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SBAC Resolution

DO OUR LEGISLATORS REALLY LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE? IS OUR GOVERNMENT “OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE”? WE WILL SOON FIND OUT. PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTS BELOW: SBAC Resolution Cover Letter SBAC Resolution, signed by various Idaho groups

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Constitutional Carry in Jeopardy

Come Testify for gun rights! HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Monday, March 16, 9:00 AM at the State Capitol (Rm EW40)

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Liberal Media Vilifies Senator Sheryl Nuxoll for Non-Participation During Hindu Prayer

ENOUGH WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS Liberal Media at it again attacking the conservative members of our Idaho legislature. Betsy Russell and several other liberal writers have put out some scathing articles, which could only have been written by true progressives, vilifying Senator Sheryl Nuxoll for not attending the reading of a prayer by a Hindu priest […]

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Former GOP Chairman Barry Peterson Speaks Out on IACI President’s Remarks

These were Disgusting remarks from Alex LaBeau, President of IACI, in an email to his peers and associates. As offensive and vulgar as Mr. LaBeau’s comments are regarding Senator Siddoway, equally offensive, vulgar and disgusting is the casual sideswiping of the event by the IACI chairman, Mark Dunn who is a vice-president of the JR […]

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Tea Party Bob on IACI and Alex LaBeau

WHO REALLY CONTROLS IDAHO’S LEGISLATURE?? IS IACI HERDING OUR LEGISLATORS?? SAY IT AIN’T SO, ALEX LABEAU. What is happening to Greg Pruett and his Constitutional Carry bill is the same thing that happens to any bill that the establishment or the lobbyists are against. They either say there is something wrong with the language, or […]

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An open letter to Chairman Palmer and members of the House Transportation & Defense Committee

To: Chairman Palmer and members of the House Transportation & Defense Committee. Congratulations Representative Palmer for your bold proposals on fixing our transportation problem, but why are you laying most of the burden on the middle and lower income families of Idaho? Your suggestion of raising the gasoline tax by 8 cents and the diesel […]

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Help Dump the SBAC Test

NOTICE IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR IDAHO FAMILIES HELP DUMP THE SBAC TEST THERE IS A BILL IN THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE FOR IDAHO TO OPT OUT OF THE SBAC TEST (BILL HB 65) THIS BILL IS BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY THE HOUSE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE. Our legislators just spent a week holding hearings […]

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Testimony at “Add the words” Hearing

HOUSE HEARING ON HB 2 “ADD THE WORDS” JANUARY 26, 2014 This is our perspective from a business point of view and was turned in as written testimony this morning to the committee. Good Morning Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the committee: My name is Bob Neugebauer, I’m publisher of the Gem State Patriot, […]

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OBAMA’S BOISE VISIT

President Obama Sings the Same Off Key Song in Boise that He Sang in Washington. Predictions aside, it is unfortunate for the conservationists there was no mention of the Boulder White Clouds in his speech, but this was a plus for those who want to take control of our land from the feds. The reason […]

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State Board of Education vs. Parents & Teachers

At a time when parents and grandparents across the county are beginning to wake up to the harsh realities of high stakes testing in our public schools (and the personalized data capture that occurs continuously throughout the interactive computer process), our Idaho SBOE has decided to double down with their testing plans into the foreseeable […]

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Dispelling Constitutional Carry Myths

Concealed carry laws are governed by each individual state. The result is that the laws can vary widely between states, and travelers must be wary and knowledgeable of the laws in the jurisdiction to which they are traveling. This, of course, poses a hardship for law-abiding gun owners who do not wish to be prosecuted […]

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Constitutional Carry for Idaho 2015

The ISAA has had a number of victories from our Preemption Project over the last six months. Idaho Preemption prohibits cities/counties from enacting ordinances that regulate almost every aspect of firearms. Our Preemption Project has helped overturn a dozen ordinances that were in violation of state law. We are working with another 37 municipalities to […]

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