Brent Regan, Author at Gem State Patriot News

December 21, 2018 No Responses

By the Numbers: Proposition 2 Failed Among Republican Voters

21 Proposition 2 supporters are demanding that the legislature follow the “will of the people” and allocate funding for the initiative. This raises the question of which people’s will should they follow; the ones who elected them or the ones who...

December 1, 2018 No Responses

The Constitution vs. The Will of the People

39 The Petition: https://idahofreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Petition-for-Review-3.pdf In our democracy we must respect the ‘will of the people’ is a phrase we have all heard, but is it true? Is the democratic m...

February 28, 2018 No Responses

Parkland, What we aren’t being told

Too many things don’t add up regarding the Parkland shooting. The perp was visited 39 times by police (Broward Sheriff says that is a lie…it was only 23 times) The first responder LEOs waited outside. The FBI was...

May 14, 2016 No Responses

Brent Regan’s view of Donald Trump

I like Ted Cruz, and I also like Trump, but for completely different reasons. In my experience as a manager I have found that if you look for a person’s talents and then find a way to apply them, success...

March 1, 2016 No Responses

Apple and the Third Amendment

My reasoning on why Apple should not comply with the court order to hack its own product. We know that you can be subpoenaed to appear in court and give testimony in a criminal case. Can the government force you...

January 15, 2016 No Responses

Trump

He is bold, brash, bombastic and has an ego that will barely fit in the marble plated atrium of a New York City skyscraper. He is a self-made billionaire who flies his private 757 to A-list parties, meetings with world...

December 15, 2015 No Responses

Testimony for the Legislative tax working group meeting

Chairman Collins, Chairman Siddoway and Committee Members, thank you for taking my testimony. The essence of good tax policy is to provide revenue in a way that does the minimum damage to the economy. Prosperity is a functio...

December 1, 2015 No Responses

The Impact of Refugees

Americans are a people of immense charity, eclipsing all other nations in the speed and degree of our willingness to help others. Like a lifeboat in a turbulent sea, we offer salvation to those in desperate need. But this la...

December 1, 2015 No Responses

Refugee Fact Sheet

Foreign fighters intent on violence (jihad of the sword) are NOT refugees. They are invaders posing as refugees. A small number of foreign fighters who gain admission as “refugees” are all that is required for a ...

December 1, 2015 No Responses

Proposed Resolution against Syrian Refugees

A RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT KOOTENAI COUNTY IS OPPOSED TO THE RELOCATION OF REFUGEES FROM THE UNITED STATES REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM IN KOOTENAI COUNTY WHEREAS, the Kootenai County Council is the duly elected governing b...

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May 31, 2015 No Responses

Equal Substantially Similar Protection Under The Law

I received a call late last week from Senator Steve Vick asking me if I would be available to substitute for him at the upcoming extraordinary session of the Idaho Legislature. I told him I would be honored to serve...