I’m concerned and curious about you. Can you please tell me a little about yourself? How old are you, what do you do? Can you tell me a little bit about your background and give me a synopsis of a typical day in your life?

Ed

The case referred to is The Dartmouth College Case. But it followed on a similar case, Fletcher v. Peck.

HERE is a very detailed account of the DC case.

The case was plead on behalf of the College by Daniel Webster DC1801 and my 3rd cousin 5 generations removed (probably everybody in NH claims to be related to Daniel Webster )

At the end of his formal argument, as Professor Goodrich afterward recalled, Webster stood silent for a time. Then, addressing the Chief Justice, he said:
This, sir, is my case. It is the case not merely of that humble institution; it is the case of every college in our land. … It is more. It is, in some sense, the case of every man who has property of which he may be stripped,—for the question is simply this: Shall our state legislature be allowed to take that which is not their own, to turn it from its original use, and apply it to such ends or purposes as they, in their discretion, shall see fit? …

Webster pulled out the stops and continued:
Sir, you may destroy this little institution. It is weak. It is in your hands! I know it is one of the lesser lights in the literary horizon of the country. You may put it out. But if you do so, you must carry through your work. You must extinguish, one after another, all those great lights of science which, for more than a century, have thrown their radiance over our land.
It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college, and yet, there are those who love it. …

My sentiments too BTW (my school).

These cases established that states can not abrogate contracts. I imagine most people coming to this web site would agree with that.

Dennis supports home rule, meaning that the people of any given locality should be able to gang up on people they don’t like or a project they don’t like and use the power of government to stop them. I don’t think that would be supported by most people coming to this site.

Home rule does not exist under NH law.

I ran into this article a few weeks ago. I think this is what you’re looking for:

http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=1828

Specifically:

In 1819, the Supreme Court declared for the first time that corporations are entitled to protection under the Constitution. That case started in New Hampshire. Since then, corporations have been granted virtually all the rights constitutionally guaranteed to human beings. They use those rights to site polluting feedlots, dump toxic sludge, build big-box stores, and take municipal water to sell, all whether citizens want them to or not.

And it just so happens the article covers one of my pet peaves, water rights and home rule. Curt Springer just loves discussing these issues.

The violation ticket is a wager that Ian (or someone) will come to court in dishonor and be surety for IAN. Ian could plead guilty for IAN and when the judge tells Ian to pay the fine for IAN, Ian should ask the judge, “Is that an order?”

When the judge responds,”yes”, Ian should say, “great, I accept your order, and here’s a bill for $1000 (one thousand dollars)”.

Have you ever ordered something at a store and not been liable for a bill?