GraniteGrok reports: Annual Belknap County GOP Lake Winnipesaukee Cruise – Steve Negron

Following Brian Belanger was his friend, Steve Negron.  Both are running for the US House of Representatives in NH’s Second Congressional District.  Like the others, Steve addressed the crowd on the M/S Mount Washington on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Note: it seems that a number of the candidates are prior military – many of them Air Force such as Steve Negron (Major, retired, Missile command).  Turns out that David Webb, the MC, is a prior Marine – and was egged on a bit by Al Baldasaro.  I think you’ll enjoy that the inter-branch rivalry that was brought up.

Full Disclosure: GraniteGrok has endorsed Steve in this election.

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DISQUS Doodlings: Both Jonathan Baird and Dan Williams are wrong about the First Amendment and the NFL

Level the playing fieldBackground: Jonathan Baird works for the Social Security Administration, Dan Williams is a government teacher.  Both work in union dominated workplaces; my opinion stems from that and that both of them get the new NFL policy wrong from different viewpoints.  Mine?  The owners own the teams – they can make policies that their employees have to follow; Baird disagrees (reformatted, emphasis mine):

The new policy outlined by Commissioner Roger Goodell that requires NFL players to stand during the national anthem did not come out of any collective bargaining agreement between the owners and the players. It was a unilateral assertion by management. Up until now, there has been no NFL rule that prohibited players from demonstrating during the national anthem. I am at a loss to understand how the owners think they can enforce a unilateral declaration.

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SCOTUS Sides with Christian Baker On Same-Sex Wedding Cake

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado’s Civil Rights Commission violated a Colorado Baker’s religious liberty when penalized him for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex couple. Washington Times. The 7 to 2 ruling found the Colorado Civil Rights Commission did not view the baker’s case with “religious neutrality.” “The reason and … Read more

Some Thoughts on the HB1264 – Memoranda Filed With the Supreme Court — Part I

vote1Not a comprehensive examination of all memoranda filed with Supreme Court regarding House Bill 1264.  Just some notes I took while reading through them, cleaned up somewhat for public consumption.

SECRETARY OF STATE

The Secretary of State takes no express position on House Bill 1264.  But he appears to agree with the position of the Governor —as I see it— that nonresident college students somehow have a right to vote in New Hampshire and remain nonresidents.  I say this because of the Secretary of State’s characterization of the second question submitted by the Governor: 

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Exeter NH Police Chief Arrests Resident for Social Media Comment

freedom_of_speechIn a story that went wide yesterday, Exeter Police Chief William Shupe had Robert Frese arrested for an online comment in which he said: “Chief Shupe covered up for a dirty cop.”

I may have my differences with the NH ACLU, but we’ve consistently agreed on one thing. Free Speech. Shupe is a public official. As such he is subject to the broadest possible interpretation of the first amendment. But rather than dismiss the banter the Chief had the accused arrested for violating the state’s defamation law.

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Eric Holder Flips on Out-Of-State Student License and Vehicle Registration Comments.

Eric Holder held in contemptFrom the Concord Monitor. Mr. Holder Clarifies his clarification.

“My comments were intended to support the right of domiciled students to vote in the state of New Hampshire as long as they comply with existing law,” Holder said. “In no way should they be viewed as supporting any proposal that would make it harder for students to exercise their right to join in the Granite State’s electoral process.”

We reported yesterday on the original clarification in which he stated that Student’s should register cars in the Granite State and get a New Hampshire license. He has now backtracked to the State Demo Party Default answer that this is bad.

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New Hampshire’s New Era – Send Us Your Corporate Rent-Seekers!

bribeOn May 31st, Gov. Sununu signed into law (along with 41 other bills) SB 564, an act introducing corporate rent seeking for special tax favors in the Granite State.

No, that’s not the actual title, but that’s what it does. It opens a new door to a new era into which lobbyists may stick their foot and their deep pockets to promote special tax treatment for their benefactors.

Concord is now no better than Washington, DC.

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On Two Recent Court Decisions That Deal with ‘In God We Trust’ On U.S. Currency

Gavel-And-Scales-Of-Justice-570x381Two cases came down last week in separate circuit courts on the subject of the motto ‘In God We Trust’ as presented in various forms of US currency.

On May 28th, the 6th Circuit ruled that “In God We Trust” on US currency was not a burden to plaintiffs under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 and dismissed their case. If you like to get into the weeds the decision makes for interesting reading.

The court’s examination could also be useful to Gov. Sununu as he prepares to sign trans legislation that could place an unreasonable burden on free speech, association, and possibly burden business owners in a way that could force the state into a lengthy legal challenge that is entirely unnecessary.

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Warning: Don’t Let Yourselves Fall As We in the U.K Have Fallen

Katie Hopkins - Creeping Sharia

UK Investigative reporter Katie Hopkins has a message for America and the World. Sharia Law is creeping into the US.

In this recorded webinar you hear, “her firsthand account of the No-Go Zones from Sweden to Sicily; de facto Sharia in the U.K; and explained what Americans need to know to prevent similar situations.”

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