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Secretary of State’s office impedes candidate contact with absentee ballot voters.

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Norm Silber

Most candidates for public office in New Hampshire know that for a small fee they can obtain a complete list of all registered voters in their town providing names and addresses and party registrations. These are usually provided in electronic format such as Excel so that contacts by mail can be processed efficiently and inexpensively. … Read more

New Hampshire Needs to Repeal this Now Unconstitutional Remnant of Anti-Religious Bigotry

September 18, 2020 Op-Ed

In part one, A Landmark Supreme Court Decision Relating to School Choice and Education Freedom – I discussed several U.S. Supreme Court cases leading up to the recent Espinoza v Montana Department of Revenue.

Right To Know Request – Same Day Registrations From Tuesday’s NH Primary Election

September 12, 2020 Skip

Tuesday had a pretty good turnout. Statewide here in NH: Previous record 228,432 votes cast in the September primary just two years ago New record this year on Tuesday: 304,671 (33% increase) Absentee ballots: 90,322 (30%) Democrat voters: 156,976 Republican voters: 147,695 (a difference of 9,281) Number of registered NH voters: 1,002,012 so a … Read more

Voting today – how were masks/no masks handled in your town? Mine – a problem

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Skip

Voting, when I left around 2pm, was above average. Over 600 absentee ballots were received. The stupid part in actually voting was not the throw away pen (gee, SWAG from voting! Better than the stickers they hand out, although the Grandson would beg to differ). I was there from about 11am until 1pm holding a … Read more

My choices for tomorrow?

September 7, 2020 Skip

We get a ton of requests “Who should I vote for”; not just for GraniteGrok but pretty much all of the Groksters. We can’t answer all questions and we give out very few recommendations (this cycle, only two: Steve Negron (NH CD-2) and Karen Testerman (NH Governor). My choices, if it matters? None of these … Read more

This is the time for Unity.

September 6, 2020September 5, 2020 Op-Ed

With a primary this Tuesday we must remember that working together to unseat the Democrats is our primary goal. To this end, I, Eli Clemmer, am supporting and endorsing my prior primary opponent Steve Negron for U.S. Congress in the 2nd District.

A Landmark Supreme Court Decision Relating to School Choice and Education Freedom

August 1, 2022September 4, 2020 Op-Ed

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Espinoza v Montana Department of Revenue was a landmark decision relating to school choice and education freedom. The case revolved around a Montana law that was passed, creating a tax credit scholarship program – similar to our NH program.

Big Brother is Alive & Well at the Census Bureau

September 3, 2020 Norm Silber

Most everyone has heard the expression “I’m from the Government and I’m here to help you.” And when we hear or think of that saying, it is usually tongue-in-cheek because most of us know how much “help” the government purports to provide to us. Under the US Constitution, the federal government is required to conduct … Read more

The Destruction is the Distraction

August 31, 2020 Skip

We are now seeing the results of a plan that was two years and more in planning. You may have read stories in the 2018 election of how George Soros (yes, that enemy of our country), had poured a lot of money into political races for Attorneys General and District Attorneys.

Voting Democrat means voting to destroy our great country

August 31, 2020 Op-Ed

This is in response to the letter recently printed in The Sun by Richard Davis. How someone can live to be 84 and be so misinformed about the issues is incredible to me. Seems that CNN and MSNBC have done their job. Mr. Davis mentions FDR, the president who did not so much end the Depression as prolong it in an attempt to have more people dependent on government.

A Back and Forth that Seems a Bit Sordid, and Needs Sorting Out

August 29, 2020 Op-Ed

I would like to talk about the Executive Council and the District 5 primary race in particular. I am a proud, but relatively recent Granite Stater (6 years). If I had known about the free state project, I would have signed up before moving, having originally taken a job in Maskachussetts only after confirming I could handle the commute from up here in America.

A Small Victory for Liberty

August 28, 2020 Norm Silber

In an opinion released this morning, the NH Supreme Court reversed an order of the Superior Court that had dismissed a suit brought against the Speaker of the NH House challenging the adoption of a rule that prohibited members of the House from carrying or possessing weapons anywhere in the Statehouse. The putative basis for … Read more

1834 Speech to the NH General Court by NH Governor William Badger

August 27, 2020 Op-Ed

Note the constant references to the NH Constitution as to how NH was to be governed. How often have we heard recent Governers swear such fealty to our Foundational document? What we get now is “Public Health trumps Everything” instead. -Skip

Taking Back the GOP

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Norm Silber

This writer has for many years decried the “tolerance” and inclusiveness of RINOs in the Republican Party, not only in our own state but in other states and nationally. Their presence in the party dilutes the GOP brand, makes it much less meaningful and is damaging to other true Republican candidates.

FEAR SHOULD MAKE VOTING IMPERATIVE! NIGHTMARES SOMETIMES DO COME TRUE!

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Norm Silber

There is much to fear depending on the outcome of our elections in November, both at the federal and state level.

Overt Racism is Making Inroads into New Hampshire Government

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Op-Ed

Sununu’s “Equity” CV Response Team wants CARES virus money to go to minorities. This is racist. It should go to those most economically affected. Per the team’s report:

NORM Silber for the NH House- Meredith & Gilford

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Norm Silber

I STAND FOR:• No personal income tax- now or ever!• No personal capital gains tax- now or ever!• No broad-based sales tax- now or ever!• Repeal the tax on interest & dividends that falls hardest on our seniors and savers- it is nothing less than an income tax in our state in which we claim … Read more

“My Kingdom for Some Facts”

August 10, 2020 Rick Notkin

A couple of recent topics have puzzled me.

Item 1. It has been reported that Governor Sununu vetoed HB 687. In the Laconia Daily Sun, Ms. Ramer calls it “the so-called ‘red flag’ bill” in her piece.

If you March Behind a Terrorist Banner aren’t you a Terrorist?

August 8, 2020 Steve Earle

Have you ever noticed how every time Trump says or does anything the left takes the opposite position, no matter what? When the president reported encouraging results from the long proven-safe malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine, the left immediately demanded testing and prohibited doctors from prescribing it for the flu.

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If you’re that scared, just stay home; your fears don’t trump others’ Freedom

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020 Skip

Every year, around 250,000 bikers ride into the Laconia / Lakes Region here in NH to blow off steam and have a good time (noted: as the years go by and the grey has set in, the amount and heat of steam have dissipated) around their common interest of bikes.