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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+41Doesn't the Rep at least have one token English major to sand the rough edges off his writing? It sounds like he is barely literate.
- Avogadro65, on 10/12/2007, -4/+42Snitches get stitches
- soulonice, on 10/12/2007, -2/+25"You are very passionate in your beliefs and would make a great snitch. It is thrilling to dime on your so called friends."
hah! I think I just found a new sig. - BigG, on 10/12/2007, -12/+34No, that's the United States for you. America isn't that bad.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22Beware of Reefer Madness, I tell You!
- dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21"Mr. Burridge,
I'm not your consituency, so I don't expect you to read this e-mail any further than sheer morbid curiosity will push you to, so I'll try to be brief. As an individual who considers himself left-leaning when it comes to politics, I found your response to Toby Iselin's request for the passing of HB92 absolutely appalling, and very unbecoming of a Democrat, whose party, in this last election, prided themselves on looking out for the consituency, rather than their own beliefs.
It's bad enough that you flat out disregarded his e-mail as the musings of a dim-witted stoner, but you went so far as to berate him for his lifestyle, when you have no idea how he lives, and no right to do so, regardless. Is this what I should come to expect from your party for the next few years? More politicians who believe their constituency to be mouth-breathing mongoloids who can't cognitively come up with their own ideas for how the world should be?
Last I checked, you are your peoples' employee. It would behoove you to remember that before your term ends and you hang yourself on the long rope of piousness.
Best of luck to you, and even more to the residents of New Hampshire. "
Let's see if he really writes back. - GabrielS, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21lol, unintentional consequences
- hackwrench, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20"...and save your friends."
Yeah, seems to me that New Hampshire state rep is rather naive regarding what happens to people who are caught engaging in criminalized behavior. - slimat420, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20WTF every time I look around I wonder is 1984 a prophecy? I guess the politicians never read that book or maybe they did and thought that Big Brother was a hero and that the US government should progress toward the fictional government in the book. If you never read the book they encouraged children to spy and turn in people that go against the ideals of the state.
- djSyndrome, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18I won't agree that marijuana is 'harmless', but it's a hell of a lot *less harmful* than alcohol or tobacco, both of which are perfectly legal.
- Guder, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17I'd say New Hampshire, but only because I know all states aren't like this. At least State Reps. But unfortunately in some cases they believe that being elected automatically makes them wise... and leads them to do stupid things.
- evilpig, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17Snitches are bitches who end up in ditches.
- EricCiccone, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14Lets hope that the other members on that committee have enough common sense to research and discover how harmless marijuana is. I say this because as a student in that state, we need this bill passed!
- drdank, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13So I guess that "Live free or die" motto is falling out of fashion in NH these days.
- APac, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Interesting in legalizing marijuana? Visit http://www.norml.org
- Harmless, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13@error10
It only takes one idiot to make an entire, great state, look stupid.
I am not holding him indirectly responsible for the death of the Old Man in the Mountain.
Thanks Toby Iselin. - ezweave, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13"Well, I've been listening to my guts since I was 14 years old, and frankly speaking, I've come to the conclusion that my guts have ***** for brains."
If you honestly think politicians are not this stupid... I think it's time to wake up. My state just elected someone that threw a clipboard at someone who asked him a question in a debate and cursed out his opponent when he couldn't defend his positions. - bffoley, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13@mcduckov:
Scholarship is never a requirement for being a state rep here in New Hampshire. With the exception of a few of our bigger cities (Nashua, Manchester, etc), state reps/senators and local government officials (i.e. selectmen) are "good ol' boys" who whine about teenagers riding skateboards and ban things like electronic scrolling text signs on main roads in towns (they claim they're ugly, so therefore we should ban them).
This story honestly doesn't surprise me at all, especially since it's in Keene. - Barnolde, on 10/12/2007, -7/+15Hey, if America doesn't allow archaic, unfounded racist laws to continue who will? Think of the children!
- zombiedepot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Also check out
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
http://www.leap.cc/ - neuroticus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8@Guder
NH may be the most libertarian state in the US. "Live Free or Die". This representative does not really 'represent' the thoughtful people of NH. - ezweave, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Oh and don't forget all those other politicians who are so careful about their public interactions:
Ted Stevens, Jim Traficant, Cynthia McKinney... I mean really, careful about public appearance? - Walt65, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Vote him out and only support like minded candidates.
- darkamster07, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7"a strange new drug called marijuana witch effects the mind of the addict, throwing him into a pit of sexual mania, insanity, and eventually death!"
