A fix for New Hampshire’s bail reform law has stalled in a House committee. Lawmakers have clashed over whether the state should make it easier to detain violent offenders after arrest.
Alan Forbes
One of the stark differences between Republicans and Democrats is the degree to which each party wants to impose control over their fellow citizens. In general, Republicans trust their fellow citizens to make the best decisions for themselves and think that less government interference is better. Democrats, on the other hand, tend to think that they know better than the average citizen and that imposing their will onto their fellow man will make the world a better place.
Nothing illustrates this stark contrast more brilliantly than the shameful votes of Portsmouth’s representatives on HB183 regarding a raging public health crisis. No, I’m not talking about COVID-19, I’m talking about that other public health crisis children’s lemonade stands. That’s right, children’s lemonade stands. You didn’t know that lemonade stands are a crisis requiring regulations? Read on.