On April 19, there was a hearing in the NH Senate Judiciary Committee for HB1625, the Sidewalk Free Speech Act, which would repeal the never-used free speech suppression zones around abortion facilities.
It immediately followed a hearing on a popular second amendment rights bill HB1778 (Irohibiting the state from enforcing any federal statute, regulation, or Presidential Executive Order that restricts or regulates the right of the people to keep and bear arms) with many liberty activists testifying in favor of that bill.
NH Liberty Alliance called out both HB1625 and HB1178 in their list of important committee hearings for that week.
When the hearing for HB1178 ended I expected that the liberty activists would leave and the pro-life activists would be the only ones staying for the HB1625 hearing. I was surprised and delighted when two liberty activists stayed to testify for HB1625, Zephan, and Leigh.
Related: Top 10 Reasons Why the NH Buffer Zone Law Must Be Repealed
In both of their testimonies, they stressed that they do not support laws against abortion but they do support the rights of those who wish to gather and speak on the public sidewalk outside abortion facilities.
Watch Leigh’s excellent testimony here:
Listen to Zephan’s testimony here. His responses to the senators’ questions are especially good.
I ran into Zephan at Americans for Prosperity’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Pine Tree Riot and I expressed my gratitude and we posed for the picture above.
HB1625 is being voted on by the NH Senate on Thursday, May 5. Please contact your senator and ask him or her to vote Ought to Pass on HB1625 to protect our God-given and constitutionally-protected freedom of speech.
Read Top 10 Reasons Why the NH Buffer Zone Law Must Be Repealed for reasons why this bill should be passed.
