Saturday, August 29, 2009

The New, New Hampshire State Motto!

Every state has one, in Vermont it is "Freedom and Unity", in California it is "Eureka", in Texas it is "Friendship" and in New Hampshire, until recently, it was "Live Free Or Die".

The New Hampshire State Motto was adopted in 1945 by the State Legislature and the motto itself were words spoken by General John Stark who is considered to be New Hampshire's most distinguished hero of the Revolutionary war. Now General Stark would roll over in his grave as it becomes apparent that the New Hampshire courts have changed this statement from "Live Free Or Die" to "Live Free, The Lie".

How did this come about?

Recently, in a decision by New Hampshire judge Lucinda V. Sadler in the Family Division of the Judicial Court for Belknap County in Laconia, based on the recommendation of Marital Master Michael Garner, a well adjusted 10 year old girl, who has been described as "well liked, social and interactive with her peers, academically promising and intellectually at or superior to grade level" was ordered out of homeschooling and into public schools. The reasoning behind this move lies in Mr. Garner's belief that the girl was too involved in her religion and defended her Christian faith "too vigorously" and that she should be exposed to different points of view regarding religion.

The Alliance Defense Fund, defending the girl's right to be home schooled, stated that the diversity theory was argued in 2006 and was rejected at that time.

As World Net Daily reports:

"The New Hampshire Supreme Court itself has specifically declared, 'Home education is an enduring American tradition and right,'" said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Mike Johnson. "There is clearly and without question no legitimate legal basis for the court's decision, and we trust it will reconsider its conclusions."

The Alliance Defense Fund further states:

"It is not the proper role of the court to insist that Amanda be 'exposed to different points of view' if the primary residential parent has determined that it is in Amanda's best interest not to be exposed to secular influences that would undermine Amanda's faith, schooling, social development, etc. The court is not permitted to demonstrate hostility toward religion, and particularly the faith of Amanda and Mother, by removing Amanda from the home and thrusting her into an environment that the custodial parent deems detrimental to Amanda."

I would be willing to bet that, were this girl espousing Islam as ardently as she espouses Christianity, that Judge Sadler would have rendered a much different ruling.

Judge Sadler, you now have your 15 minutes of shame in your violation of your oath to uphold the Constitution. Please do the honorable thing and resign immediately, if not sooner. You have been on the bench one decision too long.

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=108084

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Another lunkhead judge. Don't they study Constitutional Law in law school?