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Democrats = Gross Negligence

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Friends,
Today I have come across three shining examples of gross negligence that I ask you to read about then pass on to your own networks. It’s amazing just how poorly the NH Legislature, the US Congress, and the POTUS have performed lately. It’s more than poor judgment. It’s more than stupidity and incompetence (though both play a major role in these messes). These occurrences can only be described by two words: GROSS NEGLIGENCE.

First, at the NH State Level….

The Fiscal Collapse of a once-proud State

Then, the US Congress simply refuses to perform it’s main duty….

Hoyer Confirms Dems to ‘Deem’ Budget Enforcement Resolution

And worst of all a President who ignores his responsibility and makes a disaster he did not cause, worse by his inaction…

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What’s the common theme here folks?: Democrats, Democrats, Democrats. They are a cancer on our state and the nation. Strong words? You bet! But it’s undeniable. They destroy everything they touch. As Governor Sununu has often said “The Democrats are ruining New Hampshire”. And their cohorts in Washington are spending us into oblivion as Dear Leader plays golf while the Gulf states suffer through his negligence. It’s thoroughly disgusting. These aren’t just policy differences folks. This is one party, driven by their far left ideology, systematically dismantling everything that made this state and this nation the greatest on earth.

Had enough yet?

– Mark

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My letter to Michael Steele and the RNC

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Republican National Committee
310 First St. SE
Washington, DC, 20003

To Chairman Michael Steele and Whom It May Concern,

I will not be sending you a contribution in response to this request or any others you may send me for the foreseeable future. The reason for this is simple: I have no confidence that a donation to the RNC (or the NRCC or the NRSC) will be used to elect conservatives. In years past we have seen the RNC spend our donations to elect and re-elect RINOs like Arlen Specter, and most recently watched as nearly a million dollars was wasted trying to elect liberal Dede Scozzafava to a House seat in upstate NY. In both cases, a Democrat now occupies those respective seats. The RNC-supported candidates were nothing but turncoats and sellouts and it seems everyone but the national party was well aware of it! Now we read more accounts of flat out waste of RNC funds, whether it be lavish junkets, or the recent revelations of expense accounts used at disgusting adult entertainment establishments.

For all of the above reasons, I will no longer be sending my political contributions to the national party. Instead I will keep my contributions local and donate to candidates and activist groups I can trust to promote a genuine limited government agenda. I remain a Republican but I am a grass roots conservative Republican. I hope one day the RNC will become an organization that promotes a set of strong values and not just a party label but unfortunately we are not there yet. The good news is that at the local level (and increasingly at the state level here in New Hampshire) grass roots conservatives are the backbone of the town, city, and county Republican committees working to elect candidates who support individual liberty, personal responsibility, and a government that obeys the Constitution rather than try to avoid and subvert it for their own purposes. Perhaps you folks in Washington should pay us a visit to see how it’s done.

Sincerely,
Mark Vincent
Chairman, Amherst Republican Town Committee

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Representative Belvin thanks voters for coming out with their questions

Monday, April 12th, 2010

To the Editor,

The weather was warm and dry last Saturday for holding one of my periodic “office hours” for meeting the public as a state representative for Milford and Amherst. As a public official you get comments and questions based on constituents’ issues covering national, state and local concerns, so we’ll take them in that order:

National

The majority of comments and inquiries for the day were about strong objections to national policy ranging from opposition to recently passed health care legislation to the growing size of the national debt, and sheer size and perceived invasion of liberty characterized by the growth of the federal government. Clearly, these issues are beyond being a state rep … but that is what the majority of the approximately 30 people with whom I spoke wanted to talk about. Without my asking, most identified themselves as “independents.”

State

One person never left his truck, but asked that I support calling on the New Hampshire Attorney General to join the suit by 14 other state attorneys general against the mandated coverage required by the new federal health care bill. … I will. Another person favored casino gambling as proposed in Senate Bill 489. … which I oppose, and a group enjoying the weather just wanted to talk about the New Hampshire legislative process … we did.

