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⭐⭐ Urgent: please call in to the Daniel Will hearing NOW. There is still time to sign in.
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 "speak in opposition" or "attending in opposition"
There are 14 people signed up to speak in favor, and only one testifying against. Please sign in and speak out against this nominee who is a constitutional threat.
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 "speak in opposition" or "attending in opposition"
There are 14 people signed up to speak in favor, and only one testifying against. Please sign in and speak out against this nominee who is a constitutional threat.
Update on Daniel Will hearing:
Establishment politicians, CEOs, and others came out to testify in favor of Daniel Will for Superior Court judge. It was the who's who of well-connected elites – 14 testifying in his favor that he's a nice fella. Three testified for the People, including both ReopenNH Chairman Andrew Manuse and ReopenNH Treasurer JR Hoell, bringing up concerns for civil and religious liberties.
The vote on Will's nomination will likely be in 2 weeks. We will keep you updated. We will likely need a strong showing emailing the Executive Councilors in that time period.
Establishment politicians, CEOs, and others came out to testify in favor of Daniel Will for Superior Court judge. It was the who's who of well-connected elites – 14 testifying in his favor that he's a nice fella. Three testified for the People, including both ReopenNH Chairman Andrew Manuse and ReopenNH Treasurer JR Hoell, bringing up concerns for civil and religious liberties.
The vote on Will's nomination will likely be in 2 weeks. We will keep you updated. We will likely need a strong showing emailing the Executive Councilors in that time period.
⭐️⭐️ ACTION ALERT ⭐️⭐️
If you support banning COVID vaccine mandates or passports, please email your reps and tell them to support the amendment to SB155. Please share.
Email HouseReps@ReopenNH.com or lookup your specific representatives here: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/default.aspx
Here are talking points to help you compose your message:
1. Human rights ought to be protected in all parts of society, public and private, from all bad actors, and the right to bodily autonomy is a recognized human right.
2. According to the Declaration of Independence, governments are instituted to secure the rights of the minority to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Sometimes, the government must step in to prevent powerful private actors from infringing the rights of the minority that don't have the resources to defend their rights.
3. As a society, we have long determined that private businesses don't have a right to discriminate, and that includes discrimination against those who refuse a particular medical intervention.
4. A vaccine passport is not the same as a "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy, because wearing shoes does not pose a medical risk. Vaccines do pose a medical risk and courts have long upheld that we cannot force medical risk on anyone, even criminals.
5. We cannot create a tiered society where those who cannot or will not receive a vaccine are barred from participating. We've been down that road before with other modes of discrimination, and we do not want such a regressive idea to take hold. This is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
6. Vaccine passports are a dangerous invasion of personal and medical privacy. This bill is essentially strengthening HIPAA law.
7. The proposed vaccine passport prohibition does not apply to all private businesses. It only applies to private businesses contracted with the state and state and local government. However, the amendment language presents a firm statement that discrimination will not be tolerated in New Hampshire.
If you support banning COVID vaccine mandates or passports, please email your reps and tell them to support the amendment to SB155. Please share.
Email HouseReps@ReopenNH.com or lookup your specific representatives here: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/default.aspx
Here are talking points to help you compose your message:
1. Human rights ought to be protected in all parts of society, public and private, from all bad actors, and the right to bodily autonomy is a recognized human right.
2. According to the Declaration of Independence, governments are instituted to secure the rights of the minority to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Sometimes, the government must step in to prevent powerful private actors from infringing the rights of the minority that don't have the resources to defend their rights.
3. As a society, we have long determined that private businesses don't have a right to discriminate, and that includes discrimination against those who refuse a particular medical intervention.
4. A vaccine passport is not the same as a "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy, because wearing shoes does not pose a medical risk. Vaccines do pose a medical risk and courts have long upheld that we cannot force medical risk on anyone, even criminals.
5. We cannot create a tiered society where those who cannot or will not receive a vaccine are barred from participating. We've been down that road before with other modes of discrimination, and we do not want such a regressive idea to take hold. This is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
6. Vaccine passports are a dangerous invasion of personal and medical privacy. This bill is essentially strengthening HIPAA law.
