NHLA

Video (finally) here. Commentary (still) here.

... so profoundly full of shit, and/or simply profoundly -- and contentedly -- ignorant. Not that either condition stops them from pontificating, and endeavoring to control my life -- with my government's blessing -- of course. And me with so little capacity for mendacity tolerance. [Sigh...] If only they'd actually read the bill, HB686, they'd already know, just for example, that it's restricted to con-su-mer prod-ucts (and not, say, wholesale bulk drug containers for pharmacists to portion out).

Here's highlights from the NH House Science, Technology & Energy Committee's Executive Session on SB434 (which the NH Senate amended to try to get NH back into the REAL ID hunt). 1:15 worth of debate in about 0:24, from 4/1/2008. I'd hoped to get this posted last night, but with the first of spring's wind and thunderstorms, and much associated LAN and internet outage, not to mention gnashing of teeth and hurling about of cats and such...

TOP OF THE POST ACTION ITEM: The Committee's Executive Session for SB434 is scheduled for 2:00pm, 4/1/2008 in LOB Rm. 304. No public testimony, but could be interesting, nevertheless. Even if likely very short, at this point...

By special request, stand-alone testimony from NH State Representative Steve Vaillancourt on the political and philosophical obligation of civil disobedience, from the initial House Science, Technology & Energy Committee hearing on SB434, 3/25/2008. Complete hearing available here.

TOP OF THE POST ACTION ITEM: The committee hearing was so much fun, we're gonna do some more at 10am, Thursday, March 27th. You gonna miss it AGAIN?

It's not even remotely clear for whom the NH Senate believes it works these days, or whether they quite grasp that "oath" thing they took. Hell, I haven't even been able to prod a response from my Sen. Janeway on anything. Have you?