The proposed addition to the RSA text is clearly contrary to the intent of the extradition law itself and must not be supported. The purpose of extradition is to permit trial by appropriate authorities, and it is up to those authorities in a court to prove guilt and to lay appropriate charges. It is irrational for NH to make assumptions as to the constitutionality of proposed charges, without allowing due process. If I am permitted to read between the lines, this Bill seeks to make NH a safe-haven state for illegal militia acts of violence, where the perpetrators thereof would merely claim that their acts were constitutionally protected free speech. Attempting to legislate this kind of protection from extradition into law is an outrage.
HB103
House · 2025 sessionRepublicanKilled in HousePolitical persecution defense against extradition
AIEstablishes a process for a person facing extradition to another state to be declared politically or maliciously persecuted and thereby exempt from extradition.
relative to fugitives from justice.
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Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 20, 2025- ✓Introduced
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