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| 2008-Jan-20 My income tax testimony before Ways and Means
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Neil Rowland of Fremont, opposing HB1373 and HB1593, and supporting CACR24
I am an ordinary citizen and resident of New Hampshire who chooses to live in New Hampshire because of this state’s unique values, summed up in the motto “Live Free Or Die”. I am troubled by a trend in our state government......
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| 2008-Jan-18 HB1434 hearing continuation, January 17
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My testimony is here:
It's a lot longer than my first version because while I sat stewing through that first farce I heard a lot of nonsense I needed to rebut.
As a precaution I had emailed my testimony to the committee members and to a few other Reps and to my state Senator.
At the first......
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| 2008-Jan-18 My (expanded) written testimony against HB1434
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This bill proposes to set up a carbon offset program to collect revenue in the name of stopping man made global warming. It presumes a great many assertions of dubious truth.
First, that global warming is man made. Al Gore maintains that there is a scientific consensus that global warming is and man......
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| 2008-Jan-16 New, expanded version
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HB-1434
This bill proposes to set up a carbon offset program to collect revenue in the name of stopping man made global warming. It presumes a great many assertions of dubious truth.
First, that global warming is man made. Al Gore maintains that there is a scientific consensus that global warming......
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| 2008-Jan-11 Carbon offsets: the fix is in.
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The big global warming swindle is coming to New Hampshire courtesy of John Lynch and his cronies.
The Financial Times describes the sort of waste, fraud and corruption we can expect from this:
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| 2008-Jan-10 Blown off at the HB1434 hearing, January 10, 2008
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Well, I'm pissed. Drove a total well over an hour, just so I could sit through three hours of lies, doublespeak, empty promises and thinly veiled threats from vested interests, most of whom were paid to be there, and many of whom were from out of state. In three long hours not one ordinary citizen got......
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| 2008-Jan-10 My intended HB1434 testimony.
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The final version will be more polished and much longer. But here's what I would have said, given a chance:
This bill proposes to set up a carbon offset program to collect revenue in the name of stopping man made global warming. It presumes a great many assertions of dubious truth.
First, that......
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| 2008-Jan-10 The HB1515 hearing, january 9, 2008.
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I often feel when I go these bill hearings that the fix is in. But sometimes the fix in in MY way.
Denis Goddard gave this a low priority because he'd been told it had very little chance of getting an OTP, primarily due to its cost. But I went anyway because I don't like to take chances. Also I could......
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| 2008-Jan-09 My HB-1515 written testimony
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There are two parts to this bill, one which seems intended to please workers, and the other which is clearly intended to increase the scope, power and cost of government. I have no regard for the first, and I object strongly to the second.
Regarding the first, prohibiting at will employment:
I’ve......
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| 2008-Jan-03 I speak against HB-1308-FN-A
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On January 3, 2008 I attended the New Hampshire House Ways and Means Committee to speak in opposition to HB-1308-FN-A, a frighteningly bad bill.
I came armed with a brand new but extremely inexpensive camcorder, my first serious venture into video journalism. I also brought along my reliable......
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| 2008-Jan-03 My HB-1308-FN-A written testimony
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This bill overhauls existing language quite radically. But there is one glaring red flag and it is this:
“The burden shall be upon the business organization filing the return to demonstrate the reasonableness of the deduction claimed under this paragraph, by a preponderance of the evidence.
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| 2007-Oct-22 Ballot access subcomittee, October 17
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The affair got off to a late start, as they couldn't scrape together a quorum. Those few present filled in Rich Tomaso and Seth Cohn on the progress thus far. It seems they've drafted a bill that has pretty much everything Rich asked for.
Audio here:
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| 2007-Sep-12 Ballot access subcommittee, September 12 on HB48
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Audio here:
This is the bill to sort out third party access to the ballot. We didn't spend any real time discussing the current text of the bill as it seems to be in a very embryonic form. Instead the subcommittee let us regular folks tell how we felt about the difficulties of third party access......