7. The proposed vaccine passport prohibition does not apply to all private businesses. It only applies to private businesses contracted with the state and state and local government. However, the amendment language presents a firm statement that discrimination will not be tolerated in New Hampshire.
Quick reminder: When you email your elected officials, please make sure to include both your NAME and your TOWN. They look for any reason to disregard messages, and not identifying yourself as a NH resident is one of the reasons they use.
ReopenNH endorsed Rep. Kofalt and Sen. Avard discuss the importance of HB 440, the Civil Liberties Defense Act.https://youtu.be/Js_IqpVBKa0
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Speaking with the Senator - Jim Kofalt Civil Liberties Defense Act HB 440
Senator Avard's guest is NH State Representative Jim Kofalt from Wilton. He is the sponsor of HB440 Civil Liberties Defense Act. He proposed this bill due to the NH Superior Courts ruling that in an emergency the Governor may suspend your US and NH constitutional…
End the State of Emergency!
https://nhjournal.com/blasek-unprecedented-emergency-powers-remain-until-state-of-emergency-gets-canceled/
https://nhjournal.com/blasek-unprecedented-emergency-powers-remain-until-state-of-emergency-gets-canceled/
NH Journal
BLASEK: Unprecedented Emergency Powers Remain Until State of Emergency Gets Canceled - NH Journal
As the era of mandated COVID-19 restrictions comes to a close today in New Hampshire, it is important to recognize that the threat to our Constitutionally guaranteed freedoms remains within the executive branch so long as the governor’s declared and extended…
Missed this one from earlier this week re:HB417! Go ReopenNH-endorsed Rep. Leah Cushman! 💪
“The governor acted as lawmaker, enforcer and judge,” Cushman said. “Making hasty decisions is not necessarily the best way to govern. This protects New Hampshire from becoming completely totalitarian under a successive governor.”
https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/senate-panel-seeks-sununu-s-input-on-covid-19-emergency-powers/article_bbda56d9-dcd3-5c5d-a063-03e88e20905c.html
“The governor acted as lawmaker, enforcer and judge,” Cushman said. “Making hasty decisions is not necessarily the best way to govern. This protects New Hampshire from becoming completely totalitarian under a successive governor.”
https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/senate-panel-seeks-sununu-s-input-on-covid-19-emergency-powers/article_bbda56d9-dcd3-5c5d-a063-03e88e20905c.html
UnionLeader.com
Senate panel seeks Sununu’s input on COVID-19 emergency powers
CONCORD — A state Senate committee wants to hear from Gov. Chris Sununu’s office as it considers whether to dramatically check the powers of a governor dealing with a future
ReopenNH aligned attorney Robert Fojo:
"If anyone in this group has a child in a New Hampshire school, is tired of the school requiring your child to wear a face mask, and wants to put an end to it, contact me."
Contact information at https://fojolaw.com
"If anyone in this group has a child in a New Hampshire school, is tired of the school requiring your child to wear a face mask, and wants to put an end to it, contact me."
Contact information at https://fojolaw.com
⭐️⭐️ ACTION ALERT ⭐️⭐️
The Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting tomorrow, May 11, at 2:00 PM for a public hearing on HB 440, the Civil Liberties Defense Act. If passed, this bill would protect civil liberties from being “suspended” during a state of emergency—something the Governor’s attorneys have claimed the power to do.
Sign in to support: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/remotecommittee/senate.aspx
Please also consider emailing the committee and asking them to vote in support of HB 440. PLEASE customize your subject line and content of your email.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting tomorrow, May 11, at 2:00 PM for a public hearing on HB 440, the Civil Liberties Defense Act. If passed, this bill would protect civil liberties from being “suspended” during a state of emergency—something the Governor’s attorneys have claimed the power to do.
Sign in to support: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/remotecommittee/senate.aspx
Please also consider emailing the committee and asking them to vote in support of HB 440. PLEASE customize your subject line and content of your email.
