To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, & Pittsfield: This week, the House took Tuesday off for town election day, and then met Wednesday and Thursday on 400 bills. Thursday was the deadline for all House bills except the 129 that are in a second committee, so we had to act on all of them before … Read more
The Boston Herald has a piece lamenting the poor performance of Massachusetts’ leaders. New Hampshire continues to dominate the region economically and strategically while the Bay State looks for ways to do worse.
Back in February, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed legislation (HB2597) that makes the second amendment any law-abiding citizens’ permission to carry a firearm. That law took effect on November 1st.
New Hampshire is behind all of our neighbors when it comes to marijuana and cannabis laws, that’s for sure. Some say that’s for the good, some disagree. So what is holding New Hampshire back on marijuana, even for medical use? There were three bills related to cannabis that the Governor vetoed this year: SB88, SB145, … Read more
by Cornerstone Attorney, Christopher Jay, Esq The New Hampshire legislature is contemplating HB 480 which would legalize sports betting in the Granite State. Why shouldn’t we just legalize and regulate expanded gambling? After all, New Hampshire has had a lottery for years, generating revenue for the state. People are going to bet on sports anyway, … Read more
In a previous post, I considered the question: How can people who prefer safety to freedom coexist with people who prefer freedom to safety? I discussed a way in which a political party could directly provide single-payer services to the people who want them, instead of focusing on gaining control of government in order to … Read more
Local news is reporting that Oklahoma could be the next state to pass constitutional carry. HB2597 passed the state’s House Public Safety Committee by a vote of 9-2. Observers suggest it has a good chance of making it to the governor who has said they support it.
And in this case, sorta sideways, marijuana. Congratulations, Government of California, you’ve single handedly lowered the demand for it (at least legally). I’m perfectly fine with this outcome for a number of reasons: As opposed to Libertarians who believe that what you put into your body is your business and not the Government’s, as the … Read more
Government expenditures will expand to exceed revenues. A story of pot when the taxes paid for pleasure end up enlarging Government. Which, here in NH, has been the reason why the Democrats have pushed for a casino (or two). Not for the sake of letting a corporation separate one’s money from one’s wallet – it … Read more
As Steve posted, the reason why the Democrats decided to go all out on legalizing marijuana was not that they treasure Liberty (they don’t) but that they want YOUR money in their Treasury. It’s one of the reasons I’m against legalization and against casinos here in NH: both do nothing more than act as an … Read more
For only the sixth time since 2000 CATO has ranked New Hampshire as the second Most Free State in the US. We were number one all the other times. Unfortunately, this is the third year in a row at number two, and while CATO examines that there is still plenty of good news (not that … Read more
When our aging site first suffered the ill effects of a link hijacker we did a restore that required backing up a week’s worth of published posts. When it was over I discovered that through no fault but my own (for failing to confirm the exact restore date) we lost days worth of content. March 26th … Read more
By Steve’s In-Box Tell your Senator NO on Assisted Suicide Senate Bill 490’s title says it’s about studying end of life choices. The testimony of the chief sponsor, Sen. Martha Hennessey, said something else: the bill is a step toward bringing an assisted suicide law to New Hampshire. Read Cornerstone’s full statement about SB 490. The Senate will be voting … Read more
Want to find out the truth about the Ice-Free Arctic Predictions? Get Vegas to put odds on it, and then see which limousine Liberals and Climate Scientists bet on that and how much. Until then, we’ve got this.
Like a junkie who needs a fix, Liberal Lou D’Allesandro is chomping at the bit for another shot at a state gambling monopoly. Who would have guessed that the fake news promise of tax riches for all would subside in Manchester’s Tax and Spend Lou. Once again Senator Casino is trying to rally support for … Read more
The Standing Rock Sioux, prompted by out of state pipeline hating special interests no doubt, took the lead (at least in name) for the months-long protest to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. Readers at GraniteGrok will know that the protest turned out to be a bigger and more immediate threat to the water supply because left … Read more
Ideas, that is. The UL has a snippet or so of the different caucuses (cauci?) that exist in the NH House – like minded legislators flocking together around a single or set of ideas. There are a few but this not only grabbed my attention but puts the difference between those of us who put … Read more
Yesterday I reported on an inside move by Shawn Jasper and Dick Hinch to use the House PAC to back incumbent RINO’s and shun Conservatives in the Republican primary. That post produced a facebook comment that I responded to with this. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard party folk squawk about leadership … Read more
Betty Tamposi, beloved of the Establishment Republicans, has a piece in the Concord Monitor where declares that Republicans must resist Donald Trump – he’s the Barbarian at the Gate of Republicans so we MUST go out and embrace the Goths, Vandals, and Visi-Goths. Together, reaching across the aisle, Republicans, Democrats and independents can choose the candidate … Read more
Jim Rubens is a long-time political activist, former NH State Senator, slayer of Corporate-Casino-cronyism, and a founder of the secret ballot in town elections in New Hampshire. He is challenging sitting Republican US Senator Kelly Ayotte. We speak with him about his qualifications and why Ayotte must go. Download this segment – listen to the … Read more