Remember House representative Jason Gerhard? The Liberty Alliance and Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) member from Northfield? He had that fabulous idea for expanding the free market in New Hampshire by enabling us to sell our own organs? Yup, him.
In addition to that wacky attempt at legislation, he had also sponsored a bill to have NH secede from the rest of the nation and thought ex-felons regaining their gun rights was the way to go.
Alrightee, then . . .
In Concord, the Warren B. Rudman Courthouse has a rule of no electronics and no recordings in the building. The same rule as almost all federal court buildings have nationwide. Last Sept., Gerhard went to the courthouse to attend the sentencing hearing for Free Stater Ian Freeman of Keene, who was being sentenced for his involvement in a money-laundering scheme using Bitcoin. Upon being told to turn off his cell phone in the courthouse, Gerhard refused and was subsequently arrested.
In Jan., Gerhard was again in federal court but this time he was there for a hearing on charges stemming from his own arrest last Sept. Having learned nothing about rules, laws or ordinances, he again took out his cell phone in the lobby of the courthouse and was again arrested. The fines are, for the most part, a slap on the wrist at $100. However, Gerhard has stated he also won’t be paying them.
At the beginning of this year’s legislative session in Jan., Gerhard sponsored HB1455-FN which was to allow recording in NH’s public places, federal courthouses included. The following month the bill was voted “Inexpedient to Legislate.” (This means a bill is considered not advisable or practical to become law.) So that bill went nowhere.
And neither is Gerhard. He is not running for re-election.
The young man looking to fill Gerhard’s House seat is James Thibault from Franklin, who thinks just like the extremist incumbents running for re-election. So if you know anyone from Franklin or Northfield please share this information with them as you urge them to vote blue up and down the ballot.