Forwarded from Cornerstone
Rep. Keith Ammon is one of New Hampshire’s most innovative and forward-thinking legislators. When the state of emergency began, Ammon quickly perceived that religious communities around the country were under threat.
Ammon is the prime sponsor of HB 542, the Religious Liberty Act, which provides needed protections for church and religious communities in times of crisis. Dozens of pastors around New Hampshire have spoken in support of Ammon’s efforts to ensure that churches are treated fairly. Thanks to his work, HB 542 recently passed the House and is now before the Senate.
Many representatives hear from constituents when they are displeased, but they should also hear from voters when they have done especially praiseworthy work. Please email Rep. Ammon at Keith.Ammon@leg.state.nh.us and thank him for his efforts on behalf of religious and civil liberties.
Ammon is the prime sponsor of HB 542, the Religious Liberty Act, which provides needed protections for church and religious communities in times of crisis. Dozens of pastors around New Hampshire have spoken in support of Ammon’s efforts to ensure that churches are treated fairly. Thanks to his work, HB 542 recently passed the House and is now before the Senate.
Many representatives hear from constituents when they are displeased, but they should also hear from voters when they have done especially praiseworthy work. Please email Rep. Ammon at Keith.Ammon@leg.state.nh.us and thank him for his efforts on behalf of religious and civil liberties.
Perhaps some of you may find this form useful in declining the "vaccine" should your employer require it: https://www.coreysdigs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Employee-Form-Only-Covid-Injection.pdf
Forwarded from Angelina D’amore - New Hampshire
If you haven’t signed this and do not agree with student athletes being mandated to wear masks while playing outdoors, please sign this:
https://www.change.org/p/nhiaa-new-hampshire-interscholastic-athletic-association-repeal-nhiaa-mandatory-mask-mandate-for-student-athletes
They’re revisiting this policy on the 13th due to the push back. The more signatures, the more our chances are of getting it removed. 🙏🏼
https://www.change.org/p/nhiaa-new-hampshire-interscholastic-athletic-association-repeal-nhiaa-mandatory-mask-mandate-for-student-athletes
They’re revisiting this policy on the 13th due to the push back. The more signatures, the more our chances are of getting it removed. 🙏🏼
Change.org
Sign the Petition
Repeal NHIAA mandatory mask mandate for student athletes
⭐️⭐️ CALL TO ACTION ⭐️⭐️
Tomorrow, May 13, 2021, the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) has a regularly scheduled Council meeting at 8:30AM. The NHIAA has adopted an anti-science universal masking position, encouraging and recommending that even student athletes cover their nose and mouth during practice and competition (see the individual sport "considerations" on their website: http://www.nhiaa.org/sports-medicine). And, of course, all staff, volunteers, and parents are also required to mask, despite all randomized, controlled scientific evidence pointing to the ineffectiveness of masking when it comes to transmission of a virus.
Email the NHIAA council members TODAY and demand that they eliminate their masking policies, especially in regards to children who are in practice and competition.
sbeals@sau81.org, brodeurl@bghs.org, info@nhiaa.org, rbennett@laconiaschools.org, dcascadden@bownet.org, colson.s@sau54.org, acoppinger@sau45.org, mcurtis@sau36.org, gary.dempsey@sau24.org, rdichard@mansd.org, hayesj@newmarket.k12.nh.us, phoiriis@sau4.org, rmalay@sau29.org, francis.mcbride@sau19.org, smello@sau8.org, dmeserve@hopkintonschools.org, smoynihan@sunapeeschools.org, jparent@londonderry.org, bparsons@pemibaker.org, jreitnauer@conval.edu, jwidmer@sau49.org
We are looking for information on public call-in or comment potential, and will update ReopenNH activists if that is available.
