One of Keene’s representatives has introduced some very pro-Liberty legislation: the decriminalization of marijuana. There will be a hearing on Wed 1/17 at 10:30am in the Criminal Justice and Public Safety committee, Room 204, Legislative Office Building. Some of us from Free Keene will be there to testify in favor of it. Details here in the forum.
As most residents of Cheshire county know, the debate over where to site the new county jail has been going on for many years, primarily bcause of a convoluted system that pits one group against another like kids fighting to be king of the hill.
There is the county delegation charged with finding a suitable site, but the 20+ member county commission is in charge of the pursestrings-and neither group can agree on anything other than 1.they can’t agree and 2. the price tag keeps rising the longer the delay. It’s obvious (at least to me) that left alone,these folks will continue to endlessly debate and ultimately do nothing but accuse each other of being the problem. (more…)
Eric just posted about the minimum wage, but in an article solely about Washington DC. We need to decide on whether non-Keene related posts belong here.
On one hand, I don’t want the blog to be devoid of content, but on the other hand this blog is intended to highlight issues and solutions to government coercion – in the Keene area. I can certainly see extending the coverage to NH related issues, but I’m concerned about losing focus. Please post your comments. Should national issues be off limits unless they are tied into Keene?
So the Democrats sweep into office, most of them not smart enought to know that a good chunk of those votes weren’t FOR them, but AGAINST Bush, the Patriot Act, the war, runaway spending, tax cuts for the super-rich and other foot-on-a-banana peel moves by the Republicans. Then comes this list of “100 hour promises” by Speaker Pelosi, who must have learned about the political process from the Governor Moonbeam School of Populism. Raise the minimum wage? Please. Who makes $5.15 an hour? Even the much-vilified Wal-Mart’s starting wage is $7.50 an hour in Manchester. Ethics reform? Right. Eliminate travel on corporate jets? Fine, but no rule against first-class commercial travel is there? I’ve seen Swiss cheese with fewer holes than this “reform”. The Democrats have chosen to pick the lowest-hanging fruit to mollify an angry electorate into thinking they’ve done something. They promise a 5 day work week-and the VERY FIRST DAY they take off for (wait for it) a COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME! Evidently the terms “first 100 hours” and “5 day week” have different meanings inside the Beltway than the rest of the country. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
First, allow me to say I’m very excited to be part of FreeKeene, and to start with please allow me to ask some rhetorical questions.
1. Why don’t people read? I recently was perusing the Dell customer forums to get an answer to a minor technical problem, and came across an interesting thread. There were many people upset that they didn’t get the 0% financing they were “promised”. A quick skim of the terms said clearly that it was available only to well-qualifed buyers, and not all accounts would qualify. Further, the terms stated the interest rates would be based on credit score and could range up to 29.9%. I then read with amazement that people were complaining about the interest rates! I have a Dell account, and the rate was clearly disclosed before I bought anything. If they don’t like the terms, why did they use the account? (more…)
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