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.
Right-to-know protections get favorable recommendations from House lawmakers
The State House dome as seen on March 5, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ELIZABETH FRANTZ
Published: 3/2/2021 5:16:30 PM
The House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of a bill Tuesday that would prevent mobile app companies from sharing an owner’s location unless explicitly requested by that owner.
In a bipartisan vote, the panel voted to recommend that House Bill 384 be approved by the House at its next meeting. The bill would bar a developer of an app to make someone s location available to a third party – whether by selling it or giving it out – unless the customer gave specific permission.