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Democrats, Frat Boys, And Pimps, Oh My!

So the democrats were prepared to shut it all down to defend one big, international rent seeker. To pigeonhole women’s health issues to sex parts and intercourse. And to defend a major campaign contributor (the abortion industry) at all costs? Using women’s vagina’s for cash? Doesn’t that make them a bunch of pimps?

Save HB 540 – Biannual Auto Inspections [updated]

It’s not unsafe.  It will not turn into a short film titled ‘Death on The Highway II,’ but it will save everyone a few hours and a few bucks.  It’s HB 540, the bill to move New Hampshire from annual auto inspections to every other year.

Opponents have come up with all kinds of reasons why we shouldn’t do this but my favorite was this; that an inspector might have to let something go that was not yet in violation but that could become a violation before the next inspection.  So we’re all unsafe, irresponsible dopes?  No sense of self preservation apparently either.  We just drive along until the next inspection….I don’t think so but nice try.  The other classes of opponents are bureaucrats and rent seeking mechanics who enjoy state mandated visits to their repair shops.  I’ve no time for them either. 

Then there is this.  It is testimony from Rep Steve Vaillancourt, a fellow Blogger at NH Insider, and a guy who can post more content than me on a good day.  He’s also someone with whom I disagree on most social issues, but we see eye to eye on taxes and spending (as far as I can tell), and on HB 540.

Here is Steve’s testimony before the Senate Committee, courtesy of BikerBill (on the jump).  It’s only three plus minutes so check it out.   Then check out Steve’s Blog at NHI and Bill’s Youtube Channel, both worthy excursions across the New Hampshire Political Landscape.

And don’t forget to contact the committee to tell them you support HB 540.  And remember to be polite.

Email

james.rausch@leg.state.nh.us

dboutin1465@comcast.net

james.forsythe@leg.state.nh.us

molly.kelly@leg.state.nh.us

nancy.stiles@leg.state.nh.us

Phone

Senator Jim Rausch (R-Derry) (Senate District 19) 271-8630.

Senator David Boutin (R-Hooksett) (Senate District 16) 271-2709

Senator James Forsythe (R-Strafford) (Senate District 4) 271-3096

Senator Molly Kelly (D-Keene) (Senate District 10) 271-2166

Senator Nancy Stiles (R-Hampton) (Senate District 24) 271-6933

 

 

 

Update: Removed Senator Jim Luthur who is not on this committee; added the correct email for Senator Jim Rausch who is. Thanks to our commenters below for the correction.

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Republican Change In New Hampshire

NH State SealH/T to Patricia Wulfson for sending me this first.

“The New Hampshire House of Representatives received a mandate from the voters of this state to cut state spending; reduce taxes and fees; return fiscal sanity to the state; promote economic development and create jobs; mend a state retirement system that was nearing insolvency; provide our children with an education based on excellence; protect the personal rights and freedoms of its citizens; and maintain transparency in state government. Listed here is a compilation of legislation passed by the 2011 New Hampshire House of Representatives in response to that message that they received in November from the voters.

 

Trans-formative Change:

• Passed a constitutional amendment to require a super-majority in the House and Senate to raise taxes or borrowing. (CACR 6)

• For the first time in NH history, that included more that 50 attempts in the legislature, the House passed a constitutional amendment to expand local control of education funding by returning authority to elected officials, not unelected judges. (CACR 12) Setting an example for our citizens by “living within our means:”

• Passed a fiscally responsible budget that, (1) was balanced by using realistic revenue figures; (2) did not increase taxes or fees; (3) does not downshift onto local property taxpayers; and (4) does not increase borrowing, setting New Hampshire on a financially sustainable path will allow our economy to grow and create more jobs. (HB 1 & 2)

• Passed an education funding formula that maintains existing levels of aid to communities and allows additional targeted aid to needy cities and towns. (HB 337)

• Passed a bill to allow local communities to enact tax and spending caps. (HB 341) Moving our economy forward, creating more jobs and putting out the “Open for Business sign” in New Hampshire once again.

• Passed a small business tax cut to protect reasonable compensation from the business profits tax. (HB 557)

(more on the jump…)

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A Silber In The Minds Eye

So in the face of this economic catastrophe, which the democrats happily sold as a disaster not unlike a Biblical plague, what did NH Democrats do? They decided that despite that we were going to take in 23% more revenue than we did when times were “good” and went on a grow government spending spree. You could call that a revenue problem, but I think it is really more of a democrats are selfish, ideological, tax and spend A-holes problem.

