Tomorrow the Executive Council will hear public testimony on two more nominations to the NH Superior Court. You might recall that about three weeks ago the last bad nomination (Rockingham County Attorney Patricia Conway) was stopped because of the efforts of gun owners like yourself. We might need to do this again.
The two nominees are Solicitor General Daniel Will and Attorney Elizabeth Leonard. Both will have a public hearing tomorrow, Thursday 5/6/2021 at 1pm and 3pm respectively.
There is some very concerning information regarding Solicitor General Daniel Will and almost no information on Attorney Elizabeth Leonard.
What we know about Daniel Will is that he authored the objection to the complaint in the Binford case. The Binford case was a case brought forward during the early part of the Covid-19 State of Emergency regarding the unchecked powers of our Governor. The case briefly made the news last spring. When Judge Kissinger issued the his ruling, these were his words:
“… the State [“the State” means Daniel Will] contends [that] during a state of emergency, executives are granted broad latitude to suspend civil liberties”; Judge Kissinger then agreed with Will: “the Court finds that the Governor may suspend… constitutional rights during a state of emergency…”
This court pleading is very concerning to us and alone is sufficient grounds to be disqualified for a position on the court, yet Will also appealed a decision on releasing names of police officers who had such poor integrity records, that there was a special list managed within the AGs office to be released to defense council during trials. [Laurie’s list] By the way, the NH Senate just approved 24-0 releasing these names to the public with a few possible redactions for those names where there was an appeal going on.
That means Attorney Will has two strikes out of the two public court cases we are aware of. NHFC has requested additional information regarding the other court cases Will was involved with. This record concerns us.
When the founders created our government, they used the following words:
[Art.] 37. [Separation of Powers.] In the government of this State, the three essential powers thereof, to wit, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, ought to be kept as separate from, and independent of, each other, as the nature of a free government will admit, or as is consistent with that chain of connection that binds the whole fabric of the Constitution in one indissoluble bond of union and amity.
Consider what would happen if the Judicial branch allowed the Executive branch full discretion to over run the constitutional protections that are in the Bill of Rights….
Think about the following scenario:
Harris and Biden go through with their plan to pack the Supreme Court of the United States with 6 new justices. New court, 15 Justices and 9 of them want to eliminate firearms…
The Biden administration then goes a step further and through the ATF changes the definition of what is considered a firearm, thereby turning upper receivers into ‘guns’
Next the Biden administration writes an executive order calling all unmarked [no serial number] ‘guns’, “ghost guns” and creating a felony for having a “ghost gun”.
If upper receivers are now considered ‘firearms’ and having them is equivalent to having a ‘ghost gun’. They then start arresting people for having outlawed firearms and ghost guns.
Do you think you have a shot at a fair trial through the US Supreme Court when they have just added 6 anti-gun justices???
Let me say that again: there would be zero chance for justice through the Federal court system if they pack the court and the President and his administration has expressed an interest in doing just that.
What about asking for a trial at the state level? Well, if we have anti-constitution judges appointed to the NH superior court, then we have no recourse there either.
Imagine trying to find justice in a NH court system where one of the ‘Justices’ wrote that Constitutional rights could be suspended by an action of the executive branch.
Yes, you heard me correctly, the Solicitor General of the State of New Hampshire argued that point in the Binford case.
Now imagine a future governor that is willing to trample your 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th amendment rights, heck they might even quarter police officers in your home while they are busy with unconstitutional search and seizures.
We need to stay vigilant and listen in to this hearing.
For those that can, we encourage you to sign in and listen to the testimony given on Thursday the 6th. There is a place to sign in as not wanting to speak, but opposed. Even if you are not willing to testify, please take the time to listen to the hearing and then make your own decision.
The hearing starts at 1pm and Attorney Will is the first candidate. Attorney Will will present some prepared remarks, then will take questions from the Executive Councilors. After they have completed their testimony, the general public will be allowed to speak. We are not allowed to question the candidate, but we can make comments to the Executive Council about pleadings that Will authored during his time as NH Solicitor General.
We have found no information on Attorney Leonard. If you know of anything in her background please let us know, or speak up at the hearing.
Before and after the hearing, concerns regarding any nomination, including either of these two candidates can be sent to: gcweb@nh.gov
One friend summarized the fight this way:
“Now more than ever, we cannot confirm judges just because they are nice people. We must view state court judges as potentially our last line of defense in a war. It is not enough that they are churchgoing people who have the right friends.”
While Daniel Will may be a great citizen and have a phenomenal resume, are you ready to have him be your last line of defense in a self defense case? This is why this hearing is so critical. Please listen in and if you have any concerns about what is shared, please call the Executive Council office at 603-271-3632
Public Notice
The Executive Council will hold public hearings on the nominations of Daniel E. Will, Loudon, NH and Elizabeth M. Leonard, Concord, NH to serve as: Justice’s for the State of New Hampshire Superior Court.
THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD:
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Daniel E. Will at 1:00 p.m.
Elizabeth M. Leonard at 3:00 p.m.
At the Division of Motor Vehicles
23 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH
PLEASE USE THE AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE
Pursuant to RSA 91-A:2 this meeting is open to the public.
This is an opportunity for the public to comment on the nominee(s).
Public comment may also be submitted by email to: gcweb@nh.gov
To participate remotely:
Dial the call in number: 1-800-356-8278
Enter the 6-digit code: 119882
When prompted, clearly state your first and last name then one of the following four options: speak in support, speak in opposition, attending in support, or attending in opposition.
Social distancing protocols will be observed. Masks and hand sanitizer will be available.
For Liberty,
JR Hoell, Secretary
New Hampshire Firearms Coalition
