I want you to think back to the days of “Tom Sawyer” and one of his greatest pranks performed on his friends. Burdened with a chore for skipping school, Tom comes up with an ingenious way to get out of it.
Ethics Committee
NH Legislative Ethics Complaint Filed – NH State Rep Harry Bean
In our Constitutional Republic, we elect certain people to represent us when it comes to the management and oversight of Government. As such, we expect that they will use a blend of what our wishes may be (the “represent” part) as well as our judgment as to who they are, their sensibilities, their ideas, their honesty, and their values when we elect them (the “candidate” part).
Mayor Donchess’ Defunct Nashua Ethics Committee
The Nashua City Charter serves as our local constitution for city government, and the ordinances serve as the laws. It works best when we follow the rules. But in the last four years, the rules no longer matter.
In Emergency Order #69, Sununu Packs the Public Health Ethics Committee
Governor Sununu signed yet another emergency order, maintaining his pace of three orders per week. Emergency Order #69 allows the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (SDMAC) to pack the Public Health Ethics Committee with his appointees.