New Hampshire’s motto is “Live Free or Die.”  Do you know how it started?” It was from a toast written by New Hampshire’s General John Stark in the Revolutionary War in 1809.  General Stark was unable to attend an anniversary reunion of the Battle of Bennington due to poor health. He sent his toast by letter, “Live free or die:  Death is not the worst of evils.” Part of that toast, “Live Free or Die”, was adopted as the New Hampshire State motto in 1945.

The “Live Free Or Die” motto means a lot to New Hampshire residents. The people take pride in the motto and live by it.   I believe New Hampshire is one of the freest states in the United States. Most residents in New Hampshire continually fight to maintain that freedom.

New Hampshire’s State Constitution is so powerful.  Part One – Bill of Rights is a list of Articles that provides specific freedoms to the citizens of New Hampshire, and Part Two -Form of Government states how the government of the state will function.

The New Hampshire State Constitution guarantees, to name a few, the right of free speech,  the right to bear arms, the right of privacy, the right of religious freedom, and all are born equal.

At the current time I believe that due to many of the proposed “Bills” in the current Legislature our freedoms are being slowly taken away from us, and if the Democrats win the battle with these bills  being passed and become law our freedoms will be taken away from us and the new laws will “control” us. We cannot allow that to happen.

I am hoping the “Silent Majority” (those people who are not vocal, outspoken or active) in  New Hampshire come forward and help us take back our State.

Here are a few more bills voted on  by our State Reps– Kenneth Wells and David Karrick and passed by the Legislature:

SB74, increasing by 40% a surcharge on registry of deed users to support a program unrelated to the registry service. Passed.
   97% of Democrats voted to Pass.
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   95% of Republicans voted to Kill.

SB139, studying whether to put NH taxpayers on the hook for student loans. Passed.
   100% of Democrats voted to Pass.
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   97% of Republicans voted to Kill.

SB290, removing work requirement for able-bodied childless adults to receive Medicaid. Passed.
   99% of Democrats voted to Pass.
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   100% of Republicans voted to Kill.

SB99, incentivizing people to stay on disability rather than work. Passed.
   97% of Democrats voted to Pass.
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   99% of Republicans voted to Kill.

SB205, allowing unelected bureaucrats to raise a hidden tax on electricity without legislative approval. Passed.
   99% of Democrats voted to Pass.
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   99% of Republicans voted to Kill.

SB72, requiring utilities to purchase more Renewable Energy Certificates thereby raising the cost of electricity. Passed.
   99% of Democrats voted to Pass.
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   97% of Republicans voted to Kill.

SB2, raiding the unemployment trust fund to create a 37th job training program. Passed.
   99% of Democrats voted to Pass.
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   100% of Republicans voted to Kill.

SB263, ignoring the law of unintended consequences with a bill that has many unanswered questions. Passed.
   98% of Democrats voted to Pass.
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   98% of Republicans voted to Kill.

SB20, taking away a teenager’s right to choose how many hours to work in a week that has even a single school day. Passed.
   98% of Democrats voted to Pass
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   99% of Republicans voted to Kill.

SB271, reattempting a previously failed policy of giving Washington bureaucrats control over wages paid on public works projects. Passed.
   99% of Democrats voted to Pas
       Karrick, David (D, Warner)  Pass
       Wells, Kenneth (D, Andover)  Pass
   98% of Republicans voted to Kill.

Quote by Ronald Reagan, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.  We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

Louise Andrus