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Labrador Letter – August 18, 2023

It’s been another busy week in the Attorney General’s office holding the federal government accountable. This week, I joined with 27 states to call on the United States Supreme Court to grant certiorari in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and to correct an earlier decision in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. that […]

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What the 2024 Idaho Presidential Caucus might be like

During the last legislative session, the Secretary of State Phil McGrane pushed legislation to move the Presidential Primary from March to May. Unfortunately, the bill was poorly drafted and what it really did was to ELIMINATE Idaho’s Presidential Primary entirely. Despite this flaw, the Governor signed the bill which disenfranchised every Idaho citizen from expressing […]

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Former Governor Sarah Palin to speak against Ranked-Choice Voting in Idaho Falls

Get ready for an electrifying event that’s bound to shake up the Idaho political landscape. The Idaho Republican Party is excited as we prepare to welcome the charismatic former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to Idaho Falls on August 19th! A powerhouse in conservative politics, Palin’s visit promises to ignite discussions that touch the very heart […]

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They Took A Bullet For Us

WWII was the last Constitutionally declared war by Congress with all multiple subsequent conflicts being decided by an unelected council. While many countries participated in the fight to end Nazism, it was the force of American men who supported those countries in ending the most tyrannical regime of the 20th century. In 2022, it was estimated that only 167,284 of those veterans […]

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Erosion of Trust: Concerns about a Two-Tiered Justice System in America

The American justice system, once hailed as a beacon of fairness and equality, is facing a reckoning as a growing divide becomes very evident. Recent developments, including the alleged corruption within the Biden family and the indictment of former President Donald Trump, sheds light on what appears to be a two-tiered approach to justice. Just […]

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Confronting Pure Evil

I once thought that Democrats were generally patriotic Americans who just wanted different things than I wanted, but who would generally do the right thing. I worked nine years in a mine in a small town in Idaho, and almost all the men with whom I worked were Democrats. We often disagreed on many philosophical […]

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Battle For the Schools: Acquaint Yourself with The Opposition

Who will control government-sponsored education going forward? There are school board trustee elections across the State of Idaho and the patriots running for office need to be educated about the teacher’s union and their agenda. “It is reasonable and appropriate for curriculum to be informed by academic frameworks for understanding and interpreting the impact of […]

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If You Don’t Laugh at These, You’re Leaning Too Far Left

Why is it that so many are more outraged that Brittney Griner was stuck in Russia than they were about Americans being stranded in Afghanistan? How is it that the government can’t control gasoline prices… but the weather is something they can fix? If kids knew what they wanted to be at age eight, the […]

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Idaho’s Presidential Primary

It appears that Governor Little is not going to call a special session to deal with the need to reinstate the March Presidential Primary. This has to be a tragedy of epic proportions. Surely the governor understands that under current policy, our military and our absentee voters will have no vote. That has to be […]

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More Places to Boycott

Yum! What is better than having a pizza delivered by Pizza Hut for those fall football games. How about when planning a picnic or Mom is getting off late from work, dropping by and getting a bucket of that Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) with all the trimmings to feed the family, everyone loves that. When […]

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America at a Crossroads: Unprecedented Cultural/Political Upheaval Grips the Nation

It’s a new day in America, and the rapid shift of our culture and society is deeply concerning. This past week, we witnessed a surprising turn of events at the box office. A classic summer blockbuster had its opening weekend overtaken by a film exposing child sex abuse and trafficking. “Sound of Freedom,” a movie […]

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Somebody Please Wake Me from this Nightmare

When Biden became president America was on a solid footing, inflation was under control, we were energy independent, the price of gasoline was under $2.00, and things in America were great. Now most of that has been undone, and nothing is being done about it. This is like a nightmare in which you are terrified […]

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