Recently, the CDC issued a mask recommendation. They’ve been wrong about many things regarding COVID so far, but I’ll credit them for continuing to try. I’ll take their advice under advisement.
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Too bad, Gov Sununu, you missed having your own by THIS MUCH….
I wrote about S. Dakota Governor Kristi Noem a bit ago and today I got to read this: South Dakota Governor Refused To Implement Stay-At-Home Orders. Her Citizens Throw Her A Parade. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who has decided to buck the trends around the country and refuse to implement stay-at-home orders in her … Read more
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
Honor your oath: For Whom does the General Court Work?
Does the NH General Court (NH House, NH Senate) only serve the will of the political parties and no longer the will of the people?
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
“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
These State House Shenanigans Are Going to Cost You Millions of Dollars
by NH State Rep Tim Lang |
I sit on the JLCAR committee at the NH State House. This committee is supposed to listen to State Agencies and the public about proposed Agency rules, and then vote to object or approve the rule.
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?
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
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
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
Part 1 – Testimony on behalf of HB564 – relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones
I am here in Concord to both record and to testify on HB 564 (“relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones.”). It’s not a good bill – one that I would suggest is a nuisance bill that just makes it harder for law abiding gun owners to exercise their Second Amendment and Article … Read more
Isn’t keeping NH.GOV up to date the Executive Branch’s responsibility, Gov. Sununu?
UPDATED (3/7 from 3/6) and BUMPED: Success! I did see yesterday (and so did commenter Paul Sand) that NH Dept of IT finally updated the NH Constitution page and added the two duly passed amendments at the top of the page. This morning I went to take a quick screen shot and update but it … 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
Democrat Rosemarie Rung Wants Residents to Know ‘Folks Like This Live in Town’ (Meaning Me)
Merrimack New Hampshire House Democrat Rosemarie Rung has a warning to share. She wants residents to know that ‘Folks like this‘ live in town. Who does she mean? Me, of course. Why? Because I believe that constitutions exist to restrain government, or in this case Rosemarie Rung.
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.
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
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