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Here is the e-mail exchange I had with the most "famous" of my state reps, John Reagan.
I originally had e-mailed my five state reps, all Republicans, as follows:
I understand that there is a bill before committee in the NH House to defund NH Public TV. I urge you to vote against this bill should it come to the floor. Public television is a very cost-effective educational medium, and while I support it as an individual, I also am firmly convinced that the state of NH has a vested interest in supporting quality broadcasting. It's a part of our educational system. I surely hope that none of you is in favor of this, and other initiatives I have heard about, to remove funding from any educational resource in our state. Our children, and the rest of us as well, deserve and need all the factual information we can get to deal with an increasingly complicated and challenging future.
I would much appreciate hearing back from you on how you stand on this particular bill, and on the funding of education in our state as well.
I received a reply from Frank Case, saying that he would vote against this bill, he and his wife have been long-time supporters, and he doubts that anything will come up that will make him change his mind. Frank is the representative that the rightwing tried to get rid of in the primary by sending out flyers saying he wasn't a real Republican.
John Reagan did reply to me, which I understand is unusual. He said:
Lucy, Because the public television product is a duplication of other available educational sources I would have to favor eliminating this burden on the New Hampshire property taxpayer.
John Reagan
Deerfield Selectman
State Representative Candia, Deerfield, Northwood, Nottingham
Chairman House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
I am considering replying to him. I would love some ideas of what Hampsters think I should say.