Congratulations, Josh. Your statements on EZ pass are worth recognition.

For more information on private road systems, see these pieces:

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1568/is_n4_v28/ai_18684663

http://libertariannation.org/a/n029b1.html

This is particularly good: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=2494

On Thursday, January 19, Gardner Goldsmith debated state Representative Marcia Moody, of Newmarket. Representative Moody is the prime sponsor of HB 1704, which would force businesses with 1500 or more employees to devote 8% of their payrolls to securing health insurance coverage for their employees. Hear the exchange between El G Grande and Representative Moody in this audio file from "Against the Grain".

Peter Ames, Director of Advocacy for the American Cancer Society, and Sheila Evans, Campaign Coordinator for "Clean Air Works for NH" continue their conversation with Gardner Goldsmith, on "Aganst the Grain."

Thank You for Smoking

On Friday, January 20, 2006, Peter Ames, Director of Advocacy for the American Cancer Society, and Sheila Evans, Campaign Coordinator for "Clean Air Works for NH", joined Gardner Goldsmith in the studio of WNTK. They are both proponents of HB 1177, which would ban smoking in private restaurants and bars located in NH.

This is the exchange that took place, the first of two parts. Believe it or not, they all parted with smiles and handshakes.

Thank You for Smoking

More, on the insatiable state of the state.

For more of the current news from James Pindell, go to www.politicsNH.com.

Conspirators may want to watch this man and his handlers very carefully.

Many thanks to James Pindell, of www.PoliticsNH.com, for contributing to the analysis on "Against the Grain".

Conspirators will want to note a number of bills currently being moved through the House of Representatives in Concord.

The first notable bill is HB 1737, whose most prominent proponent is Rochester Senator Richard Green (R). The bill would impose a two-cent tax on soda, juice or water containers of less than one gallon, and a five-cent tax on containers holding more than one gallon. This would push the price of a 12-pack of soda up 24 cents, and is estimated to collect $15 million a year from NH citizens. It is proposed that 30 percent of the plunder would be spent on the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program, a boondoggle created during the Shaheen administration that seizes tax money and spends it on specially favored historical sites or picaresque locations. How a "society values its heritage" is reflected by how much the individuals comprising the society spend on preserving it, not by how much politicians decide to take from their neighbors in order to preserve special interests. Voluntarism is the answer, not force.

On January 16, 2006, "Against the Grain" investigated the debate over the legacy of Martin Luther King. In addition to establishing in popular culture the principle that a man should be judged by the content of his character, rather than the color of his skin, King espoused socialism, was proven a documented plagiarist, and cheated on his wife. It is sad that a balanced investigation of a man's ideas and actions is seen as verboten in current American culture, and instead, the "cult of the personality" rules. This is the fourth of five parts discussing the legacy of King's work for social change, and his less than rosy scholarly and economic ideals.

Plagiarism and The Culture War : The Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr, and Other Prominent America

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On January 16, 2006, "Against the Grain" investigated the debate over the legacy of Martin Luther King. In addition to establishing in popular culture the principle that a man should be judged by the content of his character, rather than the color of his skin, King espoused socialism, was proven a documented plagiarist, and cheated on his wife. It is sad that a balanced investigation of a man's ideas and actions is seen as verboten in current American culture, and instead, the "cult of the personality" rules. This is the fourth of five parts discussing the legacy of King's work for social change, and his less than rosy scholarly and economic ideals.

Plagiarism and The Culture War : The Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr, and Other Prominent America

Vivid

On January 16, 2006, "Against the Grain" investigated the debate over the legacy of Martin Luther King. In addition to establishing in popular culture the principle that a man should be judged by the content of his character, rather than the color of his skin, King espoused socialism, was proven a documented plagiarist, and cheated on his wife. It is sad that a balanced investigation of a man's ideas and actions is seen as verboten in current American culture, and instead, the "cult of the personality" rules. This is the third of five parts discussing the legacy of King's work for social change, and his less than rosy scholarly and economic ideals.

Plagiarism and The Culture War : The Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr, and Other Prominent America

Vivid

On January 16, 2006, "Against the Grain" investigated the debate over the legacy of Martin Luther King. In addition to establishing in popular culture the principle that a man should be judged by the content of his character, rather than the color of his skin, King espoused socialism, was proven a documented plagiarist, and cheated on his wife. It is sad that a balanced investigation of a man's ideas and actions is seen as verboten in current American culture, and instead, the "cult of the personality" rules. This is the second of five parts discussing the legacy of King's work for social change, and his less than rosy scholarly and economic ideals.

