constitution – Live Free and Draw 📖

7 May, 20185 March, 2025 Marek 1800-1899, 1830s, 1840s, constitution, SOURCE=roadside markers

Republic of Indian Stream (Highway Marker #0001)

"Once a sovereign nation"...

22 June, 20167 June, 2020 Marek 1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

"The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO..."

20 June, 201623 June, 2016 Marek 1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

Free elections, not family dynasties!

18 June, 201620 June, 2016 Marek 1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

Open, accessible government, for the people...

16 June, 201620 June, 2016 Marek 1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

State's rights, reserved for the people of NH...

17 March, 201621 June, 2016 Marek 1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 6: Morality and Piety.

This one explains why public schools and other state institutions don't celebrate any one religion's holidays

14 March, 201622 March, 2016 Marek 1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 5: Religious Freedom Recognized.

A logical extension of freedom of conscience.

13 March, 201622 March, 2016 Marek 1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 4: Rights of Conscience Unalienable

Some rights you just can't give away.

9 March, 201620 February, 2023 Marek 1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 3: Society, its Organization and Purposes

Balancing NATURAL RIGHTS with the compromises and exchanges of SOCIETY...

7 March, 20169 March, 2016 Marek 1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 2a: The Bearing of Arms

This one's short and to the point.

1 March, 20167 March, 2016 Marek 1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights

Life, liberty, property, happiness... This article has it all.

29 February, 201620 February, 2023 Marek 1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 1: Equality of People; Origin & Object of Government

"All [people] are born equally FREE and INDEPENDENT..."

31 October, 201420 September, 2016 Marek 2000-2099, constitution, dogs, elections, government, NH history

Curse of the Dead Dog Ballot Photo

Here's a spooky (true) NH tale to carry you over from Halloween to Election Tuesday...

11 November, 201331 October, 2014 Marek "Live Free or Die", constitution, elections, guest artist, NH history, politics

“Vote First Or Die” by Eleri Mai Harris (GUEST POST)

Guest artist ELERI MAI HARRIS presents this outsider's view of the long-running political phenomenon that is New Hampshire!

19 December, 201222 April, 2025 Marek 1780s, constitution, education, NH State Comicstitution, science, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 83 (Part 1): Encouragement of Literature, &c.

Important roles of education, literacy, & the arts in democracy:

14 October, 201224 September, 2022 Marek "Live Free or Die", 1970s, constitution, David Souter, judicial branch

Wooley v. Maynard (1977)

US Supreme Court justices argue their opinions in this 1977 FIRST AMENDMENT case...(And yes, they actually DO advocate bumper stickers as a means of exercising your constitutional rights!) << BEFORE: Live free in court @ Lebanon, NH ... NOTE: Although he does not appear in this comic, future Supreme Court Justice David Souter was NH … Continue reading Wooley v. Maynard (1977)

12 October, 201224 September, 2022 Marek "Live Free or Die", 1970s, constitution, executive branch, government, judicial branch, Lebanon, religion

Live Free in Court

The story of the NH state motto takes a surprising turn: Are we free to NOT display it? << BEFORE: Choosing a state motto ... NEXT: Live free or die in the U.S. SUPREME COURT! >> SOURCES: Basic info about the case @ OYEZ.org >> Also see the Wikipedia entry

6 October, 201224 October, 2012 Marek 1850s, Civil War, constitution, Daniel Webster, politics

Daniel Webster on Slavery, the Constitution, and Secession

A career-defining speech on slavery and the constitution, given by NH native Daniel Webster to the US Senate on 7 March, 1850 ... << BEFORE: The ages of Daniel Webster ... SOURCE: Adapted from full text of speech @ DANIEL WEBSTER: Dartmouth's Favorite Son (There is really a WHOLE LOT MORE to the speech... you can read it for yourself!) … Continue reading Daniel Webster on Slavery, the Constitution, and Secession

5 October, 201227 May, 2023 Marek 1910s, constitution, environment, forestry, John Wingate Weeks, Lancaster, legislative branch, mills, politics, video, White Mountains

Video: “John Weeks, 1911”

A sing-along music video based on the landmark Weeks Act of 1911... https://youtu.be/f5TBLWKyPWo ALSO SEE: The Weeks Act Comic! >> DOWNLOAD:Printable 2-page PDF 2-page JPG version: SOURCE MATERIALS: Here are some of the primary sources that helped make this song & comic possible: The Weeks Act itself = I looked up the pages from the 1911 … Continue reading Video: “John Weeks, 1911”