This week on GrokTALK! It’s property taxes. A movement is rising to ban them, which is great, but what do we replace them with (and sadly, it can’t be nothing)? Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, ... Read more

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Nothing would be quite so sweet as the likelihood that the “health care crisis” Senate Dems are holding the government hostage to address isn’t about health care at all. That those ObamaCare subsidies they are fighting to renew outside regular order are COVID-Era bailouts to the Medical industrial complex. The Democrats have named their price ... Read more

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It was disappointing to read Alderman Derek Thibeault’s recent Union Leader op-ed claiming that “some candidates are distorting the truth” about Nashua’s debt. In fact, it is Alderman Thibeault who has misled the public about the city’s financial position. Alderman Thibeault stated that “claims of Nashua having $500 million in debt are flat-out false” and ... Read more

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Welcome back to the traditional work week and another round of Monday memes—our welcome-back-to-the-work-week palate cleanser. These are all readers’ submissions, so feel free to send me yours. Note that submission doesn’t guarantee publication, especially if we’ve previously published it. Here we go. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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You know how your hometown used to be the place where absolutely nothing ever happened? Well, that’s changing fast. Adventure parks are showing up in random small towns and completely flipping the script on what makes a place worth visiting. It’s kind of crazy, parents are now piling kids in the minivan to drive two ... Read more

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It was not that long ago that pro sports, and college sports, too, would not be caught in the same conversation with gambling at any level. The fear of gambling jeopardizing the integrity of the sport was so great that Las Vegas was considered off limits as a home of any sports franchise. Vegas now ... Read more

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Today I file a lawsuit against the New Hampshire Attorney General under the premise that state law mandates what the Constitution describes as “absurd” and “slavish.”  You’re not a slave to the criminal gang, are you?

Here is my Petition For A Declaratory Judgement that New Hampshire’s resisting arrest statute is unconstitutional as it forbids non-violent resistance when you’re being arrested on illegal charges.

I’m not a trained lawyer…  so I make mistakes.

Your critique is more than welcome!

I just wanted to add, although I didn’t make this argument in my petition, New Hampshire is a state that has codified an affirmative defense to physically wrestling an officers gun away from him or her if they’re willfully making a false arrest.

Oh yes they have (section III.)

If you can physically take control of a police officers gun who is making a bad arrest legally, I’d say my argument is rather tame: going limp or passive resistance should be legal to an illegal arrest.

Logical question for you high IQ people out there: How can the State criminalize non-violent refusal to a felony… while immunizing violent defense against the same act?

When you venture into the captivating city of Istanbul—where the ancient meets the ultra-modern—there is a powerful way to elevate the experience: engaging a specialist service like a professional Concierge Istanbul. This isn’t simply about arranging a driver or booking a table—it is about blending the timeless traditions of the city with the highest standard of ... Read more

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On Today’s morning update, there’s so much work to do, and so little time, so why isn’t the US House in Session? Reference Link: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5L2ON33kXa2b7laBpCAgOI Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear ... Read more

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‘Grok contributor Julie Smith wrote an opinion piece last week in which she endorsed Scott Brown in New Hampshire’s increasingly crowded US Senate Republican primary. The giveaway that it was her endorsement was that the headline began with ‘SMITH’ followed by the words “I Am Supporting Scott Brown and So Should You.” In the event ... Read more

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Top of the fold: We know the US Dollar will collapse eventually (as all fiat currencies do), and that time may be sooner then you think: Bayou Renaissance Man: Economic chickens coming home to roost =+=+= Why is a judge silencing all the eye-witnesses (3000+) to Charlie Kirk’s assassination?  Something is very fishy about this: ... Read more

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This week on the Elsa Kurt show, what happens when cities choose chaos over consequence! Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please like, follow, or subscribe to ... Read more

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I don’t get a vote that guarantees me a Republican member of Congress. Still, Democrats are complaining that if the Supreme Court changes the Voting Rights Act, Republicans will gain seats in the US House once held by Democrats, as if Democrats are better for Black Americans. First, the right to vote does not come ... Read more

