bonnie Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 This would have been unthinkable a few years ago to even say this New Hampshire Legislator: We Need to 'Restrict Freedoms' of Conservatives A New Hampshire legislator wants her constituents to know that she feels conservatives are the "single biggest threat" her state faces today, and she wants to use her powers to legislate to "pass measures that will restrict" the freedoms of Granite State conservatives. In a blog post made last month on the left-wing site Blue Hampshire, 3rd District State Representative Democrat Cynthia Chase advised her fellow legislators to use their positions to make New Hampshire less welcoming to any conservative or libertarian planning on moving to her state—not to mention those already in residence. For those unaware, a conservative project of sorts has been underway in New Hampshire since 2001. The idea is that Americans of conservative ideals are to move to New Hampshire, gather in communities, run for office, and work to drive the state toward libertarianism and conservatism. It is called the "Free State Project" and adherents are called "Free Staters." These Free Staters figure that the state’s motto, “Live Free or Die,” should really mean something and it is these citizens whose freedoms legislator Chase wants to oppress. In her December 21 post, Chase wrote that, "Free Staters are the single biggest threat the state is facing today." "In the opinion of this Democrat, Free Staters are the single biggest threat the state is facing today. There is, legally, nothing we can do to prevent them from moving here to take over the state, which is their openly stated goal. In this country you can move anywhere you choose and they have that same right. What we can do is to make the environment here so unwelcoming that some will choose not to come, and some may actually leave. One way is to pass measures that will restrict the 'freedoms' that they think they will find here. Another is to shine the bright light of publicity on who they are and why they are coming." Of course, it is one thing to be a proponent of laws that might have the unintended consequences of restricting others' freedoms. If one truly believes in such policies, well, they may be disastrously wrong, but at least they'd be honestly wrong. A fine point, to be sure. But here we have a legislator that doesn't just want to pass laws that are tangentially restrictive. She wants to purposefully use her powers to write laws to target individuals with whom she disagrees, take away their freedoms and liberties, and all in the hopes that the citizens she is oppressing might move away from her state. As New Hampshirite Steve MacDonald notes, "this sounds like tyranny." Imagine if a legislator had written a blog post targeting the freedoms of gays, or women, or some other minority? One would think that the media would go wild with such a story. But here we have an elected official suggesting that government be used in the United States of America to eliminate freedoms for certain citizens in order to gain political control and the media is silent. Sounds like tyranny, indeed. Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
bonnie Posted January 7, 2013 Author Posted January 7, 2013 BONNIE if this is not government control I DO NOT know what is dgrimm60 I think you need to be a liberal to truly "understand" the word tolerance.I hope I never become as "tolerant" as a liberal Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
Ted Oplinger Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Just wait...tyranny by one-party rule is apparently on the way. Wait until the National Democrat Party takes up this mantra. When political thought is outlawed, revolution/civil war inevitably follows at some point. Blessings Quote "As iron sharpens iron, so also does one man sharpen another" - Proverbs 27:17 "The offense of the cross is that the cross is a confession of human frailty and sin and of inability to do any good thing. To take the cross of Christ means to depend solely on Him for everything, and this is the abasement of all human pride. Men love to fancy themselves independent. But let the cross be preached, let it be made known that in man dwells no good thing and that all must be received as a gift, and straightway someone is offended." Ellet J. Waggoner, The Glad Tidings "Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway" - John Wayne "The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated" - Ronald Reagan
OzarkWoman Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Just wait...tyranny by one-party rule is apparently on the way. Wait until the National Democrat Party takes up this mantra. When political thought is outlawed, revolution/civil war inevitably follows at some point. Blessings Would you marry me? Quote
Ted Oplinger Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 You'd have to ask the Missus on that... Quote "As iron sharpens iron, so also does one man sharpen another" - Proverbs 27:17 "The offense of the cross is that the cross is a confession of human frailty and sin and of inability to do any good thing. To take the cross of Christ means to depend solely on Him for everything, and this is the abasement of all human pride. Men love to fancy themselves independent. But let the cross be preached, let it be made known that in man dwells no good thing and that all must be received as a gift, and straightway someone is offended." Ellet J. Waggoner, The Glad Tidings "Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway" - John Wayne "The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated" - Ronald Reagan
OzarkWoman Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 You'd have to ask the Missus on that... I guess we would have to become Mormons. LOLOLOLOL Quote
Members phkrause Posted January 9, 2013 Members Posted January 9, 2013 Just wait...tyranny by one-party rule is apparently on the way. Wait until the National Democrat Party takes up this mantra. When political thought is outlawed, revolution/civil war inevitably follows at some point. Blessings It wont be because of political thought that's outlawed, it will be religious freedom that will be outlawed and there wont be any rev/civil war. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
bonnie Posted January 9, 2013 Author Posted January 9, 2013 It wont be because of political thought that's outlawed, it will be religious freedom that will be outlawed and there wont be any rev/civil war. So you think that we will wake up some morning and have lost our religious freedoms with nothing of importance happening between now and that time? Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
Members phkrause Posted January 9, 2013 Members Posted January 9, 2013 So you think that we will wake up some morning and have lost our religious freedoms with nothing of importance happening between now and that time? Didn't say that, did I????? But its not any more far fetched that waking up to what's being said. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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