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[Skip]

At least, momentarily, common sense prevailed in Concord.

The "swim cap" bill was soundly defeated by a vote of 201-91!

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by Skip

At least, momentarily, common sense prevailed in Concord.

The "swim cap" bill was soundly defeated by a vote of 201-91!

That is great news Skip. But...

The scary part is that nearly 1/3 of our elected legislators thought that this bill was a good idea.

[jeffk]

Originally Posted by chipj29

That is great news Skip. But...

The scary part is that nearly 1/3 of our elected legislators thought that this bill was a good idea.

The problem is that there are a lot of people out there, and apparently 91 in the legislature, that hear something is going to "protect" people and they don't think any further. They don't think about enforceability or negative side effects or cost or effects on freedom. It's all about protecting people. How can anyone be against protecting people?

Fortunately there were 201 people who didn't shut off their brain and did the right thing.

[KonaChick]

Originally Posted by Skip

At least, momentarily, common sense prevailed in Concord.

The "swim cap" bill was soundly defeated by a vote of 201-91!

Thank you for the update Skip

[Lakegeezer]

There is little doubt where the nannyism is coming from....

96% of those voting for the bill were democrats. (3 R vs 94 D)
70% of those against the bill were republicans (139 R vs 62 D)

98% of republicans and 40% of democrats voted against the bill
2% of republicans and 60% of democrats voted for it

Gender was a less of a factor, but shows an interesting point of view.

175 men voted vs 123 women

65% of those voting against the bill were men (131 M vs 70 W)
54% of those voting for the bill were women (53 W vs 44 M)

75% of men voted agaist the bill (131 to 44)
56% of women voted against the bill (70 to 53)

Based on:
142 republicans voted vs 156 democrats
33 republicans did not vote vs 67 democrats

[KonaChick]

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/nhgc...otedetail.aspx

Hope this link works if anyone is interested!

[This'nThat]

Originally Posted by Lakegeezer

65% of those voting against the bill were men (131 M vs 70 W)
54% of those voting for the bill were women (53 W vs 44 M)

This is a large reason why we call it the nanny state. The rest of the reason is due to democrats who refuse to think 5 minutes into the future to check consequences.

[Pineedles]

I think we all deserve a pat on the back for helping to defeat this bill. I would guess and granted it is only a guess, that some of those 63 democrats who voted against the bill may have seen some of our comments on this site. I say this because there have been other dumb bills voted on that had a slimmer margin or passed. Thank you all for your comments, thank you Skip for the information, and thank you Don for providing the forum that hopefully some of the Legislature looked at that influenced their vote.

[gtxrider]

Now what do I do with the Blaze Orange hat?

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by gtxrider

Now what do I do with the Blaze Orange hat?

Hunting season is right around the corner!

[Sandy Beach]

Originally Posted by Skip

At least, momentarily, common sense prevailed in Concord.

The "swim cap" bill was soundly defeated by a vote of 201-91!

The swim cap bill was still suported by one third as jeffk pointed out. That's a staggering number in favor of this swim cap silliness. Think it through people!

For instance, if a swimmer with a red cap wanted to rest or just float on their back, the cap could be pretty much below water. Where would those 91 expect a swimmer to put the red cap then?

Thank you for the good news Skip. You are an excellent contributer to the forum.