additional commentary by Rep. Timothy Horrigan, member of the House Redress Committee
See Also:
June 20, 2011 NHInsider.com blog posting: "Nicholas Haas — A Father's Injustice"
This is one of the most difficult petitions the redress committee has had to deal with, although the actual situation is fairly ordinary. Nic Haas is a nice guy who survived a contentious divorce and remarried a woman who is fiercely devoted to him — but he has not paid up all his child support and alimony. He has two children he hasn't seen in several years, and who have not met their stepbrother or their half-sister.
Samantha Haas is the second Mrs. Haas. Kimberly Rice is a family friend. John Burt is the sponsor of Nic's petition, and is one of the more loveable members of the New Hampshire House: his speeches are always fun to listen to. His nickname is the "Stump Grinder" after a memorable floor speech he gave on the subject of grinding stumps.
Nic Haas & John Burt
Original URL: http://youtu.be/t8NYw5SKsQs
Samantha Haas & Kimberly
Rice
Original URL: http://youtu.be/6To87IZvqvA
This is the same Kimberly Rice who posted this Twitter
tweet after Hurricane Sandy hit New York City:
How appropriate that the light at freedom tower has gone out! #nobama2012
— kimberly a rice (@kimberlyarice1) October 30, 2012
At least when the revolution starts I'll have my guns! They can throw their free birth control and welfare cards & unemployment checks at me
— kimberly a rice (@kimberlyarice1) November 8, 2012
You might also want to see Rep. Avard interviewing Kimberly Rice's
current husband, Michael Rice. He has not filed a petition,
and I know little or nothing of the other side of this story:
On December 11, 2012, Mr. Avard (who was by now a former
state representative, having lost his re-election bid) posted a
video of Michael Rice's appearance in the Merrimack District Court
(named after the Town of Merrimack, which is in Hillsborough rather than Merrimack County)
before Judge Clifford Kinghorn. I don't know what the exact
date is, but it was probably not long before December 11,
2012. His ex-wife was the petitioner in this case and Michael
was the respondent, which is mostly about his parenting
plan. Judge Kinghorn figures in the Frost Petition (#18),
but his decision was favorable to Frost and he has not
yet become a target of any House Petition. The first few
minutes of the 76-minute video have no picture. I cannot guarantee
that anything said here by any of the parties is true:
Rep. Kevin Avard has done several TV shows about the House Redress Committee. I have gotten a fair amount of crap from leadership for talking about the petitions on my web site, but Rep. Avard has been producing a cable TV series and a YouTube channel, with (as far as I know) no crappy reception whatsoever.
Kevin Avard's "Speak Up!" videos:
Nicholas & Samantha Haas, along with Kimberly Rice and Rep. John Burt (2012 Petition #33)
Rep. Cliff Newton & Rochester resident Tom Kaczynski (2012 Petition #32)
James J. Miller (of Miller & Todd fame) with Joshua Youssef (2012 Petition #26)
See Also:
Official Petitions & Redress committee page (not much to see here)