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US Constitution Article V

Night Cap: The Folly of HCR9

A recent article by Russ Payne (a supporter of the John Birch Society) made some outlandish claims that must not be allowed to stand unchallenged.

US Constitution Article V

Rescind HCR 9

In Daniel Webster’s eulogy of George Washington, Webster praised our first President’s concern that posterity would forget the blessing of liberty our Constitution is to our nation.

US Constitution Article V

Save the U.S. Constitution: Stop an Article V Convention

Since 2013, out-of-state lobbyists on both sides of the political spectrum have spent much time and money attempting to get New Hampshire to pass resolutions applying for an Article V Convention.  Thankfully, they have been unsuccessful.  However, they are back with two resolutions, HCR 1 and HCR 4.

US Constitution Article V

How Dangerous Are Article V Constitutional Conventions …

Many readers of Granite Grok agree with me, a 54-year member of The John Birch Society, and lots of you will not. But, no matter what your opinion is concerning those who advocate fixing all the federal government’s usurpation of power, you need to hear the “rest of the story.”

US Constitution Article V

ALEC and Article V Conventions

A recent Facebook email picture from a friend really got my attention. It featured numerous NH Legislators being wined and dined by the American Legislative Exchange Counsel (ALEC).

ALEC

The Other Side of ALEC

Warning Danger! Honorable State Legislators, beware! Don’t let the American Legislative Exchange Counsel (ALEC) influence the way you represent “we the people” so much that they make a “smart Alec” out of you.

Constitutional convention: yea or nay?

Constitutional Convention: Yea or Nay?

In 2012 New Hampshire’s legislature passed a Concurrent Resolution requesting an Article V Constitutional Convention of States, one of the two ways to amend the Constitution. ‘We’ did this, requesting a Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution, in 1979 also, and a handful of times before that for other various reasons. On Wednesday, the …

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