HB274: relative to the sovereignty of the state.

HB 274 – AS INTRODUCED

2015 SESSION

15-0456

05/10

HOUSE BILL 274

AN ACT relative to the sovereignty of the state.

SPONSORS: Rep. Marple, Merr 24; Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 37

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill addresses the sovereignty of the state and provides for removal of public officials who violate Part I, Article 7 of the New Hampshire Constitution.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0456

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to the sovereignty of the state.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Statement of Findings. The general court finds that the sovereignty of the state, as expressed in Part I, Article 7 of the New Hampshire Constitution, has experienced serious erosion, attributed to the circumvention of constitutional mandates and by contracts not ratified by the people.

2 Removal of Public Servants for Violation of Part I, Article 7 of the New Hampshire Constitution. Whoever as a public servant, defined in RSA 640:2, II, who advocates or performs any act or omission contrary to this state’s sovereignty, as defined in Part I, Article 7 of the New Hampshire Constitution, shall be ipso facto in violation of RSA 92:2, causing immediate removal from office with no appeal, and be prohibited from holding public office for 10 years.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.