Tomorrow, May 13, 2021, the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) has a regularly scheduled Council meeting at 8:30AM. The NHIAA has adopted an anti-science universal masking position, encouraging and recommending that even student athletes cover their nose and mouth during practice and competition (see the individual sport "considerations" on their website: http://www.nhiaa.org/sports-medicine). And, of course, all staff, volunteers, and parents are also required to mask, despite all randomized, controlled scientific evidence pointing to the ineffectiveness of masking when it comes to transmission of a virus.
Email the NHIAA council members TODAY and demand that they eliminate their masking policies, especially in regards to children who are in practice and competition.
sbeals@sau81.org, brodeurl@bghs.org, info@nhiaa.org, rbennett@laconiaschools.org, dcascadden@bownet.org, colson.s@sau54.org, acoppinger@sau45.org, mcurtis@sau36.org, gary.dempsey@sau24.org, rdichard@mansd.org, hayesj@newmarket.k12.nh.us, phoiriis@sau4.org, rmalay@sau29.org, francis.mcbride@sau19.org, smello@sau8.org, dmeserve@hopkintonschools.org, smoynihan@sunapeeschools.org, jparent@londonderry.org, bparsons@pemibaker.org, jreitnauer@conval.edu, jwidmer@sau49.org
We are looking for information on public call-in or comment potential, and will update ReopenNH activists if that is available.
💉💉 VACCINE PASSPORT BILL
Activists needed to testify (again)!
Tuesday, May 18, at 1:30 pm there will be another hearing on the vaccine passport bill. We need people to testify!
The committee was so overwhelmed with emails that not only are they NOT watering down the amendment, they are EXPANDING it, so much that it needs another hearing.
Please consider testifying before the committee. It's not difficult! It's best to write out your testimony and read it, then you can also email the testimony to the committee members when you're finished. Questions? Leave a comment, and we will try to answer them.
Activists needed to testify (again)!
Tuesday, May 18, at 1:30 pm there will be another hearing on the vaccine passport bill. We need people to testify!
The committee was so overwhelmed with emails that not only are they NOT watering down the amendment, they are EXPANDING it, so much that it needs another hearing.
Please consider testifying before the committee. It's not difficult! It's best to write out your testimony and read it, then you can also email the testimony to the committee members when you're finished. Questions? Leave a comment, and we will try to answer them.
Forwarded from Unm@$K Our Children - NH
‼️CALL TO ACTION‼️
The NHIAA COMMISSION passed the baton to OUR SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTORS!
Email your ATHLETIC DIRECTORS NOW AND URGE THEM TO UNMASK OUR CHILDREN!
Please feel free to use information/verbiage from our petition:
https://forms.gle/vaT2c2YBNcMoY2pD7
PLEASE SHARE NAMES AND CONTACT INFO FOR YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IN THE COMMENTS FOR OTHERS
Name
School District
Email
Phone
Your kids don’t have to attend the school you are emailing. Let’s help each other out!!
Let’s do this!!💪
The NHIAA COMMISSION passed the baton to OUR SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTORS!
Email your ATHLETIC DIRECTORS NOW AND URGE THEM TO UNMASK OUR CHILDREN!
Please feel free to use information/verbiage from our petition:
https://forms.gle/vaT2c2YBNcMoY2pD7
PLEASE SHARE NAMES AND CONTACT INFO FOR YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IN THE COMMENTS FOR OTHERS
Name
School District
Phone
Your kids don’t have to attend the school you are emailing. Let’s help each other out!!
Let’s do this!!💪
Google Docs
UNM@$K OUR CHILDREN - NH
SAUNHPARENTS@protonmail.com
I AM SIGNING THIS PETITION TO DEMAND AN END TO MASK MANDATES FOR CHILDREN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS AND SPORTS.
FACT: NH CHILDREN HAVE OVER A 99.998% RECOVERY RATE FROM SARS-CoV-2 (PER NH GOVT DATA)
FACT: ASYMPTOMATIC CHILDREN…
I AM SIGNING THIS PETITION TO DEMAND AN END TO MASK MANDATES FOR CHILDREN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS AND SPORTS.
