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Balanced Budget & Term Limit Resolutions

On March 1, 2024, the Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee (SJRC) voted to send SCR 114 and SCR 115 to the floor for a vote. SCR 114 addresses Term Limits, and SCR 115 addresses a Balanced Budget amendment (BBA). Both resolutions include the language “call a convention” or “calling of a convention of the states”. […]

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Republicans Do The Splits

In our current political scene, it looks like Republicans in North Idaho are doing the splits. We have a far right extremely small splinter group largely composed of out-of-state agitators who are either Catholic monarchists, anti-Semites, Christian Nationalist authoritarians, or some combination of those or other tiny faction. Then we have the Kootenai County Republican […]

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Republicans Rally Against Sabotage Efforts, Ready for Successful Caucus Event

Are you getting sick of seeing bad faith attacks on the Idaho Republican Party and our upcoming Presidential Caucus? I know I am. It’s quite frankly downright disgusting, and I’m going to call out the bad actors who are behind it. The power brokers of Idaho’s political establishment took a beating at the state convention […]

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Critics and Liars

Hearing some of the complaints about the upcoming caucus I am reminded of the story of the young mother and son’s day at the beach. One day a young mother agrees to take her 6-year-old son to the beach. On arrival, mom sets up her towel and umbrella and then admonishes her son not to […]

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Who are the RINOs in Idaho’s Legislature?

We urge all our readers to click the link below and discover how many of our Republican representatives are voting like Democrats We are no longer the Reddest of the Red states and here is the proof: Idaho GOP Platform Ratings Just ReleasedAll Lawmakers Graded on Alignment with the Republican Party Platform of Idaho BOISE, […]

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The Heart of Convention of States

Having covered the individuals currently pursuing a Convention of States (COS), the funding behind it, and how those funders are connected, it became clear that at the center of it all was Tim Dunn. He has been a busy boy in Texas when looking into his background, and there is reason for major concern. While […]

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Deeper Dive into Convention of States Action

When there are many twists and turns it is sometimes helpful to go back over information one step at a time, and find new information, to understand the picture. Such is the case with the Convention of States Action (COSA) which has more depth to it than just the push for states to approve a […]

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Guest opinion by Scott Cleveland, Candidate for Idaho’s 2nd CD

In spite of our 2nd Congressional District Representative’s powerful position as Chairman of one of the Appropriations Subcommittees, I believe an overwhelming majority of Idaho citizens know he has squandered the power of the purse to hold the Administration’s feet to the fire on the invasion of our southern border, has not held the line […]

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Idaho’s Ban on Transgender Surgeries and Medical Procedures for Idaho Youths

Dear Friends, On Friday, February 16th, I filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court of the United States regarding Idaho’s ban on transgender surgeries and medical procedures for Idaho youths with gender dysphoria. These medical treatments banned under Idaho law include puberty-blocking hormones, experimental drugs, and irreversible genital removal and mutilations. The Idaho district […]

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America’s Existential Crisis: Illegal Immigration Threatens Our Nation’s Foundation and Future

What on Earth is going on? Recent videos show military aged young men from Africa crossing our southern border unimpeded. More than 37,000 Chinese nationals crossed our southern border illegally in 2023 alone. Debit cards of $10,000 apiece are being handed out to illegal immigrants in New York City. This week in San Francisco a […]

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Caucus FAQs

As the Republican Presidential Preference Caucus approaches (Saturday March 2nd,) both interest and questions are increasing. Here are some of the questions and their answers, FYI. Why are we having a caucus? The Secretary of State wanted to consolidate the March Presidential Primary with the May General Primary, however, the legislation drafted to do that […]

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Extremist or Patriots — Labels

The term “extremism” has been tossed around and recently used to describe those who are perceived to be “right-wing hardliners,” who are set in their ways and don’t listen to common sense. It used to be considered “extreme” to support expanding government control and programs, lack of transparency and unnecessary spending. It used to be […]

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