NH: House committee passes bill prohibiting restrictions on where sex offenders can live

Doing the right thing even when it’s unpopular is a sure fire indicator of a just and moral man/woman, all others are nothing more than self seeking immoral people that I wish could somehow be exposed for what they really are and be made to step down.

The constitutions were founded long ago but I don’t believe people are that different. They had a lot of problems with their justice system back then (read Disipline and Punish by Michel Foucault, a good read for evolution of the penal system)and it lead to social unrest and later revolution. Back then your life could be ruined for stealing a chicken. I see going to prison for failure to register as a good modern equivalent. Constitutions were put in place to keep the laws within some bounds of civilized propriety. They work when people realize they preserve law and order,… Read more »

You would think so, but since when did that ever stop California(both state and local governments) from doing it anyway?

Typically a State Supreme Court will decide on the constitutionality of a law based on their state constitution and not the federal constitution. Having said that, the Unruh Law in our State constitution offers a very broad right to fair housing. If RSOL can raise the money, I think we can wipe out housing restrictions.