- Tsuyoi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+61) Read up on civil disobedience.
2) To defend our civil liberties
You don't have to enjoy pot to feel that it's criminalization hurts more than it helps. - SoulRebel23, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6This guy is different from other politicians only in that he doesn't know how to word his letters to sound like less of a douche bag. As long as we keep begging a bunch of old, white men, who are completely out of touch with the world around them, to change things, we will always the Drug War. We have to demand change.
Take to the streets, spread the word. Educate people about the faults of prohibition, and the corrupt system that supports it. There are a few cases where strategic voting can make a difference, but people need to look beyond voting if they want meaningful change. You can do more than just going to the polls to check a box every couple years. - bffoley, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Pretty much. A lot of people are migrating up here from Taxachusetts so they don't have to pay sales or income tax, and then they start demanding we change our laws to match MA.
I remember a few years ago reading in my hometown's paper a letter from a Mass emigrant DEMANDING our town (population 20K) build sidewalks on all our streets, even the low-traffic backroads (i.e. most of the roads in the town) because we need to think of the children! I'm starting to fear we'll lose our libertarian (note the lower case 'l') spirit here in NH...... - kylesellers, on 10/12/2007, -5/+10This doesn't read anything like a letter from a Representative. Usually politicians are very careful about their appearances, and it seems unlikely that one would use the word "snitch" in an email.
This seems like it all may be made up. I have no proof, just a gut feeling. - Memitim, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@TheTaoOfBill:
You're thinking of federal-level representatives. At the state level, New Hampshire has 400 representatives which, while not quite 2,000, is an extraordinarily large per capita number of state reps. The Wikipedia entry puts it best:
"The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state created from divisions of the state's counties each making up about 3,000 residents for every one legislator. If the same level of representation were present in the U.S. Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives would have approximately 99,000 members according to current population estimates."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court - Sell, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Because this man would rather push his own emotion based agenda I have no sympathy for him or his retarded brother. I say the issue is not that his brother was stoned but that he was driving at the time. Why he mentions his brothers academics I have no idea except that he must think his brother was brain washed to do such a thing as smoke marijuana. I really really really hope it comes out that this ***** is a child molester or a ***** coke addict. Which probably isn't too far off base. We have seen that when one is so dogmatic about one thing it's because they abhor something in their own lives. eh maybe he'll die in a car crash from a drunk driver and see that he was barking up the wrong tree.
- haggie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4If New Hampshire has an "Office of the State Douchebag", Rep. Burridge has my vote.
- fcra, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Free State Project wishing they picked someplace warmer in 3...2...
- Gerz1219, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Note that after all these years, Mr. Burridge has still not come to terms with the fact that his brother is to blame for his own death. He cites the fact that he was a triple major, as though this implies that he was some kind of inherently divine being corrupted by the vile weed marijuana, and not an irresponsible college student who drove when he shouldn't have. Very sad to see that lots of responsible pot smokers may continue to suffer in New Hampshire because Mr. Burridge can't comprehend the concept of personal responsibility.
- MaynardJK, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Politicians don't believe in personal responsibility. It is a character flaw that is necessary to run for office.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Narcs are all around us. The only problem should be our own mental distress when we have to shoot one and bury thier body.
- YixilTesiphon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The law has no special moral backing. Just because it's a law doesn't make it right, and just because somebody violates a law doesn't make them a bad person. Even majorities can perpetrate and support horrors - the Holocaust, segregation, slavery, I could go on and on.
- Longstreets, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3To:Member57
The reason this comes up so frequently is because this insane "War On Drugs " threatens us all.
The crime ,the corruption,the loss of civil liberties,the injustices and killings spawned by this misguided legislation is horrific.
A little old lady was recently shot to death because these goons on a drug raid had the wrong address.
http://blog.ilanamercer.com/?p=337
A pain sufferer in Florida was sentenced to 25 years because he had more meds than he should have.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maia-szalavitz/cruel-and-unusual-25-yea_b_35781.html
The list goes on and on.
Read some of these accounts of the casualties of the failed "War On Drugs(People)!"
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/botched.raids
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/can.of.worms
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/casualties.of.war
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/bill.of.rights.casualty
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/collateral.casualties
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/drug.prisoners
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/duplicity
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/justice.mocked
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/misfires.in.wod
http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/casualties/marijuana-murder
Then ask yourself "Why is this destructive legislation still in place" ?
It has absolutely no place in one of the greatest countries on earth !
By the way I'm a Republican and I've never smoked the stuff. - error10, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4The U.S. it may be, but it doesn't reflect well on New Hampshire at all, which is normally quite unlike this.