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With SNAP (food stamps) and LIHEAP (home heating) benefits for low-income Vermonters set to be turned off in November if the federal government doesn’t reopen ASAP, state and local politicians are scrambling to find alternative solutions. So far, despite vague promises, they don’t have any. Nothing concrete and actionable, at any rate. LIHEAP in Vermont ... Read more

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The Biden Administration set many precedents—firsts, if you like. Most of them are bad to awful. Misplacing children is high on the list. The total is somewhere around 300,000, which isn’t exactly a glowing endorsement for the lie that he cared about undocumented aliens. Like blacks, women, gays, and so on, immigrants are just another ... Read more

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Hi everyone,  this is Bronwyn Sims, Southern NH Chapter leader for The Independent Women’s Network. This next year, 2026, and into the General election of 2028, there is plenty to do. Please see my email below about plans for the coming months and action items I hope to focus on. Also, please join the Southern NH ... Read more

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Americans struggling with grocery budgets will have noticed that the cost of beef has been particularly high. The Trump administration inherited the problem of elevated meat and grocery prices, which had been exacerbated by broad inflation during the Biden administration. Numerous pressures have pushed steak and hamburger prices to new highs. President Trump recently proclaimed ... Read more

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If you weren’t already aware…  a government is simply a monopoly on the use of violence.  Only the government and its agents can initiate violence without facing consequence.  As I am not an anarchist, I do support this notion: the monopoly on force.

What I do NOT support is the State of New Hampshire gang as it exists having a monopoly on the use of violence.  I’ve seen the gang as it is constituted violate peoples rights with impunity and engage in countless acts of hypocrisy.  The common citizen gets punished and put through the meat-grinder-of-a-system for doing things that the elite and connected gang members do with impunity.  As George Orwell cleverly put it: “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”

New Hampshire RSA 594:5 is really the pinnacle of the force monopoly in the Free State.  This law requires you to submit to arrest whether or not the arrest is legal.  It reads, in full: “If a person has reasonable ground to believe that he is being arrested and that the arrest is being made by a peace officer, it is his duty to submit to arrest and refrain from using force or any weapon in resisting it, regardless of whether there is a legal basis for the arrest.”

Effectively you have no choice but to submit to an arrest…  even if you know it is complete and utter bullshit.  I believe this pinnacle of a law is in direct conflict with Part I, Article 10 of the New Hampshire Constitution (The Right of Revolution).

That Article reads: “Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.”

The Constitution says that the doctrine of nonresistance to arbitrary power and oppression is absurd — but state law requires you under the penalty of criminal charges to offer absolutely zero resistance to arbitrary power and oppression.

See where I’m going with this?

I spent some time doing legal research on this topic and playing with AI on the matter.  It is my belief that RSA 594:5 (and RSA 642:2, the law that criminalizes resisting arrest) simply cannot withstand a Part I, Article 10 challenge as the Constitution makes it very clear that what the statue demands be done in all circumstances is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.

The following is written by a combination of AI and myself…  but I think it’s worth the read.  Thinking back to State v. Jason Talley, I believe that Jason could have constitutionally resisted arrest by the bailiffs by using escalating force when he was arrested for simply having a camera…  as the court rules that were enacted were created by arbitrary power that reinforced a higher class of men than the position that Jason held in society.

Some animals are more equal than others, right?

Argument that RSA 594:5 Violates Part I, Article 10 of the New Hampshire Constitution

RSA 594:5, New Hampshire’s state policy on resisting arrest, states in part: “… it is his duty to submit to arrest and refrain from using force or any weapon in resisting it, regardless of whether there is a legal basis for the arrest.”

This law mandates passive submission to any arrest, even if unlawful, under penalty of criminal charges. While ostensibly neutral, its application in cases like State v. Jason Talley reveals how it perpetuates a system of unequal justice, favoring a protected class of government officials—particularly judges and law enforcement—over ordinary citizens. This creates “two classes of men” in New Hampshire, directly contravening Part I, Article 10 of the state constitution, which declares:

Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.

