When citizen consent is limited to elections, institutions that look democratic can operate like disciplined clubs, which is why elite circulation and oligarchic drift need counterweights. Two classic blueprints for political organization still shape local government. John Locke’s account of democracy treats office as a revocable trust grounded in majority consent and limited powers. Vladimir… Continue reading Locke, Lenin, and Local Power: Claremont’s Test of Consent
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SCGOP News Update
Introduction & context: the fight re‑ignites For decades, New Hampshire’s education funding regime has been controversial: the state provides a base adequacy subsidy per pupil (statutorily determined), while the bulk of school costs fall to local property taxpayers. Carsey School+2NH Journal+2 Recently, the state Supreme Court confirmed that the current base appropriations are constitutionally deficient… Continue reading SCGOP News Update
Against Term Limits: Liberty Requires Vigilance, Not Automation
By: Kevin Tyson An Appeal to Conservatives and Classical Liberals In the American political imagination, term limits are often portrayed as a structural solution to corruption, elitism, and the inertia of entrenched power. For many on the center-right, they symbolize a necessary check against career politicians and the professionalization of governance. Yet beneath the intuitive… Continue reading Against Term Limits: Liberty Requires Vigilance, Not Automation
House Democrats Stand Against Education Freedom
House Democrats Stand Against Education Freedom Concord, NH - House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) released the following statement after the House voted on HB1665, relative to student eligibility for education freedom accounts and the scholarship organization's costs of administering the program, extending phase-out grants for education freedom accounts, and revising the definitions of average… Continue reading House Democrats Stand Against Education Freedom
The Sullivan County NH Republican Committee 