NH State Supreme Court Upholds Limited Warrentless Search

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Accordingly, we reject the State’s invitation to adopt the federal
automobile exception under the State Constitution. We leave intact the central
holding of Sterndale — that we do not recognize, under Part I, Article 19, the
federal automobile exception as articulated in Ross, 456 U.S. at 825.
Sterndale, 139 N.H. at 449-50.

However, we take this opportunity to recognize a more limited automobile
exception to our warrant requirement. Under that more limited exception, the
police need no warrant to enter an automobile when: (1) the vehicle has been
stopped in transit pursuant to a lawful stop; and (2) the police have probable
cause to believe that a plainly visible item in the vehicle is contraband.

| THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DANIEL JESUS CORA

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NH Police Investigating (Another Case of) Reported Sexual Assault at Prep School

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire are investigating reports of a sexual assault at a prep school with a history of sexual misconduct allegations.

Concord police say they opened an investigation at St. Paul’s School on June 1 after a female student told a staff member she had been assaulted by another student. The Concord Monitor reports (http://bit.ly/2spuj5v ) the police investigation remains open as of Wednesday. | More…

| US News

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FBI agent indicted in Oregon refuge standoff shooting

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

PORTLAND, Ore.— An FBI agent has been indicted on accusations that he lied about firing at a rancher in 2016 when officers arrested leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon.

Sources familiar with the case say the agent will face allegations of making a false statement with intent to obstruct justice, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Tuesday.

The indictment stems from more than a yearlong investigation by the U.S. Justice Department inspector general. The agent will be identified when summoned to appear Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. |More…

| WT

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Who Are Abortion Collaborators?

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

I have often heard people say that Abortion is the modern Holocaust. Estimates of 60,000,000 pre-born children have been intentionally, systematically destroyed. Their tiny bodies pulled from the safety of their mothers, most discarded like trash, some experimented on, many incinerated. The one glaring difference is that we couldn’t know these tiny people. Were they astronauts, lawyers, bankers, fire chiefs? They couldn’t be sent to labor camps or have their possessions stolen before they were killed. They were not tortured -for long periods of time- before they were executed. | More…

| Darlene Pawlik

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Bitcoin Hits Front Page of Monadnock Shopper News

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Since 1958 the Monadnock Shopper News has been connecting the people of this region with local businesses on a weekly basis. They deliver to over 40,000 households via postal mail – basically every home in Cheshire County. How exciting to see a feature article about local Bitcoin-accepting businesses here in the Keene area as their headline, front cover story in this week’s issue!  | More…

| Free Keene

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Public Utilities Commission Says – More Green Pork

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

This past Friday, the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) lifted the so-called cap on net metering.  I explained net metering, and the “cap’” in a prior post, which I partially reproduce below.  In a nutshell, net metering forces electricity consumers who do not use solar to subsidize electricity consumers who use solar. | More…

| Ed Mosca Blog

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Maybe it’s time for the Left to check their Anger Privilege

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

If you want to know who has privilege in a society and who doesn’t, follow the anger.

There are people in this country who can safely express their anger. And those who can’t. If you’re angry that Trump won, your anger is socially acceptable. If you were angry that Obama won, it wasn’t. …

If you’re black and angry about the police, your anger is celebrated. If you’re white and angry about the Terror travel ban, the Paris Climate treaty, ObamaCare repeal or any leftist cause, you’re on the side of the angry angels.  …

If you’re an angry leftist, your party leader, Tom Perez will scream and curse into a microphone, and your aspiring presidential candidate, Kirsten Gillibrand, will curse along, to channel the anger of the base. But if you’re an angry conservative, then Trump channeling your anger is “dangerous” because you aren’t allowed to be angry.

Not all anger is created equal. Some anger is privileged rage.

Good anger gets you a gig as a CNN commentator. Bad anger gets you hounded out of your job. Good anger isn’t described as anger at all. Instead it’s linguistically whitewashed as “passionate” or “courageous”. Bad anger however is “worrying” or “dangerous”. Angry left-wing protesters “call out”, angry right-wing protesters “threaten”. Good anger is left-wing. Bad anger is right-wing.  | More…

| Sultanknish
H/T | Weekend Pundit

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CNN Uses Sesame Street’s Elmo to Attack Trump’s Travel Ban

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Proving once again that there is no place you will find a happier leftist than in that influential sweet spot between parent and child, proving once again that during a month of extraordinary lows, CNN will always find a new barrel bottom, in the wake of President Trump’s 9-0 Supreme Court triumph, the left-wing cable news network decided to use popular Sesame Street puppet Elmo as a propaganda tool against President Trump’s temporary travel ban. | More…

| Daily Wire

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An ICE agent visited a restaurant. About 30 employees quit the next day

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The co-owner of a dockside Baltimore restaurant has revealed that nearly his entire kitchen staff resigned after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent demanded their papers in the latest example of the national debate over immigration.

In an open letter to his customers Saturday, BoatHouse Canton owner Gene Singleton blamed the Trump administration “for targeting the Hispanic community.” He has since been alternately condemned or praised for defending his workers regardless of their legal status. | More…

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Bill to study better ways to resolve Right-to-Know complaints signed into Law

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Governor Sununu signed HB178 into law on June 16th.  This bill establishes a 13 member study commission on resolving Right-to-Know complaints.

Should a citizen feel the Right-to-Know law has been violated, currently, enforcement of the law falls squarely on the citizen’s shoulders.  Costs and legal complexities associated with filing a petition in court is a financial and emotional burden, and for some, it’s simply prohibitive.   Additional costs are also born by public bodies and the courts.  Regardless of who wins or loses the lawsuit, the taxpayer is burdened with a great deal of the total expense.  To reduce these costs to the taxpayers, this commission will study ways to reduce both the number of and the expense of resolving complaints consistent with the following: |More…

|RTKNH

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