- raeanin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Way to go NH - Elect a raving illiterate lunatic to representative. Have fun getting your/your kids/your friends life ruined over a small amount of harmless marijuanna.
- ScnnrDrkly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Hunh, go figure. He's got a big issues with pot but apparently he's taken quite a shining to crack.
- jesterselv, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Im embarrased he represents my state, but possibly grew up in Philly unless I read that incorrectly. Apparently out of state people know whats best for my state.
Being so close to Vermont, Im shocked he got that responce from his letter. - Adorism, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Uh, get him out of office.
- hiPpymIck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2dept homeland insecurity idiocy level indicator button for your status bar
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1501/ - Memitim, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Yeah, you also have to be able to pony up a truckload of cash in short order. So really all you need are solid inside connections and the will to do anything to get a taste of personal power. Isn't everything all better now?
- digitap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Remember that it was Democrats who illegalized pot. Don't believe me? Look it up.
They aren't what they pass themselves off as. - lordmetroid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2But they don't have fantasy pay for the job.
- slimat420, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Malshew: The reps do vote how they want but that is not supposed to be how it goes they are supposed to represent their constituents and the only way to know how their constituents want him to vote is either ask every one or use the communications that he receives as a representation of the peoples wishes.
You also said that a majority of the state agrees with his platform I would like to say "BULL SH*T" if you look at the voting statistics he did not receive a majority of the votes from the residents because a majority of the people don't vote. He may have received more casted ballots then the other people he was running against but that does not make his proposed policy a mandate.
P.S. If you think that a majority vote makes policy right think about 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what is for dinner? If the majority is right it will be sheep for dinner. - Travisx2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Very Good Comment copied from : http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/01/17/how-not-to-be-a-state-representative/
James
January 18, 2007 4:17 pm | Link
There are some really outrageous morons on this thread!!! The guy never admitted to any crimes. Read the letter, ignorance gets you no respect!
I am a New Hampshire residents, business owner, and parent. I sent this to the rep via email today…
Dear Delmar:
As a lifelong resident of this fine state, I am beside myself while reading your comments to Toby, a man with genuine concerns of the current marijuana laws in New Hampshire. Please remember, the state motto is Live Free or Die, not Do What We Say You Can, Even Though We Don’t Have All The Facts.
Given the current rates of deaths attributed to alcohol, I am very surprised that you take this approach to Marijuana. Although I am sad to hear of the death of your brother, I can assure you that there is no evidence of people smoking some pot and driving to their doom. If someone dies after smoking pot, it is usually because they did something terribly wrong, and that could have been something that they could very well have done while not under the influence. I am surprised that in this day and age, stores can legally sell beer, wine, and cigarettes, with all of the documented issues attributed to those items. I am surprised that the State of New Hampshire has no qualms with selling booze, yet the least harmful of the bunch (alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana) is still looked at as some kind of demon.
For some great information on smoking while driving, please watch this video. Although not scientific, it reinforces what most people know. This piece was featured on the Speed Channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfcRyruo91Y
The laws need to be revised, and they need to be changed now. As a taxpayer, I am sickened with the knowledge that we make common citizens criminals for smoking a plant that grows naturally in this very state. I am disgusted knowing that my hard earned tax dollars pay to investigate, arrest, try and convict potheads. We could be making people pay child support (my wife’s ex boyfriend owes my family over $20,000), we could fund more domestic violence programs, we could feed the needy, give poor children clothes… But no, we waste money on a bunch of potheads. Potheads that, under the current laws, are criminals of the worst kind.
Please research and understand what you are talking about, before you make hasty decisions. It is obvious from your message to Toby that you really have no idea what you are talking about. As an elected official, it is your job to completely research the facts, not rule according to your perceptions and experiences.
I would rather see people have the choice of smoking marijuana. A better choice then alcohol, a drug that kills more people in a year then marijuana ever has. Think about it, people with the munchies, or people that kill with their cars while they have no idea what is happening, or if they make it home, abuse their families… You are so against marijuana, but what if your brother decided to drink a 12-pack, then crash? Would you be on a crusade against booze then?
Thank you for taking the time to read this. - raeanin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Idiot. Go watch some more absurdly silly anti-drug commercials written by people who think pot is heroin.
BTW, its already decriminalized in 10 states. Legalization is absurd, because it brings in government control. All people want is to save ourselves money by not letting people caught with a joint rot in jail. - mynameistim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1doesn't NH have a college-aged state rep?
he'd be my c hoice to write to if i were toby. -
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