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This is rapidly becoming Mass-lite. Look at what the 'Rats have introduced so far this year in addition to this horrific bill:

http://unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Amherst+ponders+%27The+Pledge%27+vs.+taxes&articleId=0e8ff577-1adf-4343-9edc-d8d56cd1f01b

"AMHERST – In March, voters in around a dozen New Hampshire communities will have an opportunity to let their elected officials know whether a broad-based tax is something worth discussing.
In Amherst, a petitioned article will appear on the warrant calling for a resolution to reject the "the pledge" to not support a broad-based tax that has been made by many elected officials in the state.
The text of the article will read:
"Resolved: We the citizens of Amherst, NH, believe in a New Hampshire that is just and fair. The property tax has become unjust and unfair. 'The Pledge' perpetuates a burdensome property tax. We urge our elected officials to reject 'The Pledge,' have an open discussion covering all options, and to adopt a revenue system that relieves the local property tax burden."
The resolution warrant article has been put forth by an organization called the Granite State Fair Tax Coalition, created by the New Hampshire Council of Churches, as part of its overall strategy to educate people about the problems associated with state's heavy reliance on property taxes."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/12/26/poll_residents_oppose_gay_marriage/
"It's good timing to discuss this, in large part because of the changes in the Legislature" -- which recently switched from Republican to Democratic control for the first time in 130 years -- "but also because we've seen what has happened in Massachusetts," said Rep. James Splaine, the sponsor of one bill.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that gay couple had the right to marry. Splaine, D-Portsmouth, said the ruling has had none of the negative consequences predicted by its critics.
The poll numbers reflect attitudes similar to those in Vermont seven years ago before that state became the first to create civil unions and extend the rights and benefits of marriage -- but not the actual name "marriage" -- to same-sex couples, pollster Del Ali told the Monitor. Ali's Maryland-based firm conducted similar polls in Vermont in the late 1990s.
"The numbers are almost identical to where Vermont was," said Ali, who called New Hampshire voters "a little more tolerant on this issue" than Americans in general.
Splaine's bill would let same-sex couples register "domestic unions" that would give them the same rights as married couples. Splaine said his long-term goal is to have such unions recognized as marriages, but he does not think the state or the Legislature would support that now.

And let's not even get into the idiot from Exeter who already proposed a broad-based income tax (already withdrawn, but intends to reintroduce next year) or the marijuana legalization bill (by Rep. WEED, of all people).
God help us all.