Local

An individual was adamant about stabilizing school funding; another stressed the need for more recycling, and finally the motorcycles were out in force and a biker stopped to talk about the joy of being back on the road.

I was at the Milford Rotary Park, and the Amherst Transfer Station this time and will hold more “office hours” this June after the state Legislature has adjourned before the September primaries and November elections.

BILL BELVIN

Amherst

State Representative, Hillsborough District 6, Milford/Amherst

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Baucus Health Care Bill Nothing More than Tax Hike

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

To the Editor,
Much like the “Cap and Trade” legislation passed by the US House earlier this year, the health care so-called “reform” plan being proposed by Senator Max Baucus is little more than a massive tax increase on all Americans. The Baucus plan contains what is known as an individual mandate. This would require all Americans (this excludes illegal aliens and convicted felons) to purchase government-approved health insurance coverage by 2013 or face fines of up to $1900 per non-covered individual. Guess who will collect this fine? That’s right – our friendly Internal Revenue Service will be in charge of collecting the fine and those who fail to pay will be subject to the same penalty as income tax evaders. Under section 7203 of the U.S. Tax Code, this could carry a penalty of up to $25,000 and a year in jail. The Joint Committee on Taxation confirmed after questioning during the Senate committee hearings that this section of the tax code would be used to enforce this provision of the Baucus bill.

If the Tax collectors are using the existing Tax Code to extract this additional money from the Taxpayers, how can anyone seriously consider the Baucus “reform” to be anything but a gigantic tax increase? This tax will of course hit millions of people who earn far less than the $250,000 that then-candidate Obama claimed would not see their taxes increase, not one dime! Much like the House Bill 3200, the Senate health care legislation adds up to nothing more than a further expansion of government power, greater federal government control over the lives of Americans, and a huge tax increase for everyone. This abominable legislation should be soundly defeated. If you agree, contact your Senators and strongly urge them to oppose the Baucus bill.

Mark Vincent
Amherst

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State Budget Neither Balanced nor Fiscally Responsible

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

To the Editor,
Claims by Democrats, most notably the Governor and the House Speaker, but also including State and local Democrat party chairs that this latest State budget is fiscally responsible would be laughable were it not so painful and precarious for New Hampshire taxpayers. With the current economic situation, state budgets across the nation are being reduced by an average of 2% yet New Hampshire spending will increase by over 7%. This follows a grossly irresponsible increase of 17.5% in the previous budget. How can the Governor claim that this is a budget “cut”? This is classic government-speak. If they cannot spend what they wish to spend, it’s a “budget cut”. Given that definition, my household budget suffers massive cuts annually.

In reality, this budget is neither fiscally responsible, nor balanced as the law requires. A recent court decision prevented the State from confiscating $110 million from the Joint Underwriters Association (a fund to assist physicians in purchasing malpractice insurance). Thankfully, the court stopped this theft of a privately owned fund to which the State contributed nothing. This budget was also “balanced” in the last minutes of the legislative session by miraculously discovering $75 million of projected revenue that somehow had not previously been available. Based on the past performance of the Democrats’ revenue projections I would say we’ll be in a mess again early next year when this miracle revenue does not appear. Worst of all, we continue to have a structural deficit of over $500 million which is being filled this budget cycle by one-time federal “stimulus” funds. It appears the only thing this money stimulates is an even more bloated New Hampshire State budget. And let’s not forget the 38 tax and fee increases included in this monstrosity.

The good news is that 7 of 8 State Representatives from the Amherst/Milford legislative district, as well as our State Senator Peter Bragdon voted against this irresponsible budget. Unfortunately, Shannon Chandley complied with the wishes of the Democrat leaders in the House and voted in favor of it. She has helped set us on a course to an income or sales tax in the next budget cycle unless real cuts are made. If Democrats are allowed to control our legislature for one more term, this is a near certainty. Please keep this in mind when you go to the polls in November 2010.

Mark Vincent
Amherst Republican Committee

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