N.H. GOP House candidate: 'Frankly stated, I would seek to dismantle the beast from within'
Douglas Habecker, a Republican candidate for the state House of Representatives from Nashua, channels Grover Norquist and signals his intent to cripple government.
“I would go beyond a (state government) spending freeze,” Habecker wrote in a statement he prepared for the National League of Taxpayers. “I would introduce legislation requiring a budget reduction of all state agencies by 10% across the board. And I would seek to repeal the NH Business Enterprise Tax in its entirety.”
“I believe that over-reaching, intrusive, ‘nanny state’ government poses the greatest threat to our individual liberty,” continued Habecker. “And it is my belief that an effective way to reduce the size and scope of that government is to starve it of money. Frankly stated, I would seek to dismantle the beast from within.”
Habecker, who has referred to the governor as “Ol’ Horseface Maggie Hassan,” is one of four Republicans in a primary to represent Hillsborough District 34, a three-member district.