NH State Representative Steven Smith

I had the privilege today of participating in the MonSter Walk & Roll.  I look like the Great Pumpkin.  That’s okay, tis the season.  This event wasn’t just a charity event.  It was personal for me, and my family.  My neighbor has MS.  My wife’s mother has MS.  I’ll bet that that you know someone who has MS.  It was an honor to walk with the volunteers today to raise money and awareness about this debilitating disease.  Just because the walk is over, doesn’t mean that the problem is solved.  Please donate what you can to the MS Society.  You can reach Tammy at 603-826-3772 or mail your donation made out to the MS Society to her at 710 Old Acworth Stage Rd, Charlestown, NH 03603.

For more information:

Greater New England Chapter

101A First Ave, Suite 6
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-890-4990
Fax: 781-890-2089
Email: CommunicationsGNE@nmss.org
Website: Greater New England Chapter website

Attorney General Delaney has announced that approximately 7,600 New Hampshire residents who lost their primary residence dueto an improper foreclosure process between Jan. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2011, should expect to receive notice by mail with important information about how to file a claim for funds under the National Mortgage Settlement.

If you need any help applying, please contact me.

You can also find more information at http://www.nationalmortgagesettlement.com/

Steve

Today is Constitution Day. If the law is followed, school children will take some time today to learn about the United States Constitution… a lesson we should all pay heed to. Ignoring the Constitution for decades has led to costly, inefficient, complex government that no one seems to be happy with. It is important to remember the rules, and play by them. Too often, we spend a lot of time passionately debating the merits of an issue, when we should be debating at what level of government it should be considered at. We get a lot of issues right, but the level of government step wrong. It is clear in the Constitution that most functions are to be the domain of the states. Here in NH this particularly advantageous. I am a State Legislator, and you can call me on the phone. I’ll answer or call you back. Try that with the federal delegation. Taking that a step further, I prefer as many issues as possible to be local, at the town level. You can always go walk in to your SelectBoard meeting. It’s very convenient and you know that you will be heard.

Take some today to read the Constitution. It will help us all remember the rules, and hopefully get back to playing by them.