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31Dec2009
Laws That Say Follow The Law
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 09:12AM
It always amazes me when I see we've gotten to a point in our society that laws need to be written reminding the government that it too needs to follow the laws. This is being done once again with one of the new bills submitted for 2010.

HB 1330
This bill restricts government action from burdening a person’s free exercise of religion.

Isn't this already a right guaranteed by our federal Constitution?

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

And guaranteed by our NH Constitution?

[Art.] 5. [Religious Freedom Recognized.] Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, and reason; and no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his peers on, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; or for his religious profession, sentiments, or persuasion; provided he doth not disturb the public peace or disturb others in their religious worship.

Its sad that our state and federal Constitutions are not respected enough to stand on their own. What's even sadder is that only one single elected official has attached their name on this bill. Rep Wendelboe is so far the sole sponsor on this bill. You would think that any representative that respects their oath to honor and uphold the Constitution would quickly sign their name onto a bill that essentially reminds the government to follow their own rules.

This bill will be one worth watching and those reps who vote against it should be noted.

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Reader Comments (1)
WHY isn't NH following the US Constitution? Family Rights are also of great concern, as Fathers' Rights, Grandparents rights included under the topic of Parents' Rights have been so very ignored and constantly refused and continually pained by the State of NH. Families have been completely destroyed at the hands of the Dept of "Human Services" including the "Division" of Children Youth and Families, much to the emotional/social/financial detriment of the parents, grandparents, and mostly to the detriment of the children whom "The System" is supposedly servicing. Religious Freedom of the people of NH including the religious freedom of the children who have been taken from their families and placed in "the System" have also been ignored. The Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness certainly does include Family Rights, yet the State of NH, acting as a toxic-dynamic to We The People, thinks it should be charge of the educational, medical/health and general welfare instead of the parents being incharge of their own children? It's about time that the NH judicial system smartens up enough to recognize that our Laws are based on The US Constitution and that WE THE PEOPLE is not a Judicial System/Dept of "Human Services" State Employee Members-Only-Club! Constitutional Rights belong to our Citizens and therefore these Rights should never be violated by our state, including by our judicial system.
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