This is the status of Civics nowadays – by “grown-ups” old enough to know better (and better educated, supposedly).
OUT: Constitution first, then State Law, perhaps County Law/regulations, followed by town ordinances/school board policies
IN: We’re just gonna do whatever we want to get our desired outcome.
RIP: The Rule of Law.
So, first for Gunstock Area Commissioner Gary Kiedaisch. I’ve been going through the Gunstock Area Commission (“GAC”) meeting minutes (as I said here) to get a better idea of what has and what hasn’t been going on as I’m admittedly the Johnny-come-lately to this scene. So, I have to work harder and read a lot more. THIS was a wonderful gem to find uttered by GA Commish Gary Kiedaisch as he’s been letting everyone around know just how good and great his corporate skills as a CEO are. Don’t believe me? Just ask him. He’ll stand there and regale you with a ton of credits as he did during his testimony before the Senate Committee on HB1397 – droning on and on. In fact, he thinks that the enabling statute for Gunstock, RSA 399, needs to be bolstered such that only high-powered CEO of multi-million companies should be appointed (and disregarding his fellow Commissioners who started and built their own multi-million dollar enterprises, unlike him, from scratch). Minutes from January 19, 2022:
Vice-Chair Kiedaisch asked the delegation to consider his suggestions for more stringent candidate qualifications as he believes the Enable Statute is weak in that regard.
Like I said – like him. Me? I think those that better understand that the Gunstock Mountain Resort needs better overwatchers that are more attuned to being a government agency, first, that tries to be more business-like in operations instead of those that hate anything that gets in their way – including State Laws (March 1, 2022):
When G. Kiedaisch kept referencing the GAC ByLaws, D. Strang (a relatively new Commissioner and former State Rep) stated “Bylaws don’t trump RSAs,” to which G. Kiedaisch replied,
“yes, they do”.
In the same way, the Gilford School Board is legally aligned with Commish Kiedaisch in that it also believes its Policies trump State Law, and further, trump both the US and NH Constitutions in this Dillon’s Rule State that says otherwise. Being a “Board” with two members leaving and two members joining, and that my lawyer had just filed the newest amended lawsuit, I once again decided to review its history and, once again, give the Board the chance to agree to pull Policy JBAB (Transgender and non-Conforming) as it violates Free Speech clauses in both the US and NH Constitutions and codifies that it forces its staff to lie to Parents about the transgender status of their children.
Here’s the general part of my speech to the Board. And true to form, once again, they did the “Easter Island stone-faced Moa Statutes” impression – say nothing, do nothing. So, seeing the Elementary Principal sitting off to my left, I decided to force the Board to see what it is forcing its staff to do – lie to parents. It is CLEAR that she was very uncomfortable as I put her on the spot in public when I deliberately asked to prove my point:
What is the transgender status of my son?
My reasoning was that after asking during Board meetings, sending them emails, putting in Right To Know demands, I had received nothing from the Board. No justification as to WHY they could do such a Policy – just nothing back from them. My comport was generally rather nice (and yes, sometimes with a bit snark and vehemence thrown in for good measure) for almost 2 years, but I did do the Carpe Diem thing to show the Board what would happen if some parent, like moi, actually interrogating them in real life.
And yes, even though she is a nice lady, I had run out of ideas and options. I wanted to make it real, personal, and in the Board’s face. Policies can be very impersonal for those putting them into place – and very difficult situations for the “Board’s underlings” to actually carry out said Policy. I also, during the second Public Comment session, following up on what “Christine” (during the first Public Comment session) said about the Board NOT responding to folks. This, too, is a nationwide action by School Boards – refusal to engage with the rabble that elected them to office. I do wish that the bill I had submitted to the NH House had passed – it would have FORCED them to answer constituent questions:
Oh, I’m quite sure I’ll be blamed for doing so. Afterwards, Anthony Sperazzo, High School Principal, said I used her like a political pawn. When I asked what HIS solution would be after not receiving two simple answers to my two concerns (what is RSA #1 and RSA #2 that gives the School Board such Powers), he offered bupkiss. No solution at all. His only response was not about the root problem but only in how I was trying to get the point across.
Rule of Law? Hardly. But I’m betting a real expert on pronoun usage (or non-usage, as the case might be).
How do the kids learn from their elders when their elders can’t fathom what are the real issues of the day and determine the real priority ladder for them?
Or is it just me that still believes in First Things First and that they are the MOST important? We all will be in a world of hurt if gender identity continues to trump the Rule of Law.
Because that will mean a lot of other things will as well – and some of them, decidedly, won’t be liked by the Left.
