated with a Republican, the worst interpretation is reported and repeated.
We May Have an Electioneering Problem in New Hampshire Public Schools
I wonder if teachers and administrators at Windham High School in New Hampshire, and other schools throughout the state, realize that having campaign signs and other campaign materials in the classroom is likely a misdemeanor in the state of NH?
Focus on Growth, Opportunity and Innovation is Paying Off for New Hampshire
The takeaway message from Gov. Chris Sununu’s State of the State address on Thursday was that New Hampshire, like comedian Larry The Cable Guy, gets her done.
Virginia: “Our entire Bill of Rights has been under assault”
As a member of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, Rick Goodman has led a grassroots effort in his county to have Prince William County established as a Constitutional County by resolution of the Board of Supervisors in late 2019.
The Lawless Congressional Leadership
We’ve all seen the viral video of the Speaker of The House, Nancy Pelosi seemingly tearing up her slide deck in a fit of pique. Representative Paul Gosar calling for bringing her up on ethics charges had a lot more going for his take on events than most of us because Speaker Pelosi destroyed an official document on national television.
Follow the Money
I have been working on both State and County Budgets for over two decades. One handy rule I use in analyzing why the money is in the budget is “Follow the Money.” This simple rule leads one to find out the why this got included. Who benefits? Where does the money come from?
HB1159 Testimony – making Public Servants into a new “Protected Class” above citizens
TO: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee DATE: January 29, 2020 RE: HB 1159-FN – AN ACT relative to cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and doxxing of a public servant. FROM: Kathleen LaBonte, <redacted> Dear Chairman Cushing and Committee Members: I begin my public testimony AGAINST HB 1159 by quoting Thomas Jefferson: “Rightful liberty is unobstructed action … Read more
Tulsi, Marco, and Hillary’s Shadow
So I was with a state rep friend on a Saturday night last November at the Salt Hill Pub in Lebanon watching football on the Pub’s TV. Dartmouth was beating Princeton in a game played in Yankee Stadium, of all places. Then Tulsi Gabbard walks into the bar.