Picture of the Day 4-6-11

From Patriot Post, (a few years back) this graphic was created for a T-Shirt commemorating another Clinton lie, this one from Hillary, about coming under fire in Bosnia. No one could corroborate the story, and at least one reporter contradicted it completely, as does the historical record outside the Clinton Library. At least she didn’t claim to be a veteran afterward

Ask Ray & Kathy…About Incest

Question: If consensual sex (without coercion) between any two adults is a protected right, (gay sex is defended on these grounds) does the state have a right to prohibit sex between adult relatives, regardless of how closely related?

Picture of The Day (Red Sox Season Starts Today!)

A few people may be offended by this display of Kinetic Digital Action, especially from such a young fan, but who can argue that this is not a familiar pose to Red Sox fans of all ages; even when the Yankees are not in town? Boston is regularly placed at or near the top of most ‘obnoxious fan’ lists and here’s why–they start training them early. That finger comes with the hot dog and the beer.

Death To Rail (Bride Of RTA)

This is what we call the tits-on-a-bull defense. Chris wants rail. There is no good reason for it, he just wants it. And he could care less that we already have infrastructure that works, that is more adaptable, and which costs significantly less to operate.

Who Missed The Vote? [updated]

Someone asked…who didn’t vote on HB1 and HB2.  Who are these reps anyway?  OK, we’re here to deliver.  HB 1 here, HB 2 on the jump!

[update] So everyone knows, I am not passing judgment here, just posting the list.  Plenty of these folks will have been excused, or approved absences, even important or necessary business that kept them away or took them away from the State House.  Your job is verify the absences of your reps if they concern you, and if you are unable to find good cause, discuss it with them as time permits.

Only four democrats skipped the vote on HB 1 while  twenty six Republicans did not cast a vote.

House Rep Party County District Vote
Beattie, Thomas  Republican Hillsborough 17 Not Voting
Belanger, Ronald  Republican Rockingham 4 Not Voting
Brosseau, Charles  Republican Grafton 6 Not Voting
Coughlin, Sean  Republican Hillsborough 6 Not Voting
DeJong, Cameron  Republican Hillsborough 9 Not Voting
Dowling, Patricia  Republican Rockingham 5 Not Voting
Dwinell, Richard  Republican Cheshire 5 Not Voting
Eaton, Stephanie  Republican Grafton 1 Not Voting
Emerton, Larry  Republican Hillsborough 7 Not Voting
Flanders, Donald  Republican Belknap 4 Not Voting
Hawkes, Samuel  Democrat Cheshire 3 Not Voting
Hogan, Timothy  Republican Hillsborough 23 Not Voting
Hutchinson, Karen  Republican Rockingham 3 Not Voting
Huxley, Robert  Republican Hillsborough 3 Not Voting
Keane, Thomas  Republican Merrimack 13 Not Voting
Kingsbury, Robert  Republican Belknap 4 Not Voting
Larsen, Kirst
en 		 Republican Strafford 2 Not Voting
Moody, Marcia  Democrat Rockingham 12 Not Voting
Parison, James  Republican Hillsborough 3 Not Voting
Peckham, Michele  Republican Rockingham 13 Not Voting
Pelletier, Marsha  Democrat Strafford 5 Not Voting
Pepino, Leo  Republican Hillsborough 11 Not Voting
Quandt, Matt  Republican Rockingham 13 Not Voting
Roberts, Kris  Democrat Cheshire 3 Not Voting
Sapienza, Marie  Republican Rockingham 8 Not Voting
Simpson, Tyler  Republican Belknap 1 Not Voting
Souza, Kathleen  Republican Hillsborough 11 Not Voting
Stroud, Kathleen  Republican Hillsborough 19 Not Voting
Summers, James  Republican Hillsborough 26 Not Voting
Terrio, Ross  Republican Hillsborough 14 Not Voting

 

Click through for HB 2

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Extremists? Sure, On The Left Aide Of The Aisle

NH Democrats and unions do not support New Hampshire workers rights. If they did they’d be defending the other 90% of the states workers from the inequality in pay and benefits afforded to public union employees. So this isn’t about workers rights, it is about protecting the big business of big Unions and democrat political campaign contributions, at the expense of 90% of New Hampshire’s workers. If anyone is being an extremist it’s the democrats and their union backed, taxpayer funded ponzi scheme.

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