Guest post by NH State Rep Jane Cormier – Sanborton Republican Dennis Fields Votes Against 2nd Amendment (among other things…)

[Note: a compendium of “Dennis-isms” from the just completed Belknap County budget process at the end  -Skip]

Boy, this being a “representative” is pretty difficult stuff. I have to admit, even though I take our Wednesday meeting/voting sessions at the State House pretty seriously, sitting through some of these difficult County Budget meetings has really been eye opening. I am happy to say, our conservative majority in the delegation have level funded the county budget for our Belknap County taxpayers. No tax increase this year much to the chagrin of our County Commissioners, County Administrator, Deb Shackett, and the Democrats on our county delegation. However, the most surreal experience of all, has been working with Republican Representative Dennis Fields. Not only did Rep. Fields vote with the Democrats to RAISE the county portion of our property taxes, Rep. Fields has also voted with the Democrats at the State House against our 2nd Amendment rights. And, I have to wonder if Sanbornton voters truly understood what they were getting in their Republican candidate, Dennis Fields when they voted for him. If so, then you need not read any further. If not, then you need to recognize his anti-Second Amendment votes and actions at our county budget meeting prove Rep.Fields is not supporting the proposed Republican Party platform or our Constitutional rights to bear arms. He ran as a Republican and was voted him in as such. Hmmm…..

During the process of county budget talks (the 9% proposed increase on the county portion of our property taxes was beyond egregious, in my opinion), Fields continually sided with the Commissioners and Democrats, often attacking his own Republican Chair, Rep. Colette Worsman, with unprofessional diatribes and hyperbole. His quarrelsome statements on Worsman holding “secret meetings”, (they are called CAUCUSES, Rep. Field. ALL political parties hold them. There is nothing “secretive” about them

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As Glenn Reynolds says, ‘Heh’

Via Instapundit: “This is probably why John McCain and Lindsay Graham have their panties in a wad: Rand Paul filibuster energizes Tea Party against GOP establishment.” Meanwhile, seen on Facebook:

Pediatricians And Guns, Part II

“It is a good thing for a physician to have prematurely grey hair and itching piles.  The first makes him appear to know more than he does, and the second gives him an expression of concern which the patient interprets as being on his behalf.”  —A. Benson Cannon

Kid_with_gunOn Sunday, February 3, 2013 more than eighty Granite State Pediatricians endorsed an open letter to legislators demanding passage of a cornucopia of gun legislation, perpetuating a plethora of myths, mistruths and confabulations currently being presented as, “sensible gun policy.” The letter, obviously an advertisement paid for by the Pediatricians, and featured in the February 3rd edition of the New Hampshire Sunday

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The Democrats’ Gun Control Racism

Star Parker: “Taking guns from the law-abiding many puts too much power in the hands of an ill-intentioned few.” Democrats seem to fear and hate the individual right to self-defense, always supporting so-called “gun control.” Historically, it was Democrats who imposed “gun control” in the post-Civil War South to disarm blacks in the face of Jim … Read more

Do NH Democrats Want To Pass A Law Like This One In Germany?

German family seeks asylum in America, Obama Holder say kick them out
Should Eric Holder Deport this Family?

With few exceptions, the progressive liberal Democrats would love to have a law just like this in New Hampshire.

Homeschooling was made illegal in the country in 1938 (…) and the law has never been repealed, but rather strengthened.  In 2007, the German Supreme Court ruled that the country’s mandate that children be sent to public school is necessary to “counteract the development of religious and philosophically motivated parallel societies.”

Want to read the entire paragraph?

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This Was the Moment When the Rise of the Oceans Began to Slow…”

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My title is from the now infamous line from the narcissistic in chief, Barack Obama,  where he announces that by choosing him, the planet could begin to heal.

I’m not feelin’ the healin.’

It also turns out that the rise of the seas (what little there was) began to slow in 2002/2003, and have been heading downward ever since, despite CO2 continuing to rise, or the carbon-dioxide emitting wind bag, Barack Obama, yapping through his non-stop campaign as Commander in Thief.

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THE NETWORK FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCES…

THE NETWORK FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCES NH EDUCATION TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION SESSION

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: KATE BAKER

PHONE: 603-785-0174

EMAIL: KATE@NETWORKFOREDUCATION.ORG

THE NETWORK FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCES NH EDUCATION TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION SESSION

SOMERSWORTH, NH – The Network for Educational Opportunity (NEO), announces a Scholarship Information Session to be held March 14 (Thurs.) at 7:45 at Tri-City Christian Academy’s Open House, bringing school options and scholarship information to families.

Thanks to a law passed by the New Hampshire legislature, families may be eligible for financial need-based scholarship awards to pay tuition at an independent/private school, a public school outside of their district, or for homeschooling expenses. This has created a flurry of interest from families in need and levels the playing field, giving low-income children the opportunity to attend a school they would otherwise not be able to afford.

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You can’t make this stuff up…

Susan Rice: “As a result North Korea‘s ruling elite who have been living large while impoverishing their people….” The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose a new sanction on North Korea that ‘specifies some luxury items North Korea’s elite is not allowed to import, such as yachts, racing cars, luxury automobiles and certain types … Read more

This is THE Question confronting the Establishment Republicans: What DO you stand for (besides mere winning)?

