Guest Post – NH State Rep Jane Cormier “Just a FEW of the MANY Taxes We Pay…”

FEDERAL     STATE of NH    
  Income Tax     Property Tax:  
  Corporate Income Tax       Town Property
  Social Security       Town School Education
  Medicaid       State Education
  Capital Gains       County
  Marriage Tax Penalty     Inheritance & Estate  
  Workers Compensation     Business Profit  
        Meal & Rental Tax  
        Electric Consumption Tax  
        Meals & Rental Tax  
        Real Estate Transfer  
        (And there are many more….)  

“The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.” Vladimir Lenin

On February 6, the NH House of Representatives voted on CACR 1, a bill which would have allowed citizens to vote on this constitutional amendment. CACR 1 basically declared a 3/5 majority vote in the NH House would be necessary to pass any legislation imposing new or increased taxes or license fees on the citizenry or to authorize the issuance of state bonds. (Might it be, if we shut down the spigot for a while, the “powers that be” may actually have to budget in a fiscally sound manner as do so many of NH citizens? Might the “powers that be” actually need to seek consensus before forcing citizens to pay increased fees or taxes that THEY deem appropriate? Might it be, if we have to have a majority vote before raising taxes or fees, the budgeting may be more transparent and streamlined?) Of course, the answer is yes to all those questions. Unfortunately, many of our state representatives did not agree. CACR 1 was voted Inexpedient to Legislate (which just means “kill the bill”) by a vote of 206 to 149.

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Even if it Causes Americans to Suffer, Defeating Republicans is Obama’s Priority

President Obama and the fawning mainstream media want you to think that the “sequester” and the harsh “sequester” cuts are being forced on him by others. These are deliberate falsehoods.

The “sequester” was President Obama’s idea to pretend concern, in anticipation of his re-election campaign, for our huge deficits by agreeing to future (small, less than 3%) spending cuts.

Are the drastic cuts that President Obama chooses to make today the ones he envisioned when he proposed the “sequester”? Or, when he promised to veto any attempt to avoid it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crt5J3XM_zk)? If yes, then the “sequester” was a bad idea. If he envisioned less severe cuts, he should implement those cuts now.

Every businessman and family can handle a 3 percent budget cut without cutting essential services, why can’t President Obama? Just eliminating the $125 billion that Obama’s GAO says is WASTED annually exceeds the “sequester’s” savings. Or, Obama could reduce the $50 to $100 billion in annual Medicare and Medicaid fraud. He could cut less important services and rein in excessively expensive programs. President Obama refuses to do any of these.

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I Got Nothing (Except This)

It has been one of those days when I have been both very busy and completely uninspired by anything that is happening in the world  (even though I now appear inspired–at least–by my lack of inspiration).

Lions and tigers and bloggers block oh my

It is not exactly writer’s block–how could it be I am writing–but more like bloggers block.  When you blog to blog, no pay, no freight, scant praise, and nothing to motivate you but the desire to share your opinion or to start a conversation, (or wind up some progressive), you never know what might get you motivated.   Most days it doesn’t take much.  Other days nothing, and I mean nothing, appeals.   And if it is not interesting, you might as well try to coax an actual tax cut out of a Democrat for all the good it will do you.

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Big Money Equals Access To Obama

It’s the Clinton Coffees and the Lincoln Bedroom writ large but with a bit more daylight.  (Who says history doth not repeat?) OFA, Organizing For A**H***s,  is stating right up front that you can buy access to the President.  Just give them a big bucket of cash and they can get you in touch with the people who run … Read more

NH .223 Day of Resistance – NH State Rep Dan Dumaine and Diane Bitter

Continuing on the ‘Grok coverage of yesterday’s NH .223 Day of Resistance, here are two more of the speakers.  I briefly had the chance to meet NH State Rep. Dan Dumaine before the event started (but ever so briefly) and then, since he spoke before I did, found out he “borrowed” some of Joe Biden … Read more

NH .223 Day of Resistance – GraniteGrok Co-Founder, Skip Murphy

Yup, that’s me – the ordinary schlub from central New Hampsha that has happened to have shared a whole lot of his opinions on a whole lot topics since the ‘Grok’s doors opened in 2006.  Lots of posts in fact: 6,353 to be exact.  Had a leading regional radio show.  Have participated on a few forum panels.  But speaking?  Especially when an event is almost a single issue one with multiple speakers ahead you on the agenda covers most of what you wanted to say.

