Did you see the recent MSFI committee meeting in city hall? Here’s the video and the minutes. Allow me to direct your attention to page 11 of the minutes where a very interesting and revealing conversation takes place between city attorney Thom Mullins and councilor Phil Jones.
In it, the committee members are looking at their options to do something about the synthetic drugs. The attorney proposed a resolution or an ordinance, but admits the ordinance would be subject to challenge in the criminal courts as it is likely unconstitutional. The constitution is treated as though it’s an annoyance, but ultimately Mullins is asked by Jones that if they were to outlaw the chemicals via illegal ordinance, wouldn’t that deter challenges due to people not wanting to go through court? Mullins affirms it would deter challenges and points out that no municipality in NH has yet had such a challenge. However, he reveals, it could present a liability issue.
This entire portion of the minutes is a perfect example of what I’ve said for a long time – the government people do whatever they want and hope they don’t get called on it in court. The court system is ponderously slow and also intimidating, so the various illegal ordinances and statutes that are passed by these control-freaks are never challenged – and they know it. (more…)
As you may recall, I was pulled over in February by Jason Short of the Keene police. He ticketed me for allegedly being a “resident” and not getting a driver’s license from the NH bureaucrats.
In order to prove their claim, the state would have to prove I am a “resident”. Guess they didn’t feel confident enough in their evidence, because this morning police prosecutor Jean M. Kilham dropped the charge. However, she did say she was going to report the claims to the NH DMV and FL DMV. She intends to use their administrative system where the burden of proof is much lower than court. She wants NH to suspend “driving privileges” for a year and FL to cancel my license.
So, it may not be over yet entirely, but for now the court case has been eliminated.
After a thirteen day hiatus, Cheshire county’s zaniest variety series is back in a big way! AKPF #1 episode 06 Cloudsnowden begins on the island semination of Hong Kong, as Edward Snowden reveals government secrets and angers the power structure that is responsible for managing such enforcement organizations as the AKPF. WMUR brings the latest on the Robin Hooding lawsuit from the royal court in Cheshire county, Ian talks to officer Dave at length about worldly affairs, and classical anticonstitutional treatises round out this modern installment of AKPF #1.
I, Rich Paul, have finally been sentenced after sitting in jail for seven weeks. My sentence is:
One year in jail – With good time and time served I should be out sometime around December 18th
Three years probation
Various fines about $2500
Is this sentence fair? Of course not. I’ve harmed no one. I provided good product at a fair price to an adult who wanted it. I wish that more people would do that rather than making their living ruining lives to be paid with stolen money.
I can hear the drug warriors thinking, “But weed is a gateway drug.” Oh, really? The government-worshipping drug warriors should be relieved to find out that when the government’s Institute of Medicine studied the gateway effect, they found no causal relationship between the use of cannabis and the use of harder drugs like alcohol, cocaine, and heroin. Moreover, researcher and addiction specialist Todd H. Mikuriya, in his study entitled “Cannabis as a Substitute for Alcohol : A Harm Reduction Approach”, found that alcoholics who used cannabis were more likely to avoid relapse into the active use of these more dangerous drugs.
The “gateway effect” seems to be pretty well debunked. Spread the word!
I will be appealing my conviction and have already raised over $8,000 towards that end. I hope that you will help by donating here in either bitcoin or dollars.
Thanks to Jacqueline Palochko from the Keene Sentinel for live tweeting during the hearing today. Stay tuned here to Free Keene for a write-up, coverage by other media, and full video.
Did you see the recent MSFI committee meeting in city hall? Here’s the video and the minutes. Allow me to direct your attention to page 11 of the minutes where a very interesting and revealing conversation takes place between city attorney Thom Mullins and councilor Phil Jones.
