Jobs are jobs and Northern Pass will bring them to New Hampshire

To the editor,

The just passed and waiting to be signed defense bill should scare us all. One minor add-on called the anti-terrorism provision enables the government to detain indefinitely and without rights ANYONE suspected of terror activities. This reeks of the Joseph McCarthy activities and the finger pointing of the 1950s and the Nicaragua Contra activities under the foreign policy of Ronald Reagan during the 80s. We were found in violation of many human rights issues during this period. The bottom line, under this new provision, is if you anger your neighbor you may disappear. Does not sound like a democracy to me. That is not what the Constitution reads or implies. We have the rights to FREE speech, assembly, religion, bear arms, fair trial by jury among others. This new law is in violation of our own Constitution.

Second, the outsourcing of jobs to China was started by Reagan, and continued by Bush, the father and Clinton. Bush, the child, helped the cause by his tax cuts that continue to this day. By finding companies could make sneakers for $0.80 in Indonesia instead of $12 in the USA, profits could sour. No health care costs either — just throw away help. So, the Reagan idea of trickle down economics worked for China but not here. Bush continued with his voodoo economics with the same results. By the time Clinton arrived profits were great and the stock market soared. The market bubble burst under "W" but the tax cuts took care of the wealthy few. Good for them but bad for us. So, all of you who like to protect the 1-percent, keep on donating them money but who's gonna show up when YOU need help? They will be to busy counting their money to answer the phone.

Lastly, to those of you that are so concerned about the Keystone project. Remember there is a little thing called states rights. Also, the governor of Nebraska is a Republican, the Senate has one of each and in the House all three are Republicans. So this is NOT a liberal environmental thing but a Republican environmental thing. Why aren't you screaming about the Northern Pass project and all the jobs that will be lost if it is not completed? Now, jobs are jobs and Northern Pass will bring jobs to New Hampshire so where do you stand? Personally, I'm divided on that project because of the eminent domain issue. I do wonder how they got the right to put the pipeline through all those states — was that by eminent domain too? I guess it's okay out west.

I like Hydro Quebec for many other reasons — one of which is that they come to help us when we need electric help -— EVERY TIME we ask. Projected jobs would be from 200 next year to about 1,500 in 2013 and 2014. You talk about dependency on foreign oil, hows about foreign electricity? Also, don't forget about local wind power but then again there are those big towers that obstruct the views.

Jon Hoyt

Bridgewater