Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 It is located midway between the two city hospitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 A State owned school building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Matthew Duncan said: A State owned school building? No; but a public health emergency. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: No; but a public health emergency. LL So it’s been called. Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 17 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: No; but a public health emergency. LL That means the Sheeple will flock together to agree with an unConstitutional seizure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Matthew Duncan said: That means the Sheeple will flock together to agree with an unConstitutional seizure. Seizure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Sorry; but I do not see this as a seizure or as unconstitutional. NH is a primarily rural state; it cannot suddenly create buildings adequate to serve as emergency hospitals. The state has a duty to do all that it reasonably can to protect its citizens. The schools are closed due to the pandemic, and not in use. Allowing the state to use a locally owned facility, on an emergency basis, for the good of the population, is not an unconstitutional seizure in my view. And even less so if me or mine were ill in NH and needed help. The best thing about this whole issue is that the constitutionality issue will not interrupt treatment and care for ill persons; if anyone wants to litigate the issue, it will probably only occur after the fact. As fond as I am of the black letter of the law, I am equally fond of humanitarian responses to this situation. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Sorry; but I do not see this as a seizure or as unconstitutional. ... LL "Governor Sunumu has ordered Nashua High School..." If the Governor asked the school district for permission, I wouldn't have a problem. OP states "ordered" and if that is correct then I object (for what's worth). If a Governor can, then your house, my house and/or any non-state owned building can be "borrowed" or "seized" when a Governor wants too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Matthew Duncan said: "Governor Sunumu has ordered Nashua High School..." If the Governor asked the school district for permission, I wouldn't have a problem. OP states "ordered" and if that is correct then I object (for what's worth). If a Governor can, then your house, my house and/or any non-state owned building can be "borrowed" or "seized" when a Governor wants too? The Courts in NH and elsewhere are going to give Governors acting under emergency powers wide latitude in this emergency. See a similar case in NH recently, where the plaintiffs challenged the Governor's power to limit public gatherings as an infringement of 1st Amendment rights; the judge upheld the Governor's action under his emergency powers to fight a public health danger. https://www.wmur.com/article/judge-rules-sununu-can-ban-gatherings-under-emergency-powers/31815077 Believe me, I understand your reluctance to give away rights to satisfy a short term concern; but these are not permanent actions; no private homes have been seized, nor is it likely that they would be; and there seems to be a public consensus that there is a pressing need to assist those who have been infected - and to do so immediately. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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