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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/7/2012 5:33:25 PM Mike Donnelly, HSLDA Calls Needed to Support Religious Freedom Restoration Act! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Calls Needed to Support Religious Freedom Restoration Act! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: The Senate Judiciary Committee has created a concurrent resolution, which would keep HB 2567, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, alive so that it can be assigned to a study committee over the summer. In order for the bill to be assigned to a study committee, the Rules Committee must place the new resolution (HCR 2657) on the "regular calendar" so that the full Senate will have the opportunity to vote on it. The Rules Committee will decide whether to place the resolution on the calendar tomorrow morning March 8. Please take immediate action to help advance religious freedom. ACTION REQUESTED Please contact members of the Senate Rules Committee and ask them to place HCR 2567, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, on the regular calendar so that it can be voted on by the full Senate. You can use the following message in your own words: "Please place HCR 2657 on the regular calendar, so that the full Senate can vote on it. HCR 2657 will allow the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to be studied over the summer. RFRA received overwhelming support in the House, and it is necessary to adequately protect religious freedom in West Virginia." Contact information for members of the Senate Rules Committee is below: President Jeffrey Kessler Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7801 Business Phone: (304) 845-2580 E-mail: jeff.kessler@wvsenate.gov Senator D. Richard Browning Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7807 Business Phone: (304) 732-6707 E-mail: richard.browning@wvsenate.gov Senator Joseph Minard Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7904 Business Phone: (304) 623-1711 E-mail: joe.minard@wvsenate.gov Senator Corey Palumbo Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7880 Business Phone: (304) 347-1781 E-mail: corey.palumbo@wvsenate.gov Senator Robert Plymale Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7937 Business Phone: (304) 696-7098 E-mail: robert.plymale@wvsenate.gov Senator Roman Prezioso Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7961 Business Phone: NA E-mail: roman.prezioso@wvsenate.gov Senator Herb Snyder Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7957 Business Phone: (304) 725-6174 E-mail: herb.snyder@wvsenate.gov Senator Ron Stollings Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7939 Business Phone: (304) 369-5170 E-mail: ron.stollings@frontier.com Senator John Unger II Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7933 Business Phone: (304) 357-7933 E-mail: john.unger@wvsenate.gov Senator Donna Boley Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7905 Business Phone: (304) 684-3266 E-mail: donnaboley@suddenlink.net Senator Mike Hall Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7901 Business Phone: (304) 549-8126 E-mail: mike.hall@wvsenate.gov BACKGROUND On June 25, 1997, by a 6-3 majority, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in The City of Boerne v. Flores that the 1993 federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was unconstitutional. By doing this, the Court gave the lowest level of protection to religious liberty. Under this minimal standard, the state can override a citizen's right to freely exercise his or her religious beliefs by simply proving that its regulation is "reasonable." Since nearly all state regulations can be determined to be "reasonable," religious freedom is exceedingly limited. If passed, the West Virginia RFRA would restore the high standard of protection for religious liberty previously guaranteed in the federal RFRA and earlier Supreme Court decisions. For additional information, visit our issues library at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13985 Thank you for your effort to advance freedom in West Virginia! We greatly value you and your support--it is a privilege to serve you! If you or someone you know is not a member of HSLDA, will you consider taking a moment today to join or recommend us and support our work defending individual families threatened by government officials and protecting homeschooling freedom for all? Join now: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13986 Very truly yours, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How long are you in for? Some families are facing what seems like a lifelong commitment to homeschooling, with children at both ends of the spectrum -- some graduating and some just reaching school age. If you're going to be "in" for a while, consider a lifetime membership with HSLDA. It's a good deal for families with more than 10 years of homeschooling ahead. 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