This exemplifies the divide in the Republican Party today; it is especially true given the events in the NH House with Republicans voting for a $1 Billion gas tax (emphasis mine, reformatted):

Club for Growth President Chris Chocola charged that Republican establishment figure Karl Rove cares more about the Republican brand than Republican “core beliefs.”   “What Karl Rove and some of the establishment groups only care about is the brand,” he said during an appearance on CBS’ “Face to Face.”

 “They only care if someone’s a Republican or not. They don’t really care what their core beliefs are. I think voters actually care what their core beliefs are.“…

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Where Glen Reynolds tries a Drudge technique – on the Police

Which is to poke fun at someone declaring “Truth” by linking to their story and then linking to a story which, pretty much, destroy’s the first one:

Glenn Does Drudge On Police So, we all have seen how well “armored up” our local police have become over the past few years, and the ACLU story even mentions a town in our state, Keene.  Sleepy little Keene where the most drastic thing that seems to happen in that college town is either that the college goofy up or the local militant Libertarians decided to do yet another act of “I dare you to arrest me” civil disobedience.

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Steve? Here’s the Republican names that voted for the HB617 Gas Tax:

Yeah Steve, the figure I’ve seen is up to $1 Billion in new taxes embedded in HB617 over the next few years – and YOU get to help pay for them each and every time you put the gas nozzle into tank for a fill-up (that is, if you can afford the 83% rise in the State tax).  IMHO, simply because the Politicians can’t keep their cotton picking hands outta the proverbial cookie jar called the Highway Fund.  They complain that there are roads and bridges that NEED REPAIR NOW – yet most of them were red listed when the Democrats held the supermajorities in the NH House and Senate, and holding the Governorship.

You asked, I provide – the list of Republicans that helped the Democrats in the House making life more expensive for Joe and Jane SixPack:

Frank Tilton          Mark McConkey            John Graham     Shawn Jasper     Dave Danielson     Charlene Takesian        Dave Kidder

David Hess              Priscilla Lockwood       Bill Friel               About Khan             Dave Milz                 Kevin Waterhouse        John Sytek

Jim Grenier

Yeah.  Two of Gene Chandler’s Leadership team (bolded) – way to go Team!     Consistency of action. Discipline of message. What do you say about a Leadership Team that can’t vote straight?   Good news coming from this session for taxpayers, I’ll say.

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Belknap County Commissions – acting like Monty Python (“Run Away!”)

Yes, this is part of this post, where the emphasis was on how they left the County Attorney in a lurch – yes, she is an elected official but reports to the Commissioners (yet, the County Convention sets her budget). Yeah, playing politics.  It both rather amusing to watch this childish stunt (“Oh look, we’ll … Read more

Trust

Just surfing around a few days ago and I came across this over at RedState: Why Should a Lady Own a Gun … ?  Now, most of it was interesting (kinda, to a point) but what caught my eye was this at the end: Finally, owning a gun exercises an Amendment Right. It is a … Read more

Drone Hypocrisy?

Drone Moon

Sitting here, watching the 13th hour of Rand Paul’s Senate filibuster, I see a lot of angst on Twitter about Senator Kelly Ayotte’s conspicuous absence from the #StandWithRand party in the US Capitol.

Now, I wasn’t able to watch the entire event, so I am not sure if Kelly showed up earlier to add her input. However, her absence, immediately following her “Cool Kid” dinner this evening with Obama at the swanky Jefferson hotel, is certainly concerning.

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Ruth Gulick – A Belknap County Democrat Morality Tale

Once Upon A Time

Democrats say the darnedest things.  Take NH House Rep Ruth Gulick (D- Aesop’s Fables), whom Skip recorded at a recent Belknap county budget meeting.  Ruth shared a little morality tale with those present, with regard to budgets and responsibility.

In Ruth’s version the county taxpayers have a moral responsibility to the employees whom they pay.  That responsibility includes ensuring that the employees continue to enjoy the lifestyle to which they have become accustomed, regardless of any other circumstances.  Put simply; she objects to taxpayers (or any of their elected representatives) asking those employees to pay more for their own benefits.

Not a surprise coming from a Democrat, until you hear how she went about it.

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Does the Gas Tax Bill The NH House Just Passed Violate the State Constitution?

NH House passes gas tax in violation of NH Constitution

The short answer is yes.  Yes, it does.  (The long answer will be nothing but excuses from its proponents.)

Part II, Article 6-a, states that any money raised through gas taxes (gas road tolls), must be used exclusively for public highways and “no part of such revenues shall, by transfer or funds or otherwise, be diverted to any other purpose whatsoever.”

[Art.] 6-a. [Use of Certain Revenues Restricted to Highways.] All revenue in excess of the necessary cost of collection and administration accruing to the state from registration fees, operators’ licenses, gasoline road tolls or any other special charges or taxes with respect to the operation of motor vehicles or the sale or consumption of motor vehicle fuels shall be appropriated and used exclusively for the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of public highways within this state, including the supervision of traffic thereon and payment of the interest and principal of obligations incurred for said purposes; and no part of such revenues shall, by transfer of funds or otherwise, be diverted to any other purpose whatsoever.

So HB 617 is unconstitutional.

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