SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow by Norm Silber – Part 5

This past Thursday night, Norm Silber gave a talk on “SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow”; a wide ranging discussion on the US Constitution. overview of our jurisprudence system, the hierarchy of the varying levels in our court system, the case flows within the system, the make up of the court, and upcoming issues that the Court … Read more

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RBG Spotted! No, It Does Not Appear to be a Hoax

Can the Ruth-less Supreme Court look forward to the return of their missing Justice? It’s too soon to tell. But Liberal hearts must be swelling at this news. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) has been spotted in public. Fox News Reports that, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday attended a concert …in Washington, D.C., marking her first public appearance … Read more

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Our Gross Overspending … $1 Trillion Again

Fiscal insanity Fiscal insanity continues to reign in the District of Columbia. Congress steadfastly refuses to budget for the nation. It continues to authorize spending while refusing to acknowledge responsibility for repayment. There are no signs of a return to fiscal sanity in sight. A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicates that … Read more

NH GOP Convention – Gov. Chris Sununu

On Jan 26, the NH GOP held its annual meeting / convention and this year it was at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH.  We brought all new equipment for all kinds of purposes and to be truthful, not all of them worked out as planned.  So, we have some action items written up so that … Read more

Stop the insanity

If there’s anything that we should have learned over the last half century, it’s that spending more money on schools does nothing to improve student achievement, and that there is no correlation between the amount spent and the results obtained.

And if there’s anything that we should have learned during the two decades since the Claremont decision, it’s that even making every district into a ‘rich district’ does nothing to improve student performance.

These results shouldn’t come as a complete surprise.  We’ve been focusing all our attention on money, and very little on what we’re doing with the money.  It’s almost as if we think that something will work better if we pay more for it, or if we take the money out of a different pocket.

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SDGANH: “Preparing for the Future of Schooling” – Ian Underwood (Part 1)

In this seminar, presented by the School District Governance Association of NH (“SDGANH”), the topic of  what will schools and education look like in the future was discussed  and what school board members need to know NOW about the changes (technological, demographic, economic, and political) that they will be facing and ways to view potential … Read more

SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow by Norm Silber – Part 4

This past Thursday night, Norm Silber gave a talk on “SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow”; a wide ranging discussion on the US Constitution. overview of our jurisprudence system, the hierarchy of the varying levels in our court system, the case flows within the system, the make up of the court, and upcoming issues that the Court … Read more

Daddy, why do we have taxes?

Percy Blakeney recently made the argument that ‘the proper function of taxation is to raise money for core functions of government’.

The first problem with this is that it ignores the fact that there are lots of other ways in which money can be raised, apart from taxation:  Principally user fees, but also penalties, sales of goods and services, donations, raffles, and so on.

So it might be more precise to say that ‘The proper use of taxation is to raise money for core functions of government only after all other avenues have been shown to be ineffectual’.

But there’s still a problem. 

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The Red Pen Governor

The liberty and freedom we’ve enjoyed in New Hampshire is under direct attack.  And it’s the worst it has ever been. Fresh off their November election wins, Democrats fired up their campaign to restrict rights and grow government.  And, unfortunately, they control the House, Senate and Executive Council.   But fortunately, we still have a Republican governor … Read more

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HB687-FN: NH Democrats Come After More Than Your Guns

by Nicole R. Fortune, Esq. HB 687-FN is what is commonly referred to as a “Gun Grab Bill” that if passed would become what is commonly referred to as a “Red Flag Law” and with good reason. Throughout history, a red flag is symbolic of socialism, communism, Marxism and left-wing politics. In modern times a red … Read more

Whither the Boy Scouts of America?

A major goal of the left and its fellow-travelling PC Police seems to be the demolition of most of the traditional pillars of American culture and family values.  The changes in the Boy Scouts of America, which used to be thought of as being like motherhood and apple pie, can serve as an excellent example … Read more

Daddy, What are taxes for?

Function: The proper function of taxation is to raise money for core functions of government. It is not the function of taxes to direct the behavior of citizens. Closing the budget gaps created by overspending too is a misuse of taxation. This is true regardless of the size or level of government. Taxation always imposes … Read more

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