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.
Thank you for your effort to
advance freedom in West
Virginia!
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Very truly yours,
Michael P. Donnelly, Esq.
HSLDA Staff Attorney
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