Article 10 explicitly rejects government structures that privilege a select class, labeling nonresistance to such oppression as “absurd” and “slavish.” RSA 594:5, by enforcing submission to arbitrary or illegal arrests, enables precisely this perversion, shielding official misconduct while criminalizing citizen resistance. The Talley case exemplifies this systemic inequality, demonstrating why the statute fails constitutional scrutiny.

Factual Background from State v. Jason Talley

In 2011, activist Ademo Freeman engaged in a non-threatening interaction with Keene District Court Judge Edward Burke, captured on video.

The footage shows no actual threat, yet Judge Burke made false claims to law enforcement that a threat was made, violating laws against false reports—a criminal act if committed by a civilian.

Instead of facing consequences, Burke’s actions prompted supervisory judges to issue administrative orders banning recording devices in court facilities, restricting citizens’ First Amendment rights to free speech and press under the guise of security.

This ban directly led to the 2012 arrest of Jason Talley, a military veteran and independent journalist, who was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest for merely possessing a camera in a Cheshire County Superior Court common area.

Talley’s charges stemmed from non-compliance with the unlawful ban, which originated from Burke’s unpunished misconduct. The case was ultimately dismissed due to a prosecutorial technical error, interpreted by observers as a deliberate avoidance of litigating the underlying judicial impropriety.

No judges faced discipline; instead, the system protected its own, using the incident to justify broader restrictions on public accountability through recording.

Talley’s camera was seized and not returned, further illustrating the one-sided application of power.

How RSA 594:5 Creates and Protects “Two Classes of Men”

This sequence exposes a dual standard: Judges like Burke can fabricate threats, summon arrests, and evade accountability, while citizens like Talley must submit to resulting unlawful detentions or face escalated charges under RSA 642:2. RSA 594:5’s “regardless of whether there is a legal basis” clause effectively immunizes official overreach, allowing a class of government actors to wield arbitrary power without immediate pushback.

Citizens, stripped of the right to resist even patently illegal arrests, are relegated to post-hoc remedies like lawsuits—remedies often futile against a self-protecting judiciary.  Article 10 condemns this exact setup as a perversion of government for the “private interest…of [a] class of men.” Here, the judicial and enforcement class benefits: Misconduct goes unchecked, rights-restricting orders are issued without repercussion, and the statute enforces citizen compliance, perpetuating the imbalance.

Nonresistance to such “arbitrary power and oppression” is deemed “absurd” and “destructive,” yet RSA 594:5 mandates it, clashing irreconcilably with the constitution’s core principle.

Constitutional Challenge: Facial and As-Applied Invalidity

Facially, RSA 594:5 invites abuse by any authority figure, enabling a system where government serves insiders over the “whole community.” It lacks safeguards against unlawful arrests, assuming good faith from enforcers—a fallacy exposed by cases like Talley. As-applied, in contexts of judicial misconduct, it amplifies inequality: Talley could not resist an arrest rooted in a judge’s false claim without invoking the statute, while the judge faced no equivalent duty or penalty.  New Hampshire courts have recognized Article 10 as a bulwark against unequal government structures, interpretable as incorporating equal protection principles.

By facilitating a protected class’s impunity, RSA 594:5 endangers “public liberty” without “effectual” redress, triggering the right to “reform” via invalidation. Upholding it would endorse “slavish” submission, contradicting the article’s rejection of nonresistance.

In sum, RSA 594:5 cannot survive Article 10 scrutiny because it institutionalizes the very class-based perversion the constitution abhors, as vividly demonstrated in State v. Jason Talley.

If lawfully challenged…  the statute must be struck down to restore government for the common benefit.

The only city I know where they demolish an entire building, and build a totally new one is Las Vegas, Nevada!  Grafton County ain’t Vegas, baby! In my opinion, after following Grafton County Commissioners’ Meetings via ZOOM since June of 2024 (except for the 17-week unilateral and arbitrary Blackout of ZOOM meetings by Chairwoman Martha ... Read more

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This week on NE Take, A. J. is joined by Making Media Now’s Michael Azevedo to discuss the impact of private equity buying news outlets, shifting business models, and whether public funding going away was the right path. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, ... Read more

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