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Tag: constitution
NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place
Free elections, not family dynasties!
NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.
Open, accessible government, for the people…
NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.
State’s rights, reserved for the people of NH…
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
NH Constitution Article 5: Religious Freedom Recognized.
A logical extension of freedom of conscience.
NH Constitution Article 4: Rights of Conscience Unalienable
Some rights you just can’t give away.
NH Constitution Article 3: Society, its Organization and Purposes
Balancing NATURAL RIGHTS with the compromises and exchanges of SOCIETY…
NH Constitution Article 2a: The Bearing of Arms
This one’s short and to the point.
NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights
Life, liberty, property, happiness… This article has it all.
NH Constitution Article 1: Equality of People; Origin & Object of Government
“All [people] are born equally FREE and INDEPENDENT…”
Curse of the Dead Dog Ballot Photo
Here’s a spooky (true) NH tale to carry you over from Halloween to Election Tuesday…
NH Constitution Article 83 (Part 1): Encouragement of Literature, &c.
Important roles of education, literacy, & the arts in democracy:
Wooley v. Maynard (1977)
US Supreme Court justices argue their opinions in this 1977 FIRST AMENDMENT case… (And yes, they actually DO advocate bumper … More
Live Free in Court
The story of the NH state motto takes a surprising turn: Are you free to NOT display it?
Civic Ignorance
A comics discussion with former Supreme Court Justice David Souter…
