BIO: Mr. Macomber is a land-use and real estate attorney in Coeur d’Alene running against Luke Malek (R-Coeur d’Alene) in the May 17 Republican primary for the House District 4A position. There were major battles in the Idaho legislature in 2016, including the permitless carry bill which passed, and the continuing drive for Medicaid expansion, […]
Debunking Darwinian Evolution Since I was a child raised in the California Coast Ranges, I have enjoyed science, history, and learning. Oh, the excitement when I found an obsidian arrowhead in the hills; or when I was able to call in a fox and get a photo of the fox with my parents’ old 1950s […]
Boise, Idaho — Fulfilling its mission to hold lawmakers accountable for their votes, on Wednesday the Idaho Freedom Foundation released its final Freedom Index. The Freedom Index serves as Idaho’s only scorecard to keep legislators accountable when they support big government, higher taxes, and more counterproductive rules and regulations. IFF Senior Policy Director Lindsay Russell […]
APRIL 19, 2016, from noon until 1:30 PM at the State Capitol Building Ben Franklin is BACK!! – Alive and kicking and fighting for Liberty. Please join Ben and a host of well-known patriots which include, Bettie Ross, Davie Crockett, Patrick Henry and Abraham Lincoln for the Annual Patriots Day Rally on the Capitol steps. […]
– Reprinted with Permission of The John Birch Society – Because the enemies of freedom never sleep, the guardians of liberty must remain ever vigilant, and ever ready to combat treachery. Several decades ago, federal planners sought to assign a new status for each of our nation’s states. No longer would there be 50 individual […]
– Reprinted with the Permission of The New American.com – What does it say when in two days a teacher exhausts the ink in his red pen? Since a nation cannot be “ignorant and free,” as Thomas Jefferson put it, it perhaps means we face a threat graver than the Red Menace. Apathetic or even […]
– Reprinted with the Permission of The New American.com – “Refugee Resettlement” and “Unaccompanied Minors” are presenting a double threat to our economy, our national security, and our social order. The Obama administration’s plan to “surge” Syrian refugees into the United States is back in full-tilt mode. And unless the American public and the U.S. […]
The Hayden Area Tea Party proudly announces its first “Meet and Greet” of what it considers the stars of the GOP, those with the best voting records and the most promising platforms supporting liberty, rule of law, fiscal responsibility and the pursuit of minimizing government control of our lives. Speaking for 5 minutes each will […]
Welcome to Volume 54 of the Gem State Patriot newsletter. This interactive newsletter allows comments and discussion and can be easily shared via social media. Please enjoy the following articles included in this edition of the Gem State Patriot. Need a website?I can help. Open Letter on Freedom of Choice in Healthcare by Bob “Nugie” […]
Dear Legislator: I’m not sure how bill S1231 came into existence, but I’m sure it had nothing to do with the modernizing of language as stated in you statement of purpose. This is an out and out retraction of services that have been allowed by Chiropractic physicians for many years, and it makes us wonder […]
We seriously are own worst enemy! There is absolutely nothing more harmful to Americans and our way of life than our own complacency and refusal to pay attention to how our elected officials vote on very important issues and how they are allowing untold thousands of restricting and strangulating taxes, laws and regulations being foisted […]
Well known editor of The New American, William F. Jasper spoke to a capacity group at an event on Thursday March 10th at the Providence Bible Presbyterian Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Jasper is senior editor of The New American magazine and .com edition which are news outlets of The John Birch Society (JBS). The […]