I never thought it would come to this but somehow, even with a super majority in the New Hampshire State Senate, I have to fight Republicans to do something so obvious it pains me to think they are incapable of seeing it for themselves. Why have we not yet repealed RGGI with a veto-proof majority?
I guess our State Senate has been bought out by King Reggie, maybe with land and titles, or some fiscal inducement. Why else permit the monarchical ability of this outside power to raise taxes arbitrarily, and indefinitely, without any accountability to the people who are to be taxed?
Didn’t we start a revolution over that a few years back?
Here’s an idea. If the moderate leanings of the more level headed “Republicans” in the New Hampshire state senate demand that we pursue some conservation driven agenda, and none of the existing Green mandates already in place at the state level will do, at least do us the courtesy of a repeal and replace. Remove and repeal the unaccountable, arbitrary third-party tax scheme run by King Reggie known as RGGI and bring forth some new idea that the taxpayers would actually have some control over, which we can then debate and kill on the spot. (hint-hint!)
Or, you can make excuses, legislate givebacks that will only grow the taxpayer-funded bureaucracy to manage them, tie our exit to yet another outside power (like some other state), or just bend over and kiss King Reggie’s….ring. Yes. All hail king Reggie. Long may he tax us without fear of retribution.
My suggestion? Grow a set, remember what state sovereignty means, recall how and why you even have that supermajority and kick King Reggie to the curb. No self-respecting Republican would stand for this. I can’t believe we are even having this conversation.
