by Highline | Mar 6, 2012 |
Under current law, attorneys must be members of the N.H. Bar Association, which requires them to serve the court first before a client or the law, which is a conflict of interest. HB 1474 would allow attorneys to opt-out of their membership in the BAR, and thus serve their clients and justice without regard for the requirements of the BAR or the Court system. Such a change would likely improve the BAR, as it would have to make changes to keep and attract attorneys as members.
Please e-mail HouseRepublicans@leg.state.nh.us and ask House Republicans to support the committee’s OTP recommendation on HB 1474.
by Pete Eyre | Mar 6, 2012 |
I attempt to take conversations to their logical conclusions. If Person A makes an absolutist statement it in the least leaves ample room for questions posited as “devils advocate” and likely brings to light questions never before considered, that upon further scrutiny, causes Person A themselves to admit that flaws exist in their argument.
Over the past week when conversing with Keene police employees about their stance on the possible acquisition of a BEARCAT armored vehicle, some noted that “it’s free” – essentially saying that since it is to be provided via a federal Dept. of Homeland Security grant it’d be erroneous to turn it down.
Overlooking the fact that the federal government (like government at any level) must first steal or print what they spend, my immediate follow-up to such it’s-free-so-why-not-take-it statements is to question the point at which they’d say “no thanks.”
What would Keene “authorities” do if they were offered other military hardware, such as a drone? Sound far-fetched? Not so. Fortunately, as the story below demonstrates, at least some comic relief can be had from this escalation of the police state thanks to the rampant be-afraid-of-everything mindset peddled since 9/11 (hey – any excuse to grow the size and scope of the State, right?)
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by Derrick Horton | Mar 5, 2012 |
For those of you who read the blog earlier today, I posted a video with text containing a critical error, and I intend to redress it. It errantly read, “David R. Meader voted for the BearCat” when in fact he voted against it. I’m sorry David. I’ll be making another video which I hope will make up for my mistake. I’m sorry readers. I’ll be more careful to review my posts in the future.
Forgive me? Let’s make up and be friends!
Yours,
Derrick J.
by Ian | Mar 5, 2012 |
Tonight, the People have reported hearing folks have conversations against the BEARCAT over dinner at local restaurants. This morning I heard one at Timoleon’s, where an older gentleman said to another at the counter, something like, “Looks like they’re going to shove the BEARCAT down our throats”.
NH blogger Elwood at Blue Hampshire “stands with the Free Keeners” on the BEARCAT issue.
by Garret Ean | Mar 5, 2012 |
From freeconcord.org:
Eric Holder’s memory wasn’t failing him today as he spoke at Northwestern University in Chicago. They were likely running through his mind, but there were three names Holder dared not to speak. They were Samir Khan, Abdulrahman Al-Awlaki, and Anwar Al-Awlaki. They are the three US citizens who have been executed by drone missile attacks in Yemen, without so much as the order of a judge to show as a warrant for their death.
The ‘Attorney General’ (military ranking being fully apropos) gave a carefully crafted response to the legal questions the administration has been facing since the September 30 killing of Anwar Al-Awlaki. Holder essentially declared the president to be within his authority (for who is there to challenge it?) to order the killing of anyone deemed an external threat to the defense of the United States. A search of the internet reveals no video of the address. The Washington Post provides some fairly in-depth coverage. Here’s a disturbing snippet from the lawyer-in-chief.
Some have argued that the president is required to get permission from a federal court before taking action against a United States citizen who is a senior operational leader of al-Qaeda or associated forces. This is simply not accurate.
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by Ian | Mar 5, 2012 |
Radio Free Keene News is a five minute newscast which is available as a podcast and also will air at the top of some hours on LRN.FM.
You can download the edition for this week here. Topics covered include the BEARCAT vote and Derrick J being assaulted by a school crossing guard.
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