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Should NH guarantee the right of gun owners to carry their weapons while outdoors on state college or university campuses?
Not a rational reason to have firearms on public campuses. Second Ammendment does not provide a privilege to carry a firearm everywhere. I would think that universities should be an environment where… read more
- Doug
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High School Start Times
Start later. Most jobs start at 8:30 or 9. Keep them later too. Its hard for working parents when the kids get home at 2:30 and they work till 5.
- Maureen
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Should NH guarantee the right of gun owners to carry their weapons while outdoors on state college or university campuses?
No. It will increase suicides and accidental shootings associated with liquor. No guns on campus.
- Maureen
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New funding for search and rescue?
I am strongly opposed to SB 410, as I think its going to create a lot of problems. Who is going to enforce the registration of canoes and kayaks? What will happen if someone from out of state wants… read more
- Kari
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Should parents of homeschooled children be required to submit academic performance evaluations to a school official (either the commissioner of education, a local superintendent, or a private school principal)?
HB 1263 is an attempt to find a solution for a problem that does not exist. It would be gross over reach by state and/or local government . Home schooling is NOT where you will find the deficit in… read more
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Do you support funding body cameras for police with a $40 fee for “prestige” vanity license plates (any plate with 4 digits or less)?
Sure, if someone want to pay $40 for a prestige license plate then let them pay it and kick the money into this public safety enhancement fund. But body cameras need to be mandatory for all officers/… read more
- Chuck
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Stricter voting rules for out-of-state students?
No one is denying them their voting rights. If they want to vote in a general election, let them vote with an absentee ballot from their state of origin. That would apply to a presidential election… read more
- Jerome
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Stricter voting rules for out-of-state students?
Stricter rules are needed.
- Denns
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Stricter voting rules for out-of-state students?
This has already been decided in the Supreme Court. The move to restrict students from voting where they attend school is just plane voter supression. Let people vote.
- Maureen
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Do you support a bill that sets stricter rules for lead paint exposure in NH, from universal lead testing for kids to lowering the bar for landlords to be forced to remediate properties?
We need to insure the protection of our chil;dren from exposure
- Arthur
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In extreme temperatures, should a person be allowed to break into a car and free an animal if police are contacted, there is a witness, and the individual believes help will not arrive in time to save the animal from harm?
Yes, given the qualifiers a citizen should be able to break into a car to save an animal.
- Arthur
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Should NH users of medicinal pot be asked to voluntarily surrender their guns?
First this is against constitutional law . Second It's crazy to say medicinal , not even recreational uses , should not have guns ,when people who drink alcohol can have guns . And the… read more
- Roger
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Should NH users of medicinal pot be asked to voluntarily surrender their guns?
#no. Responsible gun owners know not to use their guns when they're under the influence of anything. No one would think to take away the guns of people who drink alcohol daily, which has worse… read more
- JODY
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Should NH users of medicinal pot be asked to voluntarily surrender their guns?
NO!!!!! Alcohol kills thousands of people every year and nobody even blinks an eye, from alcohol poisoning to vehicular deaths, but that's ok because it's legal, but now you have marajuana… read more
- Francois
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Should NH users of medicinal pot be asked to voluntarily surrender their guns?
No they should not loose their right to own a gun because they are a medicinal marijuana users. They should not loose their right to own a gun even if they are a recreational user.
- John
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Expanding Medical Marijuana
I have Multiple Sclerosis. For pain and severe muscle spasms, I have been prescribed opioids which are extremely debilitating, have horrible side effects and are extremely addicting. I utilize CBDs… read more
- SHARON
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Do you support Somersworth’s decision to fly a flag belonging to an atheist group over a Ten Commandments monument on town property as part of a rotating “diversity flag” series?
I like the comment that an Atheist flag flying over the 1958 Eagles Ten Commandments monument in Somersworth depicts dominance. But that is besides the point. The Eagles monument should be removed,… read more
- Robert
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Do you support SB 193, a bill that will allow some students to spend their share of state per-pupil education funding on private or home schooling?
I'm a Croydon NH school board member, and I support SB 193. No school provides a one-size-fits-all solution, and parents are best suited to choose a school for their children.
- JODY
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Do you support SB 193, a bill that will allow some students to spend their share of state per-pupil education funding on private or home schooling?
There is not now and there never will be a “ one size fits all” program. Learning is different for every child and adult. To serve our children we have granted a certain amount of money for each… read more
- Bob
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Do you support SB 193, a bill that will allow some students to spend their share of state per-pupil education funding on private or home schooling?
This would allow me to purchase the program we use to homeschool our twins as well as extras such as science supplies. I support this!!!
- Amie
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Do you support SB 193, a bill that will allow some students to spend their share of state per-pupil education funding on private or home schooling?
More educational choice and more financial freedom for parents is a good thing. I can't believe people who are ostensibly "thinking of the children" would put the job security of… read more
- Denis
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Lower drinking age in NH?
This is a tough call. I do believe the logic that someone "old enough" to join the military, buy tobacco and vote should have the right to consume alcohol. But I have genuine concerns about… read more
- Chuck
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Should New Hampshire allow hunting with an air rifle?
If hunting with an air rifle is permitted it would certainly be regulated, just as is hunting by any other means. Just as it isn't legal to hunt deer with a 22 caliber rifle I'd expect… read more
- Fred
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Should New Hampshire allow hunting with an air rifle?
