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Standing up Against the Assault on our Republic

In 2018, Democrats running for state representative seats in Concord proclaimed the need for bipartisanship. They won a majority in the House and Senate with their campaign promises. The truth became clear very soon after they swore their oath to our NH Constitution; they had the majority and they intended to subject the minority to … Read more

My Testimony on CACR 14

Good Afternoon Madam Chair & members of the committee: I oppose the passage of this amendment and ask the committee to consider the following in their deliberations. Under the proposed language of this amendment, making medical choices fundamental to the “human condition” if adopted would mean that an unborn child would possess the same right … Read more

John Locke

Chapter 9 – The ends of Civil Society

Having set out what constitutes a civil society and how civil societies are formed, Locke sets about discussing what why would any man in a state of nature join a civil society, and what is the purpose of end of that civil society. He reminds us that in a state of nature every man has … Read more

NH Constitution

“Do You Own Your Property”

UPDATED and BUMPED: Courtesy of Ian Freeman, you can view the full court proceeding at the bottom of the post. ****************** On Thursday,December 19, 2019 the Belknap Superior court issued its ruling in the case of Town of Belmont v. Mike Sylvia. The court ordered an injunction against the use of my property, and awarded attorney’s … Read more

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SB142: Legislators & Gov Sununu trashed their oaths to protect the NH Constitution over tampons

UPDATED: I just called Gov. Sununu’s office and asked if I could talk to someone in the Press office about this.  I was told to email my request to Sununu.Press@nh.gov as no one was available.  So, I will.

BUMPED and UPDATED 2: NH State Rep Josh Yokela (R-Brentwood) reminded me (and I had forgotten to put it in – “Any citizen can sue to strike the bill as unconstitutional under Article 8 for breach of Article 28-a…”. That is based on the Constitutional Amendment that was passed by the Citizens of NH in the last election. See HANGOVER, below. It seems like a, pretty much, open and close case!

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I keep hearing, during partisan wars, that “no one is above the Law”. Yet, here they ALL are, including the Chief Executive of the State of NH, refusing to heed to the NH Constitution, when crafting laws for the rest of us. Why should we follow their laws if they refuse to follow our Foundational Law?

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So, the NH Senate wishes to place ANOTHER unfunded mandate on towns and cities?

[Art.] 28-a. [Mandated Programs.] The state shall not mandate or assign any new, expanded or modified programs or responsibilities to any political subdivision in such a way as to necessitate additional local expenditures by the political subdivision unless such programs or responsibilities are fully funded by the state or unless such programs or responsibilities are approved … Read more

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Andru Volinsky – trying to outdo Grimm’s fairy tales?

Recently, Executive Councilor Andu Volinsky suggested that gubernatorial vetoes should be subject to Executive Council approval. Fortunately, there is one thing that stands between Councilor Volinsky and vetoes: The Constitution of the State of New Hampshire. This isn’t the first time Councilor Volinsky has tried to end run the Constitution. Most of you may not … Read more

NH Constitution

Women’s Defense League Announces 1st Annual Scholarship Essay Content

The Women’s Defense League of New Hampshire (WDLNH) proudly announces its first annual scholarship essay contest with monetary awards in the amount of $500 each for two New Hampshire high school seniors. To be eligible for the WDLNH Scholarship Contest award, entrants must be New Hampshire residents in their senior year of high school, currently … Read more

Will Gov Chris Sununu veto SB241?

Our standard of measure (an engineering term that Gov. Sununu should know well) here at GraniteGrok includes the NH Constitution.  SB241 is yet another attempt to implement a 19th-century technology, a choo-choo train, for the benefit of a very few at the expense of very many. And of course, they are at it again with a … Read more

Anti-Gun Bills: The Short View

I don’t believe that the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate have any interest in protecting rights that they don’t think are important — in particular, the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense, whether against criminals, or against the state. But I do believe that they are interested in power — that is, … Read more

Anti-Gun Bills: The Long View

The first thing to be said about all of the firearm-related bills being considered in Concord is that they take the wrong approach toward the goals sought by their sponsors.  The right approach would be to amend the New Hampshire Constitution to declare that not all persons have the right to defend themselves, to claim that self-defense is a privilege, to change the definition of ‘persons’ to something like ‘persons who don’t scare us’, and so on.

But until such changes have been made, any fifth-grader can see that these bills conflict with the New Hampshire Constitution.  It takes a constitutional scholar to miss that.

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John Locke

Of the State of War

Locke’s third chapter is on the State of War. It is an expository on the concept presented in the previous chapter regarding when one individual broaches another’s right to life, liberty and property. In the Of the State of Nature, we learned that one person broaches another’s natural rights he declares himself an enemy to … Read more

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Our Turn: “New Hampshire House will Not be a Soft Target”

by Jess Edwards Editorial Note: Kimberly Morin, writing earlier today, quoted an Op-Ed written by Republican Reps in the Concord Monitor Because the Concord Monitor has a “freemium” paywall (you get to see a limited number of articles per month and then you have to pay up!), we are presenting the Op-Ed in full for … Read more

PR: NH House Republican Alliance on Democrats violating the NH Constitution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2, 2019 CONTACT: James Spillane, HRA Tri-Chair (603) 463-5623 James@jamesspillane.org Concord: The House Republican Alliance released the following message in response to the partisan vote on House Rules that instituted an ban on the carry or possession of deadly weapons in the House chambers by legislators. The three chairs of the … Read more

Of the State of Nature

Locke’s second Chapter is on the concept state of nature. Locke then states that having defined political power, one must understand the it from the original from which it is derived. That is the ideal state of nature. Locke’s ideal state of nature is important because it is his baseline, that reference point against which … Read more

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