Post by Admin on Dec 12, 2021 21:36:52 GMT
NH Superior Court Declares
"Governor may suspend or limit constitutional rights"
If that headline comes as a surprise to you, then you're not alone. Yes, that's an exact quote from NH Superior Court judge John Kissinger.
Most people aren't aware that the Superior Court issued an opinion last year in which Judge Kissinger asserted that “the Governor may suspend or limit constitutional rights during a state of emergency.” This is a case in which emergency powers are being broadly interpreted, opening the door to abuse of power. House Bill 440 (HB440), the Civil Liberties Defense Act, would fix this problem by simply clarifying that during a state of emergency “civil liberties shall on no account be suspended, nor shall the United States Constitution or the New Hampshire bill of rights be suspended, set aside, or otherwise infringed.”
WE NEED YOU TO TAKE ACTION TODAY: Please contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (or click here if that link doesn't work for you) and urge them to vote for an "Ought to Pass" motion on HB440, the Civil Liberties Defense Act.
Link to the rest of the page: mailchi.mp/36f15162b831/603news20190513-14835534?e=0c84b0724b
"Governor may suspend or limit constitutional rights"
If that headline comes as a surprise to you, then you're not alone. Yes, that's an exact quote from NH Superior Court judge John Kissinger.
Most people aren't aware that the Superior Court issued an opinion last year in which Judge Kissinger asserted that “the Governor may suspend or limit constitutional rights during a state of emergency.” This is a case in which emergency powers are being broadly interpreted, opening the door to abuse of power. House Bill 440 (HB440), the Civil Liberties Defense Act, would fix this problem by simply clarifying that during a state of emergency “civil liberties shall on no account be suspended, nor shall the United States Constitution or the New Hampshire bill of rights be suspended, set aside, or otherwise infringed.”
WE NEED YOU TO TAKE ACTION TODAY: Please contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (or click here if that link doesn't work for you) and urge them to vote for an "Ought to Pass" motion on HB440, the Civil Liberties Defense Act.
Link to the rest of the page: mailchi.mp/36f15162b831/603news20190513-14835534?e=0c84b0724b