FACT: NH CHILDREN HAVE OVER A 99.998% RECOVERY RATE FROM SARS-CoV-2 (PER NH GOVT DATA)
FACT: ASYMPTOMATIC CHILDREN…
Article by ReopenNH treasurer Hon. JR Hoell regarding the recent Daniel Will hearing:
"Last week, Will had a chance to explain or repudiate this view. Instead, Will brushed off the controversy and acted like he had no idea what the House was even talking about. “I’ve never argued that the Constitution can be suspended,” he told Councilor Joe Kenney. Later, he again told Kenney “It’s never been about suspending the Constitution. I have never made that argument.”
When Councilor Dave Wheeler questioned Will on the same topic, he doubled down. “What was argued was not to suspend the Constitution. We never made that argument.” He continued to repeat this lie again and again throughout the recorded hearing.
So where did the idea of suspending the Constitution come from? Have groups like RebuildNH just made up the claim? The simple answer is “no.” The public record here clearly contradicts Will’s denials."
⬇️ Read the whole thing
https://nhjournal.com/hoell-the-state-can-suspend-your-civil-rights-as-long-as-its-in-good-faith/
"Last week, Will had a chance to explain or repudiate this view. Instead, Will brushed off the controversy and acted like he had no idea what the House was even talking about. “I’ve never argued that the Constitution can be suspended,” he told Councilor Joe Kenney. Later, he again told Kenney “It’s never been about suspending the Constitution. I have never made that argument.”
When Councilor Dave Wheeler questioned Will on the same topic, he doubled down. “What was argued was not to suspend the Constitution. We never made that argument.” He continued to repeat this lie again and again throughout the recorded hearing.
So where did the idea of suspending the Constitution come from? Have groups like RebuildNH just made up the claim? The simple answer is “no.” The public record here clearly contradicts Will’s denials."
⬇️ Read the whole thing
https://nhjournal.com/hoell-the-state-can-suspend-your-civil-rights-as-long-as-its-in-good-faith/
NH Journal
HOELL: Can the State Suspend Your Civil Rights, as Long as It's in 'Good Faith?' - NH Journal
N.H. Solicitor General Daniel Will was the leading architect of a dangerous theory adopted last year by some New Hampshire courts; namely, that constitutional rights can be “suspended” during a State of Emergency. Now, the Executive Council is considering…
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Incredibly important on the origins of COVID
"If coronavirus did leak from a lab, it is the biggest indictment of the public health establishment in America. That we knowingly have been funding dangerous research in places with sub-standard safety protocols which may have cause the worst pandemic in nearly a century.
Nicholas Wade... dramatically indicts American authorities. Wade lays out how the NIH and NIAID funneled dollars to gain of function research in Wuhan despite a US government ban. That this funneling occurred specifically because Dr. Fauci or Dr. Francis Collins or possibly both overruled US government policy through an exemption loophole. Wade quotes an expert that says both of these officiels 'have systematically thwarted efforts by the White House, Congress, scientists, and science policy specialists to regulate gain of function research of concern.' In other words, Fauci, the hero of the pandemic, was intimately involved in funding and perpetuating the research that very likely is what caused this entire thing in the first place. And the cover up here really is stunning."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pk0wLN5uuU
Here's the article that is referenced: https://nicholaswade.medium.com/origin-of-covid-following-the-clues-6f03564c038
Incredibly important on the origins of COVID
"If coronavirus did leak from a lab, it is the biggest indictment of the public health establishment in America. That we knowingly have been funding dangerous research in places with sub-standard safety protocols which may have cause the worst pandemic in nearly a century.
Nicholas Wade... dramatically indicts American authorities. Wade lays out how the NIH and NIAID funneled dollars to gain of function research in Wuhan despite a US government ban. That this funneling occurred specifically because Dr. Fauci or Dr. Francis Collins or possibly both overruled US government policy through an exemption loophole. Wade quotes an expert that says both of these officiels 'have systematically thwarted efforts by the White House, Congress, scientists, and science policy specialists to regulate gain of function research of concern.' In other words, Fauci, the hero of the pandemic, was intimately involved in funding and perpetuating the research that very likely is what caused this entire thing in the first place. And the cover up here really is stunning."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pk0wLN5uuU
Here's the article that is referenced: https://nicholaswade.medium.com/origin-of-covid-following-the-clues-6f03564c038
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Saagar Enjeti: New Details REVEAL Fauci, Media Coverup Of Lab Leak Hypothesis
Saagar Enjeti details the "lab leak hypothesis" and how demonstrates the way "the culture war in America corrupts basic facts."
