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Today's House session was an outrage!

by: Marjorie Porter

Wed Oct 12, 2011 at 20:42:56 PM EDT

Not only did we sit through 2 hours of Republican hopefuls spouting party lines, only one veto vote was taken--on SB 91, the sprinkler system bill. (The veto was overridden, 266-61.) None of the "emergency legislation" we voted on today will be taken up by the Senate until January. No matter. It had to get done today. Some emergency!

As soon as I can get the link to the "vote" on the amendment to SB 198, I will post it. The "voice vote" happened so fast, I never even heard the Speaker say "All opposed, signify by saying nay." It happened so fast, there was no opportunity to ask for a roll call vote. Our newly elected representative Peter Leishman was scheduled to make a "parliamentary inquiry." There was no chance for him to do so.

I drove to Concord on my own dime (no mileage is paid for sessions after July 1) to sit from 10-6 voting on bills that could have waited.

At least I got to be part of the new "girl group"
The Democrat Aparat CHICKS. Ask me about that!

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SB 198 link (0.00 / 0)

can be found here. Click on Details to find out how any particular legislator voted.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. --Marcus Aurelius, courtesy of Paul Berch

by: Lucy Weber @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 01:10:36 AM UTC

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Looking for the video stream... (0.00 / 0)

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. (John Morley, 1838-1923)

by: Marjorie Porter @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 02:11:48 AM UTC

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The voice vote on this is at around 1:08:30 (4.00 / 1)

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.u...

Listen to the uproar afterwards...

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. (John Morley, 1838-1923)

by: Marjorie Porter @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 15:24:54 PM UTC

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shocking (4.00 / 1)

It looks even worse on video than it seemed at the time. He banged the gavel down about 2 seconds after calling for the Nay votes.

by: TimothyHorrigan @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 23:17:54 PM UTC

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I almost forgot (0.00 / 0)

Guess who was given the honor of leading the Pledge of Allegiance this morning? Rep. Baldasaro!

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. (John Morley, 1838-1923)

by: Marjorie Porter @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 01:49:59 AM UTC

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The gorge just rose into my throat.... (4.00 / 1)

by: Tully Fitzsimmons @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 02:07:57 AM UTC

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That decision is emblematic (4.00 / 1)

of the Bill O'Brien House.

birch paper; on Twitter @deanbarker

by: Dean Barker @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 09:17:17 AM UTC

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Ughhhh (0.00 / 0)

Thanks Marjorie for this report. Revolting lack of respect for anybody from this crowd.

by: Chaz Proulx @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 03:25:43 AM UTC

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My Twitter feed was filled with the wreckage of yesterday's session (0.00 / 0)

so I Storified it (sorry, can't seem to embed it here)

http://birchpaper.com/post/113...

birch paper; on Twitter @deanbarker

by: Dean Barker @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 09:16:14 AM UTC

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NH no longer (0.00 / 0)

has a functioning legislature. It simply has a circus with a power-mad ringmaster. Why would anyone pay any attention to the presidential primary results from a state whose name is now sullied by this sort of performance. And what can we say about candidates who speak in the midst of this chaos as if this were normal behavior in a once-proud state?

by: Lucy Edwards @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 11:13:11 AM UTC

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The Kindergarten in Concord (4.00 / 3)

Yesterday's Session was a perfect storm, a combination of cheap politics, ignorant behavior, thoughtless self interest, questionable legislation and general lack of attention to the needs of the state. The "guests" were shallow and often so self involved that it was hard to take them seriously. It was a long day!

Cyndy Chase

by: cyndychase @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 12:44:03 PM UTC

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not only did we not get paid... (0.00 / 0)

Not only did we not get paid for mileage, we were treated to a lecture by Dan Itse, Chair of the Constitutional Review Committee. He scolded us for complaining about the mileage. Actually, he went beyond scolding us, he talked about (unnamed) members having somehow violated their oath of office by claiming we should have been paid mileage, and he urged them to resign.

by: TimothyHorrigan @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 14:37:49 PM UTC

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Answer me this.. (0.00 / 0)

So by the fact that the House and Senate could not agree on SB 198, that seems to mean that the State cannot correct a $2 million error in welfare funding. Until this is "corrected" in January.

so - does this mean that our needy Granite Staters "get" 2 million extra in welfare funding? Should we be grateful to the House? Or is this an issue of who pays the money - the US or the State of New Hampshire? Meaning that the House delays causes the Granite State to fund what the Feds otherwise would fund?

Thanks.

by: pberch @ Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 21:45:09 PM UTC

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Yes (0.00 / 0)

they get the welfare funding.

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. (John Morley, 1838-1923)

by: Marjorie Porter @ Fri Oct 14, 2011 at 02:00:33 AM UTC

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I'm waiting for the day to finally come (4.00 / 2)

when some highly respected Republican stands on the floor and says:

Mr. Speaker, have you no shame?

by: The Money Magician @ Fri Oct 14, 2011 at 01:44:33 AM UTC

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No Shame (4.00 / 3)

Somebody has to be listening.

McCarthy got a pass for a long time. Actually the Union Leader made him a hero.

Nothing much has changed. Don't expect a Union Leader Headline or WMUR in depth investigation of our resident nut cases and tyrants.

by: Chaz Proulx @ Fri Oct 14, 2011 at 03:11:33 AM UTC

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Don't hold your breath. n/t (0.00 / 0)

by: susanthe @ Fri Oct 14, 2011 at 20:38:01 PM UTC

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Steve Vaillancourt came close - watch the few minutes after the vote. (0.00 / 0)

But of course, he's closer to the Rodney Dangerfield end of the respect scale.

by: The Money Magician @ Sat Oct 15, 2011 at 02:44:35 AM UTC

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