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UNDERWOOD: Whose Side Would You Be On?

February 1, 2026 Ian Underwood

Imagine that Kamala Harris is President, and swarms of ATF agents are trying to seize all the privately-owned firearms in Minnesota — even those that haven’t been used in crimes, and won’t ever be used in crimes, that are only being kept for self-defense and hunting and sporting purposes. Imagine that every day you see … Read more

On Mass Shootings

January 31, 2023 Aaron Penkacik

Mass shootings are tragic, as is almost any criminal shooting occurrence. Loss of innocent life is not reversible. Families, loved ones, and friends all suffer when they happen. Something does need to be done, and it should involve common sense.

Can’t hide the fact Trump is a law-abiding American

June 12, 2019 Don

Having failed to protect the Washington establishment’s interests by accusing President Trump of collusion or criminality, Robert Mueller tried to redeem himself in his May 29 retirement speech. His excuse for failure contradicted his previous statements and required subsequent “clarification”/correction, and he tried to avoid a congressional appearance (and its embarrassing questions). Robert Mueller was … Read more

“What is the NH League of Women Voters Afraid of in Peterborough?” So, we emailed folks – Part 2

May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 Skip

So the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript emailed with us (and flamed out in a Twitter flame war). The next step was to turn in the other direction and email the League of Women Voters’ Peterborough organizer: On May 3, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Skip <Skip@granitegrok.com> wrote: Dear Ms Coon, I am in receipt of your email missive … Read more

Sue Ragen thinks an 18 year old should continue to be infantilized?

August 29, 2025December 17, 2018 Skip

More on the Rachel Phelan issue To recap: Rachel Phelan, an 18-year-old high school student, wrote an Op-Ed about the negotiations between the Manchester teachers and the Manchester School Board. Rich Girard, head of those negotiations for the School Board, emailed her to correct some factual errors. Then it blew up, and David Scannell decided … Read more

New Hampshire Governors fail in the Oath of Office

September 26, 2018July 9, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Note: we welcome Dan Itse to our ranks as a Grokster! A long time member of the NH House of Representatives, he was acknowledged to be one of the foremost experts on both the US and NH Constitutions here in the State of NH and with his first post, he does not disappoint by bringing to light some responsibilities that many of us didn’t know we had – including our elected officials!

Welcome, Dan!

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New Hampshire Governors, like every elected officer of the State and many appointed officers take an oath to uphold The Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, and the Constitution for the United States of America. However, I would wager most do not know these documents to well enough to know the full scope of or limitations upon the office they hold. Part 1, Article 24 of the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire proclaims:

“A well regulated militia is the proper, natural, and sure defense, of a State.”

This sentiment is echoed in the Second Amendment to the Constitution for the United States:

Notable Quote: Frederic Bastiat on Liberty

September 26, 2018October 21, 2012

God has implanted in mankind also all that is necessary to enable it to accomplish its destinies…Away, then, with quacks and organizers! … Away with their artificial methods! Away with their social laboratories, their governmental whims, their centralization, their tariffs, their universities, their State religion, their inflationary or monopolizing banks, their limitations, their restrictions, their … Read more

The Law Can Never Be Philanthropic

September 26, 2018June 26, 2012 Steve MacDonald

tipping the scales The law (justice) can never be philanthropic. It cannot guarantee property of any kind to anyone because the law has no property to give. The law does not create property. The Law does not summon property out of thin air-where none previously existed. The Law can only take from someone else what is theirs.

It therefore behooves those charged with writing and managing the law (and more importantly those who elect or appoint the stewards) to ensure that philanthropy is not the foundation of the States interest. The only way to fulfill that interest is through the progressive accumulation of other people’s property under the cover of legalized plunder. The only way for the law to be philanthropic is to legalize theft.