Part 5 – Testimony on behalf of HB564 – relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones

Continuing on from Part 4 here: Jerry Nadler (D-NY): Setup: former assistant U.S. attorney and self described conservative constitutionalist Andrew McCarthy argued during his testimony: “principal purpose of the Constitution is to limit the power of government to intrude on the liberties and suppress the rights of the American people.” Jerry Nadler (D-NY): make that … Read more

Quotes

Notable Quote – Tyler Cowan

The danger, of course, is that competition for consumers will be replaced by competition for political pull. There are thousands of instances of companies lobbying for tariffs, price supports, subsidies, and restrictions on their competition, all for their own self-interest and profits of course. When such lobbying is successful, capitalism becomes about sucking up to … Read more

“The Day, Collusion died”

But will it actually die?  Collusion was just the on-ramp – the Dems are already changing their failed Narrative knowing that the media will “conveniently” forget what was the topic du jour for the last two years and roll with the Progressive….well, what ever it turns out to be.

Data Point – US Air is getting better and better

“Economic Growth with Cleaner Air Between 1970 and 2016, the combined emissions of the six common pollutants (PM2.5 and PM10, SO2, NOx, VOCs, CO and Pb) dropped by 73 percent. This progress occurred while the U.S. economy continued to grow, Americans drove more miles and population and energy use increased.” That chart didn’t show up all … Read more

Polling choices poll

Left vs. Right (Takers vs. Givers)

We will argue over the finer points, but at the end of the legislative day, those don’t matter. Republicans used their majority to give back. They lowered taxes and reduced government interference over your daily life. Democrats are using their majority to take things away from you.

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How Much $$ Did Michael Bloomberg Spend to Buy the NH Senate?

On Tuesday, April 30th, the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on three pieces of destructive gun control legislation that passed the Democrat-controlled house. NYC billionaire and Godfather of gun control, Michael Bloomberg, funder and founder of various gun control organizations like Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Moms Demand Action and Everytown for ‘Gun … Read more

Steve Shurtleff Flouts the First Amendment

This: This obviously is viewpoint discrimination because, to show you one example, this Leftist troll account is not blocked: Just as New Hampshire Democrats do not really believe in the Second Amendment, they do not believe in the First Amendment. I am sure that many GOP State Reps regularly read Granite Grok. It will be … Read more

“Democrats: let terrorists vote”

So let me see if I get this straight – a law abiding citizen who has been improperly put on the “do not fly” list and now is a “suspected terrorist” gets stripped of a Constitutional Right (Second Amendment Rights for a rather (almost indeterminate) time) but the Democrats are in favor of an ACTUAL … Read more

Border Wall

Is Mexico finally “paying for The Wall”?

Steve beat me (“Mexico Just Busted Up A Caravan – Hundreds Arrested“) in putting up the news that the Central American “caravans” may be near the end of their political lifespans. We’ve been writing about these for a while now as we at GraniteGrok do see them as a slow rolling existential threat given the … Read more

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