We also hit the phone lines of the other state legislators. Those were the days... Back then, HSers on the right and the left agreed on one thing: The state had no business telling us what to do.
Now and then, a GOP legislator would offer HSers benefits - like tax credits - but we didn't want those things, either - we didn't trust any kind of government intrusion.
Always laughed when people in other states claimed this state was a dictatorship. HSing thrived here because we were so free.
However, today's younger HS parents might see things differently now. But, 15-20 years ago, the HSers here were fighters.
Most FReepers consider NJ to be on par with NY, CA etc in terms of statist, freakish govt-love. And, to be sure, there are lots of people like that...I had Republicans in NJ argue strongly for gun control.
But the liberty-loving inhabitants in Blue Territories are, IMHO, more rabid about their life, liberty, and property than many of their brethren in Red States. Maybe it's because we know about liberty denied, and liberty taken, so we fight like dogs when some putz comes along to take the little bit of liberty we retain. The Deplorables in NJ are some of the finest Americans you'll ever find.
Reading those quotes from Sen Weinberg give me a big smile. I cannot speak for this generation of HSers, but if they are the children of the group that fought the NJ legislature, they should be just fine.