The Granite Monthly, 1903, Vol. 34
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Excerpt from The Granite Monthly, 1903, Vol. 34: A New Hampshire Magazine, Devoted to Literature, History, and State Progress The state of New Hampshire occupies an unique position among her sister commonwealths in the method of amending her constitution. Changes in the fundamental law are proposed to the people through the legislatures in nearly all the states. In New Hampshire alone do suggested amendments come entirely through a convention held for that purpose. This provision, which was formerly in vogue more extensively than at present, has fallen from its place in the American system, so that in but few states would it be possible to bring together a body of men like that which met in Concord last month. But like many other old and tried customs, which have been superseded by new ones, the New Hampshire method has its advantages. The constitution of the state should be kept, as far as possible, from the petty politics of the day. It is the guardian of the liberties of the people and should be preserved as sacredly as the circumstances allow, changes being made only when imperatively demanded by stress of circumstances. Consequently should the tribunal, which is to make the initiative in amending the constitution, be changed from a convention to the legislature the result would be very undesirable. From its present exalted position the constitution would be lowered to the level of the most trivial legislation. Imagine a deliberative body turning from the consideration of the right of trial by jury as guaranteed in the bill of rights to a bill prohibiting fishing in a nameless tarn among the hills in one of the remotest parts of the state. The venerable instrument would be made the object of continuous assault and change, with the result that the entire system of jurisprudence would be uncertain and vacillating. That the present method has worked well is attested by the uniform good government that the state has always enjoyed, and further by the decisive majority with which the people, through their delegates in the recent convention, manifested their desire that it be retained. Under this provision of the constitution eight conventions have been held in the history of the state. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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