Tag: NH Constitution

On Constitutional Rights and NH Law

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 Isabella Peters

Growing up homeschooled in New Hampshire meant that after I learned my “ABC’s” and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” my parents quickly taught me the “Preamble Song” by Schoolhouse Rock!. If you’re not familiar with it, the song is – as the title suggests—the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution set to a catchy tune. As the … Read more

Crowd-Sourcing What HB1002 (The Right to Know Tax) Really Means

August 4, 2024 Skip

The Republicans, having passed HB1002, not only made it more expensive for investigators trying to find malfeasance within the Government, but they also hobbled people like me in a different way. Or, actually, not. Never mind. Rewind. Fagettiaboutit. Consider this just a post that describes what Republicans attempted to do (stick a political shiv into … Read more

The Social Compact and My Election Lawsuit Against the State of New Hampshire

June 21, 2024 Op-Ed

I am the Executive Director of the National Heritage Center for Constitutional Studies and have been asked to explain as simply as I can why the changes to our election laws became the basis of my lawsuit against my government.

So Kids, What Did We Learn From This Week’s House Session (3/28/24)?

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 Judy Aron

We learned that it took from 9am until 7pm, with an hour or so break for lunch, to get through 43 bills on the regular calendar, 2 off the consent calendar, plus 3 that were taken off the table, and 1 more that was reconsidered. It was a long day and I’ll try to review some highlights.

DCYF Double Jeopardy: We’ll Just Ignore That The Judge Canceled Our Case…

December 14, 2023 Skip

“They keep on dragging me back in…” Last week, I reported here (“Night Cap: DCYF Court Case Got “Judge Canceled””) that “the Judge” canceled DCYF:

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Shot Across The Bow – Will NH DCYF Take a Knee To The Biden Administration?

November 27, 2023 Skip

I already FOUGHT this battle – NOW I may have to do it again? Crikey! After founding and running GraniteGrok for 17 and a half years, hardly a month has gone by since I announced my [semi-] retirement, yet I find myself at the keyboard again over this nonsense. ”

Election Laws Have Been Changed without Our Consent

October 23, 2023 Op-Ed

What is the role of the Supreme Court at the state or federal level? The U.S. Supreme Court’s official website says, “First, as the highest court in the land (or state), it is the court of last resort for those looking for justice. Second, due to its power of judicial review, it plays an important role in ensuring that each branch of government recognizes the limits of its own power.”

A Government Run Digital Currency Wouldn’t be Unconstitutional in New Hampshire but Spying on Transactions Could

September 23, 2023 Steve MacDonald

In 2018, the people of New Hampshire amended their State Constitution. They added “[Art.] 2-b. [Right of Privacy.] An individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential, and inherent.”

I’m Agreeing With NH Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua)?? Why, Yes I Am

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 Skip

Again, if you believe that our Constitution is our most foundational Law (and our Social Contract – see what I did there SJWs?), this is actually needed. Landrigan has the story.

Dan Richard: Update on Voting Lawsuit

September 23, 2024December 14, 2022 Daniel Richard

There is an update on the Voting Lawsuit I filed back in September. The State’s Motion to Dismiss was granted by the Court in citing a lack of “standing” and a failure to state a claim by which relief could be granted. The following is my motion to reconsider the Court’s ruling:

Constitutional Question One: Register of Probate. What HAVE You Done, Alan Glassman, to Show Cause to Keep the Office Around?

November 6, 2022 Norm Silber

I had this post concerning the removal of the office of Register of Probate in NH as a Constitutional Office (and loyal reader Dan McGuire had an opposing view here). Now I have a couple of direct questions to Alan Glassman, currently the holder of that office in Belknap County… Under the 2011 court reorganization, … Read more

Constitutional Amendment: Question Two on the Nov 8th NH Ballot – A Response

November 4, 2022 Skip

A response to Norm Silber’s proposal to eliminate the Constitutional Office of Register of Probate. Your ballot on Tuesday has two items related to the NH Constitution. Norm Silber wrote about the first one: Register of Probate. The second one is:

Constitutional Amendment: Question One on the Nov 8th NH Ballot, Explained

November 2, 2022 Norm Silber

Constitutional Question #1 on New Hampshire’s November 8 general election ballot is simple housekeeping to eliminate an obsolete position.

Gilford School Board Meeting – They Have Finally Seen the Light! Well, except for One School Board Member

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Skip

Monday night was the October monthly meeting of the School Board, and this month was a joint meeting with the Gilmanton School Board (they tuition their high school students into Gilford High). Thus, the meeting was longer than normal; the video of that joint meeting is below.

Daniel Richard: NH Supreme Court, you got it wrong. Files for Reconsideration

July 20, 2022 Skip

And, after chatting with him a bit ago, is willing to take this to Federal court. I have to laugh because his Motion is the first one that I’ve seen or heard of that can actually use the Claremont “cherish” decision in a positive way. From the top part of the Motion: Now comes the … Read more

To Repeat, Granitegrok Is Often More Republican than the NH GOP

February 6, 2025June 20, 2022 Skip

When I first announced the return of GrokTALK! a few weeks ago, in pursuit of likely guests, the very first response I got on my status update from a Republican Facebook page was, “Great, just what we need, more anti-Republican crap.” – Steve Go ahead, change my mind. Or rather, Steve’s and mine. Again, researching some stuff in GraniteGrok’s archives (try … Read more

Train Them on The New Hampshire State Constitution

April 26, 2022 Op-Ed

One of the most crucial ways New Hampshire can implement an attempt to retake her state from the clutches of corruption and tyranny is to train future elected officials, school board officials, and law enforcement in the New Hampshire state constitution.

Watch Dan Richard’s Excellent Remonstrance (Oral Argument) Before the NH Supreme Court …

April 22, 2022 Skip

GraniteGrok has been publishing Dan’s legal pleas seeing redress of grievance from his elected Representatives – long enough to have traveled several election cycles in which the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate have changed both Parties and names.

Rep Karen Umberger(R) Proves Squishy Republicans Are as Much for Bigger Govt as Dems. – How Dare You!

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Skip

Hey, Karen Umberger – perhaps you should have read THIS before putting in the below amendment that made Democrats smile widely (for violating this NH Constitutional Article (emphasis mine):