New Hampshire 4th Graders Propose A Bill At The State House For A Class Project.... It Immediately Gets Ripped To Shreds By Politicians
CONCORD - Fourth graders from Lincoln Akerman School in Hampton Falls received a warm welcome at the State House last Thursday. They and their teacher, James Cutting, were guests in the Gallery. That reception quickly turned chilly as students got a glimpse of the cold, harsh realities of politics in the Granite State. In the spirit of learning by doing, students drafted a bill to learn the process of how a bill becomes law. They proposed House Bill 373, an act establishing the Red Tail Hawk as the New Hampshire State Raptor. Even though it passed through the Environment and Agriculture committee with a majority vote, some representatives were far from receptive. Rep. Warren Groen, a Republican from Rochester said, “It grasps them with its talons then uses its razor sharp beak to basically tear it apart limb by limb, and I guess the shame about making this a state bird is it would serve as a much better mascot for Planned Parenthood.” NH1 spoke with Groen over the phone on Thursday afternoon. Click here to listen to the interview with Groen. That comment, considered offensive by many, was made while the fourth graders sat, watched and listened. The tough lesson didn’t end there. Rep. John Burt, a Republican from Goffstown said, “Bottom line, if we keep bringing more of these bills, and bills, and bills forward that really I think we shouldn’t have in front of us, we’ll be picking a state hot dog next.”
Love it! Hey you little babies, this bill sucks! The Red Tail Hawk as the New Hampshire state bird?! God you guys are a bunch of fucking morons! That damn thing treats its prey like it’s a second trimester baby and rips it limb from limb. What other stupid ideas do you have? How ’bout Chicago style for the state hot dog? I mean what the fuck? Did you even think before you wasted our fucking time with this bullshit!? Honestly just an awesome life lesson handed out by the House of Representatives: politicians are assholes and life sucks and all your ideas are dumb. Better to learn that shit early. This isn’t basketball with your dad in the back yard, the House ain’t just gonna let you score, you bring that kind of weak shit around these parts and it’s gonna get put right back in your pre-pubescent face.
PS – Love Rep. Warren doubling down and saying he nailed the analogy. “Yeah abortions are just ripping a baby apart piece by piece. Ever seen the last scene of Braveheart? That’s William Wallace getting aborted.”