Hunters don't need another weapon to hunt with. It doesn't even make any sense that they want this weapon. This is most likely just a strange little quirk of the "avid hunter" Rep… read more
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Should New Hampshire allow hunting with an air rifle?
No, it should not pass. There is no reason to use air rifle for hunting. It is not as accurate, and the performance changes with cold temperature too. The last thing you want as a hunter is to have… read more
- Helen
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Should New Hampshire allow hunting with an air rifle?
Yes. Let adults be adults
- Jesse
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Do you support legislation that would make it legal to use a cellphone at a stop light?
Yes. I believe NH residents are capable of looking at their cell phone while stopped at a traffic light.
- Patricia
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Do you favor a proposed hike in NH turnpike tolls?
A 50-percent increase in ANY tax or fee is preposterous and indicative of poor fiscal management. Not to mention, tolls are the least efficient form of tax collection in the history of modern… read more
- Chuck
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Does new data suggest voter fraud?
With all due respect, Kris Kobach is a political hack. The only thing fraudulent is the issue of voter fraud itself. When the President REALLY wants to protect the integrity of our elections, he… read more
- Chuck
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Should parents of homeschooled children be required to submit academic performance evaluations to a school official (either the commissioner of education, a local superintendent, or a private school principal)?
HB 1263 would completely undo everything that we fought for in 2012 regarding homeschooling families being innocent until proven guilty. There are programs(ie DCYF) already in place to worry about… read more
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Should qualifying patients be permitted to grow their own marijuana?
Please pass HB-0472 for everyone has the right to try to save money and get the medical treatment they need.
- jack
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Should parents of homeschooled children be required to submit academic performance evaluations to a school official (either the commissioner of education, a local superintendent, or a private school principal)?
There is NO legislature putting children who are not progressing in public or private schools, this is yet another angle to limit or stunt growth of homeschool families. Trying to push an agenda to… read more
- Deb
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Should parents of homeschooled children be required to submit academic performance evaluations to a school official (either the commissioner of education, a local superintendent, or a private school principal)?
No. HB 1263, proposing to increase regulation of home schoolers, is inequitable. Students in private or public schools are never individually held to any particular standard. Private or public… read more
- Doris
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Should parents of homeschooled children be required to submit academic performance evaluations to a school official (either the commissioner of education, a local superintendent, or a private school principal)?
No, homeschoolers should not be required to submit their year-end assessments to government and school officials. HB 1571 in 2012 ended that requirement. There is no reason to move backward. All… read more
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Should parents of homeschooled children be required to submit academic performance evaluations to a school official (either the commissioner of education, a local superintendent, or a private school principal)?
The parents who are dedicating the time and effort to home school their kids do not need a third party oversight which will only bloat the State run education system further. I had educated my… read more
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Should NH ban self-driving cars?
Self-driving cars cannot come soon enough. People, as a whole, are awful drivers. We are distracted, careless and reckless.
- Chuck
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Should NH ban self-driving cars?
no way I am a truck driver the way people drive now is awful no way a self driving vehicle is going to be better
- Kevin
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Should NH require restaurants to offer healthier drinks - not soda - with children's meals?
This is classic government overreach. It should be left up to parents to decide what their children are allowed to eat. Businesses will do what customers demand, and if enough parents lobby for… read more
- Mike
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Would you support a redesign of the NH state flag?
Yes, I support a committee to study a flag redesign. The current design is, to be honest, a bore.
- Chuck
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School choice bill moves forward
Here's the thing about passing school funding onto parents to spend at their discretion: that money doesn't belong to parents. We collect funds from every taxpayer in the state for our… read more
- Jackie
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Would you support a redesign of the NH state flag?
No leave our flag alone you democrats have screwed up this country enough leave our state AN ITS FLAG ALONE
- Alan
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Should NH set an age minimum for operating ATVs?
I understand the safety concern of many with young riders using highways. Right on the other side of the issue it has been my observation that while young riders are with their families, they are not… read more
- Ted
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Should NH set an age minimum for operating ATVs?
I have driven 3 wheelers as a child from 1983-1989. I have had many 3 wheelers such as ATC 110, 125, 185, 200, big red..... and quads since then. I believe it’s a crucial way for kids to learn how to… read more
- Corey
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Should NH publish a list of the businesses with the most employees receiving publicly funded health insurance?
NH should pass a proposal which list employers whose employees hold the most publicly held subsidized health insurance.
- Cheryl
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Do you believe that having more armed citizens would help prevent mass shootings?
We have far too many gun laws on the books already which are not being enforced. Case in point..... this clown in Texas should NEVER been able to purchase a firearm. The Airforce totally dropped the… read more
- Richard
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Contraception
Birth control pills and especially emergency contraception should be available over-the-counter, and regulations should be put in place to keep the price affordable to all.
- Kevin
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Contraception
Making birth control more readily available to women is a win for everyone, but lawmakers need to be careful that increasing access doesn't end up decreasing affordability. If birth control… read more
- Jackie
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Study on end of life laws?
Physician-assisted suicide is the slipperiest of slopes. While some in favor of this practice have good intentions, it risks setting a ghoulish precedent: namely, that the old and sick are morally… read more
- Mike
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Do you agree with efforts to deport a group of Indonesians from New Hampshire?
Our communities are enriched by people who have moved here from all over the country and all over the world. Instead of forcibly jailing and deporting our neighbors, such as members of the… read more
- arnie
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