Hey, I’m a blogger – just wing it.  Hopefully, it was worthy of the other speakers and to the fundamental Rights that are at stake.  Because, Mr. Vice President Joe Biden, is it NOT about guns at all.  It is about who is in charge: the citizens or the Political / Government / Ruling Class.

Remember:

Live Free or Die – death is not the worst of all evils

The Bigger the Government, the smaller the citizen

Which do you choose this day?

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NH .223 Day of Resistance – NH State Rep Al Baldasaro and Pro-Second Amendment Lawyer, Evan Nappen

You have to love former USMC First Sergeant Al Baldasaro (and now NH State Representative)!  See problem – go straight ahead.  Doesn’t care whose delicate liberal insensibilities get offended (and resulting loud crying) in the process.  Here is a person, having served with honor after swearing an oath to the US Constitution, that understands that … Read more

NH .223 Day of Resistance – Jack Kimball (Chair, GSPLPAC) and Donna Murphy

The last speaker of the day at the NH .223 Day of Resistance was Jack Kimball.  A powerful speaker (no one evah wants to follow Jack in a speakers roster!), there is always one constant in each and every speech: his patriotism shines through large and bright.  He carries the weight of his oath to the Constitution that he swore when entering the US Navy – and that showed yesterday, loud and clear.  In his mind (and should be in everyone else’s as well) that we owe an allegiance, not to a given Administration, but to the ideals interwoven in our founding documents.  After all, we are a nation founded on ideals and not one based on geographical location, ethnicity, a given sect of religion, gender, or economic class (much to the consternation of Progressives who have adopted the class struggle argument of Marxists everywhere).

Donna Murphy was introduced to me during the event by Susan Olsen (the Event Organizer) to see if I could give her some time.  Not on the roster to speak, she wanted to represent the One Million Moms against Gun Control, after the event was officially over, I was happy to record her speech and promised to post it here (consider it done, Donna!)

  

Jack Kimball                                                          Donna Murphy

Chair, Granite State Patriot Liberty PAC

 Previous Videos:

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I’m a target, you’re a target…

I could hardly believe Grokster Mike’s post about the charming gentlemen at LETs so I went to look for myself……..holey moley.  I imagine they are only sorry they got caught.

“Free Staters told to set clock for 2015”

There’s a fascinating story in today’s Union Leader about the Liberty Forum just put on by the Free State Project in Nashua this weekend. It seems that the current President of the Free State Project, Carla Gierke, fully expects that New Hampshire will be welcoming 20,000 liberty activists by 2018 at the latest. (Come and join … Read more

NH .223 Day of Resistance – Opening Ceremonies

Today was the .223 Day of Resistance Rally day all over the nation – and NH was no exception.  GraniteGrok attended the rally held on the steps of the NH State House in Concord NH.  Even on a grey, dark day with intermiteant spitting snow (thankfully, the snow held off almost until the end of … Read more

NH .223 Day of Resistance – Opening Ceremonies Part II

Two more clips that can be judged to be part of the Opening Ceremonies.  Father Christian Tutor of the All Saints Anglican Church gave the invocation with some additional remarks and Jeff Chidester (Conservative activist and host of of NH Perspectives radio show on WGIR 610) was introduced by Susan Olsen as the Master of … Read more

NH .223 Day of Resistance — Commentary

Saturday afternoon about 400 patriots met at the New Hampshire Capital to show their support for, and commitment to defending, the Second Amendment to the US Constitution:  “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Many attendees, as an expression of their rights as law abiding American and New Hampshire Citizens, brought their weapons with them.  If one listened to liberals, one would think that all these weapons, perhaps 300 of them, were broken because not a single person was murdered or injured or even threatened.

