Today we learned that you are very lucky!!! I got re-elected for another 2 year term and will continue to write and report on House proceedings and let you all know what we learned along the way! We also learned that today was Organization Day in the NH House (and Senate)! That means that House … Read more
Yes, Kids – We’re Baaaaack! The 168th Session of the General Court organized itself today in accordance with Part II, Article 3 of the NH Constitution. So what did we learn today? We learned that it will be VERY, VERY important for all Republican Reps to be in their seats, and stay in their seats, … Read more
Apologies for the late posting – my fault, not Carol’s -Skip
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To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, & Pittsfield:
This week, I was sworn in for my seventh term in the State House. We met outside, to have enough room for social distancing, at UNH rather than in Concord.
Covidism’s high clerics are in high dudgeon. Speaker Hinch died with COVID (at the very least), so it has to be the Republican’s fault. Since masks and mask mandates have shown no ability to stop the spread of anything but maskholes, I beg to differ, but let’s pretend they work the way the faithful claim.
Held this past Wednesday, all kinds of positions and rules for the NH House are settled. This year, as most of you know, over 100 Democrats decided to boycott the meeting that was being held al fresco.
Wednesday was Organization Day for the new session of the NH House and was held outside at UNH. The problem for the Democrats was that they forgot about the first Rule for Success – showing up.
One really stupid rant deserves a snippy, snarky, and pointed one back. Steve covered the COVID-19 version of Bruce Currie (who believes a plainly stated question never deserves a straight answer and loves going off on tangents as much as NH State Rep Timmy Horrigan used to before I banned him).
We learned that having Organization Day for the NH Legislature is non-negotiable. Holding Organization Day is required by our NH State Constitution. The General Court meets to organize itself on the first Wednesday of December in each even numbered year. On Organization Day all members present are sworn in by the Governor, in the presence … Read more
In case you missed it partisan New Hampshire Democrat Colin Van Ostern got himself $250,000.00 to buy a non-partisan public office. Secretary of State. Today the New Hampshire House will vote on whether he succeeded. It’s Organization Day. The Legislature will convene to formally choose a Speaker, and take care of some housekeeping. Part of that … Read more