Protect Private Property


In 2009, Governor Lynch and primarily Democratic legislators passed a law which attempted to take $110 million from a privately funded medical malpractice fund. The state never contributed any money to this fund. All the monies were paid by healthcare providers from around the state. The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that law unconstitutional because it violated the vested property rights of the policyholders (Click here to see court opinion). Governor Lynch has refused to obey this law and continues efforts to take these funds from the owners. Many citizens and organizations fearful of this unconstitutional assualt on private property have provided important support to the JUA policyholders. This site recognizes these efforts.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Eighth Commandment: Thou Shall Not Steal


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State takes another go at JUA rules | Concord Monitor

In the event you believed that the State was chastened after its most recent unsuccessful efforts to change the rules concerning policyholders' money, see this article.

State takes another go at JUA rules Concord Monitor
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Legislators Oppose New JUA Rules

On September 24, 2010, the Joint Legislative Committee on Adminstrative Rules ("JLCAR") voted unanimously to issue a preliminary objection to the new JUA rules proposed by the Governor and Department of Insurance. Policyholders complained that the proposed rules improperly affected their vested property rights in the JUA and that the rules put the State of New Hampshire in the business of selling insurance in violation of state law.

Click here for New Hampshire Watchdog's coverage and video of this hearing.

Click here for Senator Cilley's pre-vote rant that Policyholders and their lawyers-- not the Governor and Legislators who voted to take the funds-- need to be ashamed of themselves. Apparently public accountability for public officials, the protection of constitutional rights against an over-reaching state government, efforts to settle disputes and first amendment freedoms "offend" Senator Cilley.
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