Three New Hampshire plaintiffs sue to block coronavirus measures
1420 have been tested and 44 are infected so far.
Three New Hampshire residents have sued Gov. Chris Sununu arguing that a ban on gatherings larger than 50 people in the state violates their constitutional rights. The New Hampshire Union Leader reports that one of the plaintiffs, Eric Couture, attends services three times a week at a Baptist church in Nashua.
"Anyone can choose not to exercise their God-given unalienable rights,” Couture said. “We can choose not to assemble if that is our desire. What cannot occur is one man in a position of power deciding to strip us of our rights in the name of safety and without due process.”
Another plaintiff, former Republican State Representative David W. Binford, said the order would prevent him from attending meetings of the Grafton County Republican Committee.
The AP reports that a judge on Wednesday denied the plaintiffs' request for an immediate injunction against the governor's order. A hearing is scheduled for Friday at the Merrimack County Superior Court.
"A spokesman for Sununu said Thursday that the emergency order is consistent with actions taken across the country and is clearly within the governor’s authority," the AP reports. New Hampshire has 44 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. Nationally, there are more than 14,000 confirmed cases—up from about 100 at the start of the month.
New Hampshire's response to the coronavirus, of course, is not unusual. Across the country, cities, counties, and states have issued orders banning large gatherings, shutting down schools and restaurants, and in some cases ordering people to stay in their homes aside from a few essential activities.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 22, 2020 2:12 AM
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Some people take "Live Free or Die" literally.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 20, 2020 10:14 PM
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Let the rethugs party together, shake hands, hug, and whatever else they want to do.
Of course, no resources should be diverted from other people to assist them if they become sick.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 20, 2020 10:16 PM
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It isn't the Republicans per se. It is the Free Staters. They object to any law. At the last town meeting, one of them actually said," We all have guns. We don't need to pay for a police department." That pretty much sums it up.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 20, 2020 10:22 PM
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and THIS is why Vermont is offended when people mix us up
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 20, 2020 10:23 PM
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Somebody shoot these three motherfuckers. Then dump them in some hole in the ground so they can all be together
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 20, 2020 10:28 PM
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Fuck these church people. Are they incapable of using any of the 1000 of streaming services available?
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 20, 2020 10:57 PM
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Yes R6, these fuckers don't believe in science. I'm pretty sure they are incapable of using modern technology
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | March 21, 2020 11:58 PM
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Good. I hope they win. We're giving way too much power to the government right now. People who trust the government to give it back just as soon as the crisis is over are naive.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 22, 2020 12:01 AM
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[quote] Some people take "Live Free or Die" literally.
Live free and Die.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 22, 2020 12:02 AM
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R8 I am liberal as they come but you are right. Everyone is giving too much power to the Government right now and this will backfire.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 22, 2020 12:03 AM
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They are right but oh so wrong.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 22, 2020 12:05 AM
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[quote]Everyone is giving too much power to the Government right now
We have to give them power NOW to stifle a catastrophe later - that's the point of taking measures right now. I mean WTF do you want? We should first wait to watch a thousand people die, have millions infected *before* you decide to take it seriously?
Most people act like petulant children and you know it. If you watched a movie about this and you saw people acting like you and then people became infected, you'd point out how irresponsible those people were for ignoring the warnings. You don't see that you're the irresponsible ones here.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 22, 2020 12:10 AM
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Then let those people die. That is their own fault.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 22, 2020 12:21 AM
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R13? Was that for me? Because if it was, that's not how it works. Death doesn't distinguish between idiots and people who take precautions. The latter end up victims of the former.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 22, 2020 12:24 AM
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In my area, five congregants from the church attended by a coronavirus case have tested positive for the virus. Tests are probably still pending on the rest.
God won't protect you from this shit, you dumbasses!
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 22, 2020 1:55 AM
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[quote]Good. I hope they win.
Let’s make a deal, R8. You guys can go out and mingle to your hearts’ content, but when you get sick, you’re on your own. You love rugged individualism so much, you ought to choke to death on it.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 22, 2020 2:12 AM
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