Category: constitution

• Republic of Indian Stream (Highway Marker #0001)

  

  “Once a sovereign nation”…

  Marek

  7 May, 2018

  1800-1899, 1830s, 1840s, constitution, SOURCE=roadside markers

  Canada, constitution, Indian Stream, markers, Pittsburg, United States

• NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

  

  “The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO…”

  Marek

  22 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, corruption, nh, revolution, state

• NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

  

  Free elections, not family dynasties!

  Marek

  20 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, nh, state

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

  

  Open, accessible government, for the people…

  Marek

  18 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  accountability, constitution, nh, public, state

• NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

  

  State’s rights, reserved for the people of NH…

  Marek

  16 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, nh, rights, state

• 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

  Marek

  17 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, morality, nh, religion, rights

• NH Constitution Article 5: Religious Freedom Recognized.

  

  A logical extension of freedom of conscience.

  Marek

  14 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, god, nh, religion, rights, state government

• NH Constitution Article 4: Rights of Conscience Unalienable

  

  Some rights you just can’t give away.

  Marek

  13 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  conscience, constitution, nh, rights, state government

• NH Constitution Article 3: Society, its Organization and Purposes

  

  Balancing NATURAL RIGHTS with the compromises and exchanges of SOCIETY…

  Marek

  9 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, feature, nh, rights, society, state government

• NH Constitution Article 2a: The Bearing of Arms

  

  This one’s short and to the point.

  Marek

  7 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  arms, constitution, feature, nh, rights, state government

• NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights

  

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

  Marek

  1 March, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, happiness, liberty, nh, property, rights, state government

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

  

  “All [people] are born equally FREE and INDEPENDENT…”

  Marek

  29 February, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, equality, feature, freedom, nh, rights, state government

• Curse of the Dead Dog Ballot Photo

  

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

  Marek

  31 October, 2014

  2000-2099, constitution, dogs, elections, government, NH history

  Akira, Andrew Langlois, constitution, curse, dog, election, free speech, Halloween, law, politics, RSA, voting

• “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!

  Marek

  11 November, 2013

  “Live Free or Die”, constitution, elections, guest artist, NH history, politics

  election, Eleri Mai Harris, nh primary, politics, vote

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

  

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

  Marek

  19 December, 2012

  1780s, constitution, education, NH State Comicstitution, science, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, law, nh

• 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…

  Marek

  14 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1970s, constitution, David Souter, judicial branch

  constitution, freedom, government, license plates, live free or die, rights, speech, supreme court

• 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: 

  Marek

  12 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1970s, constitution, executive branch, government, judicial branch, Lebanon, religion

  constitution, constitutional, court, freedom, license plates, live free or die, maynard, motto, police, wooley

• 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 …

  Marek

  6 October, 2012

  1850s, Civil War, constitution, Daniel Webster, politics

  Daniel Webster, fugitive slave law, secession, senate, slavery, speech, us

• Video: “John Weeks, 1911”

  

  A sing-along music video based on the landmark Weeks Act of 1911… 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 congressional…

  Marek

  5 October, 2012

  1910s, constitution, environment, forestry, John Wingate Weeks, Lancaster, legislative branch, mills, politics, video, White Mountains

  1911, congress, forestry, John Weeks, john wingate weeks, law, nh, us, water, watersheds, Weeks Act

• Civic Ignorance (w/ Justice David Souter)

  

  A comics discussion with former Supreme Court Justice David Souter…

  Marek

  29 September, 2012

  2000-2099, Concord, constitution, David Souter, education, NH people, politics

  civic, constitution, david souter, democracy, education, government, ignorance, supreme court