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| 2007-Sep-07 Meeting Rep. Betty Hall (Hillsborough 5) at election hearing
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I met Betty Hall at a meeting of the subcomittee on electronic voting. I was there to find out what a subcommittee is like and to grab audio. There was some excellent testimony by Bruce O'Dell of the Electronic Defense Alliance, but I gather they're putting it on the Web anyway.
It's occurred to me......
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| 2007-Aug-16 HB76 - environmental policy, August 15
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Before the House Environment and Agricultural committee.
I was there, spoke, and grabbed audio.
Here's the main part, discussion and testimony:
Then there was a five minute break, and the rest:
They adjourned for two weeks, until Augst 29th, 9:30AM.
Some useful excerpts:
Rep.......
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| 2007-Mar-25 SB44 and HB685 hearings: an eyewitness account
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I got word on the "perfect storm" coming March 15 via the New Hampshire Underground ( .
Upon finding my way to the State House cafeteria hidden in the basement, I encountered Mary Gorman of the House Labor committee getting rather catty with Mr. Kalb, who was planning to testify in regard......
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| 2006-Oct-29 Libertarian party candidates
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Fed up with the mahjor parties? You'll have to go out of your way to send a message. These are mostly write-in candidates:
For Governor: Rich Kahn
For US Congress 1st District: Dan Belforti
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| 2006-Aug-23 On protecting our elections
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I think it's high time for some straight talk about the potential for election fraud in this state. There's been plenty of talk but there hasn't been very much straight talk. So I'll see if I can get the ball rolling here.
There are only two possibilities: one, election fraud is nothing to worry about.......
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| 2006-Aug-17 Is there a voter fraud problem in NH or not?
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Democracy For new Hampshire seems to be trying to have it both ways.
First, they've got the We're Counting the Votes kit, here:
It says:
Democracy For New Hampshire's Fair Elections Committe (DFNH-FEC) is releasing the We're Counting the Votes kit for every New Hampshire citizen participating......
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| 2006-Jun-21 SB131 - school choice certification
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As amended by the house, full text here:
How John Barnes voted:
01/18/2006 Floor Amendment (0468) Sen. Larsen/Sen. Estabrook Yea
01/18/2006 Ought to Pass with Amendment Sen. Estabrook/Sen. Foster Yea
How Ronald Nowe and Dan Itse voted:
04/12/2006 MAJ AM {1630H} Yea
04/12/2006 OTP/AM......
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| 2006-Jun-21 HOUSE BILL HB1707- school choice
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Text of the bill is here:
How Penn Brown voted:
03/09/2006 MAJ AM: {1023H} Nay
03/09/2006 LAY ON TABLE Nay
03/09/2006 FLR AM {1293H} Nay
03/09/2006 POSTPONE TO DAY CERTAIN - MARCH 22 2006 Nay
03/09/2006 INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Yea
How Ronald Nowe and Dan Itse both voted:
03/09/2006......
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| 2006-Mar-23 Double standard on liberties of minors?
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Both on nhinsider.com, on the same day...
Foster's Daily Democrat reports, "House members killed a bill requiring minors to notify their parents if they have received emergency contraception, commonly referred to as the 'morning after pill.' "
"Lawmakers voted 189-118......
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| 2006-Mar-16 concerns about AccuVote machines
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The machines have been removed in Grafton due to a very obvious glitch:
There's some confusion here. The Union Leader says these are ACCUVOTE machines, but the link below says Grafton uses OPTECH, not ACCUVOTE:
A list on NH towns that use the Accuvote and Optech machines:
A quote......
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| 2006-Mar-08 HB1137 AN ACT relative to criminal trespass.
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635:2 Criminal Trespass.
I. A person is guilty of criminal trespass if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he enters or remains in any place within the borders of this state.
(This means illegal immigrants)
This bill came to the floor March 7, 2006 and was voted down, according......
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| 2006-Mar-08 HB1151 relative to the prohibition of illegal aliens.
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275-A:6 Employment of Illegal Aliens Prohibited. No employer may employ an alien who is not a citizen of the United States and not in possession of a valid passport and work visa or equivalent documents issued by the United States Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, or the designated......
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