The fact is that the front of New Hampshire Capital was probably one of the safest places in the nation Saturday between noon and 2 PM.  Of course, you are most likely safer in any place at any time in New Hampshire than in almost any other place in the nation, and our respect for the Second Amendment and our New Hampshire Constitution are certainly significant reasons for that.

One of the disturbing things we learned this afternoon is that New Hampshire Democrats are trying to restrict our Constitutionally guaranteed rights to bear arms.  Democrats  have submitted several bills to restrict the rights of law abiding citizens and impact their ability to protect themselves and their families.

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A Light Moment

With Obama, other Democrats, and RINOs working to bankrupt our country it is nice to take a short break once in a while and smile.  For me this was 4 minutes of smiles and beauty ….  Thank you Fox News! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNj0T4uK3lE

I,________, do solemnly swear, that I will bear faith and true allegiance to the ‘Guidelines?’

Law outside the lines or guidelinesHas ignorance reared its ugly head again in the New Hampshire Legislature   Yeah, yeah, more times per day than we could count with all those people there.  Actually, I’m referring to Debra DeSimone, Rockingham 14 who seems to have a questionable view of her relationship to the constitution. According to Ms. De Simone, the constitution is really just a guideline and we have House Rep George Lambert (Hills – 44) to thank for sharing that news with us.

From Facebook.

“House quote of the day “the constitution is a guideline” not a requirement. – and yes she said “I swore to uphold the guideline” if it is just a guideline, how will it’s protections actually defend you…”

And an inch is just a guideline when building a house.  So what if you are off a few inches or bits of inches here and there.  A foot here, a yard there.  (as long as it doesn’t fall down while you’re standing next to it, right?)

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Live Blogging – .223 Day of Resistance State House, Concord NH 12 noon – 2pm

.223 Day of Resistance HeaderTomorrow is  the .223 Day of Resistance – tens of thousands will be gathering all over the nation at hundreds of rallies.  Here in the Live Free or Die State, we have two.  One at LibertyFest in Nashua, our will be in Concord on the steps of the State House.  This is a “Valley Forge” event and we will gather regardless of any snowy weather.  Join us!   Weather permitting for the electronics, we’ll be streaming live here from the ‘Grok.  Details:

Masters of Ceremony – Jeff Chidester & Susan Olsen     Invocation – Father Christian Tutor     National Anthem – Honorable Jane Cormier

Speakers:  Honorable Pam Tucker,Mike Rogers (GraniteGrok), Honorable Dan Dumaine,  Dianne Bitter (Conservative Activist), Skip Murphy (GraniteGrok), Honorable Al Baldasaro, Jack Kimball
Time and crowd permitting, door prizes courtesy of Riley’s Sportshop.  Sound system courtesy of Jeff Chidester.  Video and live-streaming courtesy of GraniteGrok.
Live Streaming:

“Gun Control has Racist Roots” … Wait. What? Part II

Grokster Scott’s post was not what I was expecting and certainly the folks in the video were speaking their hearts.  But in putting up some of the quotes, I think he missed one – and the one that makes the most importance, so I transcribed it.  Rev. William Owens Jr., Founder, “God, Guns and the Constitution” start speaking at 2:07 (and ends the clip) has the following to say (emphasis mine):

This Administration is far from the truth. The agenda is becoming more and more obvious to all, that it’s a distraction. It’s a reason, an excuse to carry out an ideology that is more evident every day, every week that goes by, that it is anti-American. And when you touch the Second Amendment, you can’t become more anti-American because America would not be without her guns. And guns would not be necessary without her God.

We call upon Americans, both black, white, Hispanic; Republicans, Democrats, Independents and even those that are not of our faith to agree upon this: without God, without guns, without the Constitution, America’s end will come with haste.

For when they change our Constitution, they will take our guns. And when they take our guns, they will also seek to take our God. That’s when America will fight back.

All of what the Reverend says is true.  Read that last paragraph, for that is what Obama and his Progressive perps are in the process of doing.  Wilson, TDR (at the end), FDR, LBJ – Progressives all and made no secret at all that the principle reason for the Constitution was to limit people like them.  Is the fence of the Constitution standing like an armored wall, or more like a bulging fence whose bottom is being pushed out more and more?

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