HB 576 – Granite Grok

Tales from the BudComm – the LSR is now a Bill!

For someone that has written about the legislative process for years, it is a much different viewpoint when you involve yourself directly in the sausage factory. No, I haven’t become a “factory worker” (a legislator) but a constituent that saw a flaw in the State Statutes (or “RSAs”) and decided “why NOT me” in proposing … Read more

Franklin Pierce Day in New Hampshire

by Rick Olson

“The only difference between a politician and a shopping cart is that a politician holds more liquor…” —Unknown

House Bill 576 would establish a “Franklin Pierce Day” in New Hampshire on Each November 23rd…the day following the anniversary of the death of another President. The bill states,

The governor shall annually proclaim November 23rd as Franklin Pierce Day in commemoration of his many accomplishments and service to New Hampshire and his country. Schools are encouraged to commemorate the day with appropriate educational activities.

So, who was Franklin Pierce? Plainly stated, he was a drunkard