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Old 04-22-2008, 05:37 PM   #46
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Default Not even close, were you even there?

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And from a REPUBLICAN Representative in a Winnipesaukee town.
Rep. Alida Mill ham, R-Gilford, agreed, saying that New Hampshire lawmakers are always hesitant to pass laws that impact people's freedoms, but she said certain issues reach a "tipping point" where action is necessary.

"I think New Hampshire is at that point," said Millham.

Millham said she has had two close calls while boating on the lake where speed played a part in a safety concern.


Can anyone explain why this boating Legislators opinion does not count?
I was there, she had no idea what she was saying. She never said the word speeding, she said "excessive speed" twice. Which again can be 10 MPH when two vessels are within 150' of each other and more than likely what her two close calls were. I could almost read that in her testimony. When the chairman asked her what this "tipping point" was, she fumbled for words and threw a very incoherent sentence and explanation together. Also I don't have to count her opinion, she doesn't represent me.

Those who were in favor of HB847 kept using the phrase "excessive speed" to make their points and in some cases very sheepishly as if to make us believe excessive speed means over 45 MPH when in fact it's doesn't
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