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Reminder: Just because the restrictions are gone doesn't mean the State of Emergency has ended. Sununu just keeps it going so he can have unrestrained power. Here's the latest installment:
https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/sununu-says-emergency-order-will-tackle-boarding-crisis/article_01cbecb2-9ba1-5763-9bf6-27ba3f4b524b.html
From the article: "COVID-19 caused the number of children waiting for treatment beds to dramatically increase, Shibinette said."
So... an emergency order to deal with the ramifications of his earlier emergency orders. Email the Senate and demand SOE reform NOW. Without it, when does this all end?
Erin.Hennessey@leg.state.nh.us, Bob.Giuda@leg.state.nh.us, Jeb.Bradley@leg.state.nh.us, David.Watters@leg.state.nh.us, Suzanne.Prentiss@leg.state.nh.us, James.Gray@leg.state.nh.us, Harold.French@leg.state.nh.us, Ruth.Ward@leg.state.nh.us, Denise.Ricciardi@leg.state.nh.us, Jay.Kahn@leg.state.nh.us, Gary.Daniels@leg.state.nh.us, Kevin.Avard@leg.state.nh.us, Cindy.Rosenwald@leg.state.nh.us, Sharon.Carson@leg.state.nh.us, Becky.Whitley@leg.state.nh.us, Kevin.Cavanaugh@leg.state.nh.us, John.Reagan111@gmail.com, Donna.Soucy@leg.state.nh.us, Regina.Birdsell@leg.state.nh.us, Lou.Dallesandro@leg.state.nh.us, Rebecca.PerkinsKwoka@leg.state.nh.us, Chuck.Morse@leg.state.nh.us, William.Gannon@leg.state.nh.us, Tom.Sherman@leg.state.nh.us
https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/sununu-says-emergency-order-will-tackle-boarding-crisis/article_01cbecb2-9ba1-5763-9bf6-27ba3f4b524b.html
From the article: "COVID-19 caused the number of children waiting for treatment beds to dramatically increase, Shibinette said."
So... an emergency order to deal with the ramifications of his earlier emergency orders. Email the Senate and demand SOE reform NOW. Without it, when does this all end?
Erin.Hennessey@leg.state.nh.us, Bob.Giuda@leg.state.nh.us, Jeb.Bradley@leg.state.nh.us, David.Watters@leg.state.nh.us, Suzanne.Prentiss@leg.state.nh.us, James.Gray@leg.state.nh.us, Harold.French@leg.state.nh.us, Ruth.Ward@leg.state.nh.us, Denise.Ricciardi@leg.state.nh.us, Jay.Kahn@leg.state.nh.us, Gary.Daniels@leg.state.nh.us, Kevin.Avard@leg.state.nh.us, Cindy.Rosenwald@leg.state.nh.us, Sharon.Carson@leg.state.nh.us, Becky.Whitley@leg.state.nh.us, Kevin.Cavanaugh@leg.state.nh.us, John.Reagan111@gmail.com, Donna.Soucy@leg.state.nh.us, Regina.Birdsell@leg.state.nh.us, Lou.Dallesandro@leg.state.nh.us, Rebecca.PerkinsKwoka@leg.state.nh.us, Chuck.Morse@leg.state.nh.us, William.Gannon@leg.state.nh.us, Tom.Sherman@leg.state.nh.us
UnionLeader.com
Sununu emergency order tackles lack of beds for mental health patients
CONCORD — A new sweeping executive order will quickly respond to a state Supreme Court decision regarding the state’s “boarding crisis” of growing numbers of mental health patients lying in