Disorder in the Court(s)
Channel: adventures in the free state
Date: 2010-04-27

From the "House Address" public hearings before the NH General Court's 'Joint Committee on Address' "for the removal of Philip Cross, marital master in the judicial branch family division in the Derry District Court, from his said office," 4/26/2010.

Here, the "Curious Timing Award" goes to...  The (Merrimack County?) Sheriff's Department, who shows up to serve an arrest warrant on the primary witness, David Johnson -- a long-time community member, and rather unlikely flight risk, given the potential to further jeopardize contact with his daughter -- before he testifies against the judicial branch. Hmm...

Cooler heads eventually prevail. Props to the NH State Police on State House duty who allegedly took some issue with the intended process. This is the same State Police detail that didn't overreact at the HCR6 brouhaha, and more recently have left State House 420 celebrants alone twice now...

Guest videographer, my own Rep. Gary Hopper contributes the money shot. Fascinating how law enforcement's attitude of blanket authority changes so quickly with as simple (and minimally assured) a challenge as, essentially, "what's the law you're citing...?" Straight from "you don't have my permission" (well, you weren't asked for it) to "I'd appreciate it if you didn't" (y'know, you being government functionaries subject to RSA 91-A's exception to RSA 570-A, an' all -- not to mention your utter lack of anything remotely approximating a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in this pubic building WHILE WORKING FOR ME -- I'm infinitely more concerned with David's wishes than your own) just that quick...

See the full morning session at http://bikerbillnh.blogspot.com/2010/04/high-priests-new-clothes-continue-to.html, and find more on David Johnson's long strange trip at http://bikerbillnh.blogspot.com/search?q=redress