Support Expanded Legal Remedies for Constitutional Rights Violations
Last week, the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on HB 614, an important piece of legislation that addresses past constitutional rights violations in New Hampshire.
Currently under New Hampshire case law, you can receive a remedy in court if your constitutional rights are going to be violated in the future or are currently being violated in an ongoing way. However, if any of your constitutional rights were violated in the past, and the violation is over, the justice system can provide no assistance.
HB 614 seeks to rectify this discrepancy by asserting that if your constitutional rights were violated in the past, you still have recourse to having that violation addressed in the court system.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
📩 Please contact the House Judiciary Committee and ask them to vote OTP (Ought to Pass) on the bill. You can email the committee here.
🔗 Watch Cornerstone Attorney Ian Huyett’s testimony in support of HB 614 here.
Protect Churches from Discrimination and Unjust Taxation
Last week, the Senate Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on SB 291, a much-needed bill to protect churches from discrimination and ensure that they can operate without being burdened by unjust taxation measures.
Additionally, the bill strengthens New Hampshire’s zoning protections for churches, ensuring that those providing rental housing on their property are protected from unfair zoning discrimination.
In her gubernatorial campaign platform, Gov. Kelly Ayotte stated a key way to solve the housing crisis in New Hampshire is by empowering churches and religious organizations to provide more housing. This bill removes one key roadblock to realizing that vision.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
⛪️ Organize your churchesto support the bill and contact the committee. Please ask your pastor or priest specifically to contact the committee and ask them to vote OTP (Ought to Pass) on SB 291.
📣 Check out powerful testimony from Pastor Shawn Foster on how this bill could empower churches and benefit communities.
Oppose Assisted Suicide Coming to New Hampshire
🚨 Act now: contact the House Judiciary Committee to oppose HB 254.
The House Judiciary Committee is currently considering HB 254, relative to options for end of life care, a dangerous bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide for those facing an illness which a physician has determined would likely be terminal within 6 months.
During the public hearing on HB 254, we heard powerful personal testimonies in opposition to HB 254 from members of the disability, suicide prevention, and brain injury communities, faith leaders, and more.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
HB 254 has been scheduled for an executive session Monday, March 3.
During an executive session, the committee will vote to recommend the bill as OTP (ought to pass) or ITL (inexpedient to legislate). There is no opportunity for public testimony during this session.
❌ We urge you to contact the House Judiciary Committee to register your opposition to the bill and urge them to vote ITL on HB 254.
📩 You can find contact info for the members here.
You are invited to attend Contemporary Issues in Bioethics: A Panel Discussion with Joseph Meaney, Matt Vallière, and Timothy Flanigan.
The Thomas More Center for the Restoration of Christian Culture seeks to promote a vigorous public witness to the faith in New England. Following the lead of its patron, St. Thomas More, the Center focuses its efforts in the areas of education, culture, church teaching, civic life, and family life.
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