THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, February 25, 2010
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HB 1522 Guarantees Your Right to Amend
Your City/Town Charter (Constitution)
amendments to the N.H. but with the amendment to include a “Tax Cap” here in NH care about.
Constitution and the U.S. we believe local union which would have held Charlie did align himself
Constitution. I am expect- contracts with evalu- any increased spending with a group of moderate
ing the Democrats in the ation language will be to the Consumer Price In- Republicans (I am still
House to vote against HB protected. dex - Urban and allow for trying to determine what a
by niel young
1522. Please call them “There will also be a revenue anticipated from moderate Democrat or Re-
Advocates Columnist asking that they vote YES. House vote on HB 1522, new construction the next publican stands for) “It’s
I thought you would be relative to local spending year. Is that not fair to My Party, Too!” http://
HB 1522 is scheduled interested in reading what caps, the so-called ‘Tax government and the tax- www.mypartytoo.com/
for a vote in the NH House one Union is saying to the Cap’ bill. AFT-NH believes payers? Not with Concord impnews/05-13-05/.
March 3rd. This is leg- legislature. that tax caps have led to a politicians. Darn it, they Rush Limbaugh talks
islation that would al- While researching, I decline in public services found a judge who would about “Great Moderates
low NH citizens the right found the following at and a resulting decline in rule such an amendment in American History” and
to petition their local American Federation of property values. In New was unconstitutional! I we understand that is
government to place a Teachers: “AFT-NH con- Hampshire, budgets are discussed this with Paul meant to be humorous.
charter amendment on tinues to have concerns passed on an annual ba- Jacob (“Common Sense” - “It’s My Party, Too!” is
the ballot after obtain- that this legislation opens sis. Each governing body Townhall.com - citizensin- where you will find names
ing the required number the door for the teacher of a community should charge.com) last week on like Christie Todd Whit-
of names of registered evaluation standards to be free to adjust those “Advocates: Daily” (Mon man, Lindsay Graham,
voters from that com- be codified by law, link budgets either up or thru Fri) 9:05-10 WEZS John McCain, Charles
munity. Though Laconia the evaluations to student down to meet the cur- 1350 and streamed live. Bass, Colin Powell, and
already has a tax cap as test scores, and interfere rent needs and wishes Paul is a strong advocate many other prominent
part of our city charter, with local control. Even of its community. There of “voter initiatives” and registered Republicans.
this will guarantee those though the amendment was a recent court ruling he thinks it is commend- Far too many moderates
who do not have the op- states that evaluation for the City of Concord able that we do not have a in the GOP have been
portunity to vote for or shall not be linked ‘ex- that a proposed tax cap state sales or income tax known to muddle good
against the amendment. clusively’ to student test measure was illegal. There - just as a many of us cel- legislation at the state and
Sounds fair to me, like the scores. AFT-NH was suc- is also a pending case in ebrate the NH Advantage. national levels. I bet you
way America does it. After cessful in having the bill Manchester in which the ******** are thinking of some of
all, we can be trusted to amended (see highlighted city is asking for the same Well Charlie Bass is now them right now - they are
vote for or against the section) that this will not legal decision as the one seeking the seat he lost in our midst.
most powerful man in interfere with what has in Concord.” The Mayor in the 2nd CD (Congres-
the world, (at least that is been collective bargained and City Council denied sional District). Many of
the way it was for many, at the local level. We still Concord voters the right us recall his dismal record
many years) the president. believe this bill is un- to amend their Charter in support of issues we
We are trusted to vote for necessary at this time
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