Plagiarism and The Culture War : The Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr, and Other Prominent America

Vivid

On January 16, 2006, "Against the Grain" investigated the debate over the legacy of Martin Luther King. In addition to establishing in popular culture the principle that a man should be judged by the content of his character, rather than the color of his skin, King espoused socialism, was proven a documented plagiarist, and cheated on his wife. It is sad that a balanced investigation of a man's ideas and actions is seen as verboten in current American culture, and instead, the "cult of the personality" rules. This is the first of five parts discussing the legacy of King's work for social change, and his less than rosy scholarly and economic ideals.

Plagiarism and The Culture War : The Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr, and Other Prominent America

The Conspiracy continues its close analysis of bills to watch in the NH state legislature...

SB 131: This Senate bill would provide funding for a school voucher program in NH.

HB 1707: This House bill would provide funding for a school voucher program in NH.

HB 1390: Amends RSA 643:1, makes it a misdemeanor for a public official to deny Constitutionally protected rights.

HB 1559: A house bill that reduces the training requirements for licensure as barbers, cosmetologists, manicurists, and estheticians. The bill also requires topics of training adopted in rules of the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics to relate to the protection of public health.

With the return of the politicians to Concord, and the new session of the General Court, Conspirators may want to keep track of certain important bills.

A few we can recommend have appeared thanks to Manchester Representative Barbara Hagan. Barbara has proposed FNA 1473, which would, for one year, reduce the NH gasoline tax from18 Cents per gallon, to 9 Cents per gallon. As Barbara has said (see the interview from "Against the Grain"), her associates in the House semed mystified by the idea that the state should take less money out of the productive economy, especially at a time when gas prices are high. She also noted that the contractors and sub-contractors who work on NH road projects were vociferously opposed to the bill. Not surprising, since their projects are reliant on an ever-expanding tax stream taken from NH citizens.

(Please note: Due to technical problems at WNTK, this sound file is distorted with static. We post it here with the understanding that some conspirators would still like to hear it.) It is the second part of a conversation between Gardner Goldsmith and Sheila Francoeur, state representative from Hampton. In the first part of the conversation, Gardner and Sheila discussed the economic arguments for and against a government ban on smoking in private establishments. Here, they discuss the legal aspects of the proposal. Francoeur's bill is HB1177, and will be heard on January 17th, in the NH Legislative Office Building, room 302.

The Second Amendment Sisters are a group of women (and the men who like to support their efforts) who are devoted to the preservation of our Second Amendment Rights, both here in New Hampshire, and across the US.

The Sisters keep tabs on legilation in the US and in NH, and inform their members about the good, the bad, and the ugly. If you would like to become active with the organization, we at the Conspiracy heartily recommend joining their very friendly and dedicated group.

There is no better resource for breaking New Hampshire news than PoliticsNH.com. James Pindell, its editor and chief correspondent, seems to keep an eternal vigil on the happenings in Concord, both on the legislative and the general political level. He is unerringly fair, and always seems to beat other publications with the scoop. The only people who stand beside James Pindell are Kevin Landrigan, and John DiStaso. Go to PoliticsNH to keep abreast of the gamut of events in New Hampshire.

Ann Marie Morse, the mother of a young NH woman who passed away late in 2005 due to colon cancer, has successfully seen the passage of HB 37 "Michelle's Law" (sic) in the NH House. It now goes to the state Senate, where it will undoubtedly pass.

It is important to note that one should not overlook the principles of freedom when studying an emptionally powerful proposal such as "Michelle's Law". The bill, if passed, would force health insurance companies doing business in the state to have to continue covering students under "full-time" student clauses in their parents' policies. The requirement lasts for one year after the offspring might be unable to carry a full coarse load due to catastrophic illness.

State representative Dan Eaton (D- Stoddard) has proposed a bill in the NH Legislature which would use $4 million in state funds (ie money derived from taxes and fees) to purchase 28 parcels of flooded land in Alstead, the site of terrible floods in October, 2005.

For more details, see this article, originally in the Keene Sentinel, and republished in the NH Union Leader:

State representative Dan Eaton (D- Stoddard) has proposed a bill in the NH Legislature which would use $4 million in state funds (ie money derived from taxes and fees) to purchase 28 parcels of flooded land in Alstead, the site of terrible floods in October, 2005.

For more details, see this article, originally in the Keene Sentinel, and republished in the NH Union Leader

This is part two of two.