NH Constitution Archives

NH Constitution Class: Episode 2

March 6, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Welcome to the second installment in a series covering the articles and history of the New Hampshire Constitution. The class features Local Constitutional “scholar” Dan Itse, with Deb Hobson and Carol Petrusewicz. The discussion in episode 2 covers property, property rights, and Article 10, the right to revolution. Watch Episode 1. Rumble link to Episode … Read more

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MACDONALD: Cherish This!

March 1, 2026March 1, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Garry Rayno just dropped over 1300+ words to explain just how little he actually knows or understands the problem of education funding in New Hampshire. I know. Veteran journalist. Longtime reporter covering NH State politics and the legislature. I’m sure he’s a great guy and knows a lot of stuff, but decades of experience are … Read more

New Hampshire Constitution Class: Episode 1

March 6, 2026February 15, 2026 The Editors

Welcome to the first installment in a series covering the articles and history of the New Hampshire Constitution. The class features Local Constitutional “scholar” Dan Itse, with Deb Hobson and Carol Petrusewicz. The discussion covers articles one through five of the New Hampshire Constitution, with the last ten minutes devoted to being in the NH … Read more

RICHARD: What is the real definition of “Cherish” in Part II, article 83 in 1784

January 14, 2026 Daniel Richard

The framers of the New Hampshire Constitution of 1784, influenced by Puritan traditions that intertwined education with moral and religious formation rooted in the Protestant Reformation, crafted Part II, Article 83 to implement the principles in Part I, Articles 4, 5, and 6 of the Bill of Rights. Articles 4 and 5 declare the unalienable … Read more

MURRAY: Notice of Constitutional Text Error in Part II Article 83…

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 Tom Murray

To All Interested Officers, Agencies, Courts, and Officials of the State of New Hampshire: Attached is a formal Notice documenting a confirmed constitutional text error in Part II, Article 83 of the New Hampshire Constitution, with material legal and structural implications. Respectfully submitted, Tom Murray, Co-founder Government Integrity Project The document above was just emailed … Read more

RICHARD: An Open Letter to the People of New Hampshire

December 9, 2025 Daniel Richard

A Constitutional Crisis in Plain Sight Fellow Citizens, The New Hampshire Constitution begins with the clearest possible declaration of why government exists: to secure the life, liberty, property, and character of every individual. In Part I, Article 35, our founders placed upon the judiciary the solemn duty to deliver an “impartial interpretation of the laws” … Read more

HOHENSEE: Public Education and Long Lost Tolerance

September 6, 2025 Doris Hohensee

The Bill of Rights in the NH state constitution was written to protect citizens from state establishment of religious values, attitudes, and beliefs. In Part 1, the founders tried to protect Inalienable Rights of Conscience in Art. 4, Religious Freedom in Art. 5, and to tolerate a variety of sects and denominations without compelling anyone … Read more

Underwood: Make the Courts Co-Equal Again

July 3, 2025 Ian Underwood

This little gem made it into the budget bill, HB2, which was passed by both houses and signed by the governor. Legislative Declaration of Authority Regarding Public Education. In its 1993 and 1997 decisions, in the so-called Claremont series of public school funding cases, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the New Hampshire Constitution imposes upon … Read more

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

July 9, 2025December 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: