The results of New Hampshire’s mid-term elections are just such a positive sea change, that I cannot stop smiling. Here are some thoughts:
1) With a dual veto-proof majority, and complete dominance of the Executive Council, John Lynch is a GINO (Governor In Name Only) and can only spend his time quixotically defending the benefits of Liberalism, and chastising Republicans for "hurting the middle class" – but almost nobody will be listening.
2) All the great things that the NH House tried to pass last year (think Dan Itse, Tim Comerford), should now sail through with ease:
- A review of all State spending and elimination of unconstitutional, unnecessary and wasteful programs
- Removal of all Stimulus revenue from the budget
- Rejection of Federal Stimulus funds
- Repealing a boat-load of taxes that the Democrats created
- 2/3 requirement to pass any new/increased taxes
- Law prohibiting the use of fee revenues in the General Budget
- Renegotiation of State Employee Pension Agreements
- State Sovereignty (10th Amendment) Resolution
- ID Requirement for all persons voting in all elections
- Joint Committee to review all Federal Laws for Constitutionality
- Nullify Obamacare (ACA)
- Absolution of the Constitution being the law of the land (prevention of Sharia Law recognition)
- Nullify Federal Gun Laws
- Absolute Parental Authority Doctrine
- No intrusion on Home Schooling (see parental authority)
- No special restrictions for specific types of firearms
- Are there any judges that need removing?
- Do we need any specific Lobbyist reform?
- …and so many more…(please, send me your thoughts on others)
3) I’m actually glad that Republicans did NOT get a majority in the US Senate. Why?
Over the next 2 years, Obama and Harry Reid are going to try to blame every issue on Republicans, from Abe Lincoln to Paul Ryan. Without veto-proof majorities in both houses, there is nothing we can do about Obama putting the kibosh on the Conservative agenda.
If Repubs have majorities in both houses of Congress, and with the inevitable chaos that should ensue between now and 2012 as they try to cut spending, he may succeed in convincing the American people that Conservatiism is not the best way to go.
This chaos MUST be attributed to the Progressive actions of the past 2 years (er, 45 years). Republicans would also be well-off to issue a big, fat, wet mea-culpa for their actions between 2003-2006.
With Democrats controlling the US Senate, and Republicans controlling the US House, little blame should fall on Republicans, provided they actually do push their agenda through the House.