Context: After a “judge” in the New Hampshire trial, courts attacked our democracy (yes, bitter-clingers, this was an actual attack on democracy) by
“ordering” that “the State” (which has no money of its own) spend an additional one-half a billion on public education (which means, dear bitter-clingers, that the “judge” is ordering the legislature and governor to raise taxes or to spend less on roads, police, etc.), some Democrats began talking about not eliminating the Interest and Dividends Tax as is planned.
Kelly Ayotte’s response: NYET.
We need a tough conservative in the corner office who can win this race and beat back the left’s foolish plans to increase taxes on working families and small businesses.
As Governor, I will never allow the Democrats to increase taxes or impose an income tax. #nhpolitics https://t.co/zZyuFQFvWE pic.twitter.com/Lj8ypwzv9O
— Kelly Ayotte (@KellyAyotte) November 29, 2023
This is a fine response EXCEPT we know from Kelly’s stint as Attorney General that she AGREES with the Democrats that the judiciary has the power to tell the elected branches how much to spend on public education and what kind of taxes can be used to raise that money. More specifically, as Attorney General, Ayotte NEVER argued that the Claremont decisions and their progeny were illegitimate and should be overturned. Rather, she accepted the absurd premise that the judiciary has the power to tell the elected branches how much to spend on public education and what kind of taxes can be used to raise that money.
In other words, there really is NOT that much difference between Ayotte and the Democrats on this looming issue. Needless to say, the can is being kicked down the road via an appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme School Board … oh, I’m sorry, I meant Supreme Court. But what if that appeal is unsuccessful? Voters deserve to know exactly what every gubernatorial candidate would do in that scenario. So, “tough conservative,” Kelly … how are you going to pay???
