New Hampshire does it again...and again and again

**Vig** · February 26th, 2009, 09:15 PM

Could there be a popular revolution forming in the NH State legislature? The last couple months have seen the introduction of State Sovereignty Resolutions in a few states' Senates, NH's being quite strongly worded. Now, the NH House is getting in on the action with HB 0524.

Originally Posted by http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0524.html

AN ACT establishing a permanent state defense force.

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

1 Finding. The general court finds that a large portion of the New Hampshire national guard has been and is on active duty outside the boundaries of the state and, therefore, finds it prudent to heed the recommendation from the Department of Homeland Security to establish a permanent state defense force by revising the militia statutes relative to the state guard.

2 Authority. Amend RSA 111:1 to read as follows:

111:1 Authority.

I. [Whenever any part of the New Hampshire national guard is in the active service of the United States,]*** The governor is hereby authorized and required to organize and maintain within this state [during such period], under such regulations as the Department of Defense of the United States may prescribe for discipline in training, and otherwise in general conformity with existing law, regulations, rules, and practices pertaining to the national guard, [such] military forces [as he may deem necessary] to defend this state from invasion, rebellion, disaster, insurrection, riot, breach of the peace or imminent danger thereof, or to maintain the organized militia.

II. The governor [may] shall authorize and require the adjutant general’s department to maintain a cadre of officers and enlisted personnel on a standby basis to prepare and maintain a roster of available personnel and to plan for an active state guard [in the event of the mobilization of all or a part of the New Hampshire national guard. The provisions of RSA 541-A shall not apply to any regulations or proclamations issued pursuant to RSA 111]. The purpose of the state guard shall be the defense of the state: to coordinate the resources of the state and interface between the state and the national guard in time of emergency or natural disaster and to defend the state against invasion.

***Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets]

Feel free to send the good folks in NH your thoughts and opinions on this bill.