Emphasis mine: “The belief that processes which are consciously directed are necessarily superior to any spontaneous process is an unfounded superstition.”
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So Kids, What Did We Learn From Thursday’s House Session (06-10-21)?
We learned that yesterday in “House Chambers South” (AKA NH Sportsplex in Bedford) it was “Concurrence Day”! It was a very good day to concur 51 House bills that were returned from the Senate with minor changes. Many good pieces of legislation are now off to the Governor’s desk! Additionally, there were 2 bills … Read more
This Needs Another Reading Before the NH GOP Annual Meeting on Saturday
Back in 2013, I wrote sarcastically that, “We are SO Thankful that Jennifer Horn is the NH GOP Chair!” Yes, even seven years ago her “tires” were falling off the rims. Now it’s 2021 and guess what? That conversation from seven years ago still has legs.
What’s New in the Impeachment Procedures
Much of the attention on House Resolution 660 to advance the impeachment of the President has failed to note the significant differences from resolutions authorizing previous presidential impeachments. Previous resolutions authorized those impeachment inquiries at the outset.
So kids, what did we learn from Wednesday’s House Session (5/8/19)?
For one thing, we learned that the Canadian Consul General lacks any kind of manners since he came to OUR House and criticized our President’s trade policies in his speech to the House. I mean really…. do you go to someone’s house and complain about how things are run at their house? No, you don’t. … Read more
So kids, what did we learn from today’s House Session (5/2)?
We learned that there will be no shortage of study committees during this biennium! The House passed yet another study bill. This one (SB139) will study options for lowering student debt and this comes on the heels of the House Finance Committee rejecting the Governor’s Budget which included a program to (wait for … Read more
Petition of Redress? Nope. The Legislature Did Away With That Committee
“An once of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition.” —Michael Korda
Last Wednesday, the new leadership in Concord saw fit to forgo the Committee on Redress of Grievances. And they did.
Enter State Senator Martha Fuller-Clark. She found a “petition of Redress” from twenty black slaves in Portsmouth dating back to 1779.
According to the Concord “Fishwrapper” Monitor, “On Nov. 12, 1779, 20 black slaves in Portsmouth sent a petition to New Hampshire’s General Assembly. Amid the rhetoric and
Freshman Get A Voice
November 9, 2010 Dear Freshman Member–Elect, As you prepare to come to Washington for Orientation during the week of November 14th, we wanted to bring to your attention the various leadership opportunities available to your class. The incoming GOP freshman class for the 112th Congress is no ordinary freshman class, and this is no ordinary … Read more