Poznanski Runs For Cover

The Nashua Telegraph has a nice article (Nov 3) in which Brian Poznanski responds to some of my objections to his continued service as a House Rep from a blog  I wrote and posted Sunday Morning.  Nice of the Telegraph to offer him a place to hide without any serious attempt to address his complicity in my primary objection; supporting illegal activity in others.

Despite the mea culpa, mea culpa (in which he uses the word “I” ten times without mention of lawbreaking by others) Brian is still guilty of violating his oath of office as a member of the general court.  He swore to uphold the laws of the state.   He has failed in that duty miserably.  But that’s only the beginning of his failure.  He not only participated in violating the law personally, he was party without reservation (at the time of offense) to violations of the same law by at least 21 others.  And he is complicit (by his presence) as a member of the General Court in the distribution of alcohol to underage drinkers, by people old enough to buy it.  (Two others were charged with facilitating an underage alcohol party and prohibited sales of alcohol, according to the Telegraph.) 

I’m sure the House members to which he spoke told him three (four) things.  Look and sound suitably apologetic.  Don’t take credit for anything else you allowed to happen in your presence.  Then hope this blows over quickly.  We’ll do the rest.  “The rest” is to suggest that violating the oath of office comes without penalty.   

Now Brian is probably a great guy, and I don’t doubt that he’s sorry now that he’s been caught, but he has not begun to accept or admit the fact that as a Lawmaker he allowed a house full of people to violate state law.   Promising to attend to such things in the future does not excuse the behavior that exposed the need.

This isn’t just about what Brian Poznanski did in the vacuum of “I” it’s what lawmaker Poznanaski allowed to happen in the collective known as ‘House Party’ in Bedford.   A party where at least 24 people broke the laws of the People of the State of New Hampshire, while Legislator Brian Poznanaski looked on.

Brian Poznanski still needs to resign.