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Are You Running for Office? This is a Must Read

To sway public opinion in a Conservative Candidate’s favor, simply run the following 10-second ads all over your voting district on Radio, TV, newspapers, social media such as Facebook, X (Twitter), etc. Inspire your electorate with these ads. Bombard them with these ads. They WILL donate for you to run ads like this, as opposed […]

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What Were the Constitutional Election DAY Results on November 4, 2020?

Three years have passed since the unconstitutional 2020 Presidential Election, when numerous states unlawfully counted ballots and chose their electors after Election Day. The courts still have not remedied this illegal election outcome. Americans should be seeking to conduct constitutional elections, instead of “convenience” elections. Practices such as mail-in ballots (which are completed before and […]

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Tighty-Whities Winder

Apparently, Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder tighty-whities are in a wad. Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld wrote a post that clearly, and accurately, revealed the truth about the sad state of affairs in our government by exposing the relationships of some government officials to the corporate world. There isn’t one iota of misrepresentation in what she […]

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Idaho GOP Gears Up for Historic 2024 Presidential Caucus

Statewide Preparation Promises a Memorable Event on March 2nd! The Idaho Republican Party has made incredible strides in the last few months as we gear up for the 2024 Presidential Nominating Caucus. Our staff have traversed the entire state, working to equip every county and district committee with the tools they need to host a […]

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Labrador Letter: Defending Parents’ Free Exercise of Religion

One of the privileges and most important obligations of the Office of the Attorney General is protecting the Constitutional rights of our citizens. Those rights are the underpinning of our Republic, and few rights are as prominent in our everyday lives as the First Amendment, covering freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, […]

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We have a Republic, if we can keep it

Everyone complains about politics, but how many of us actually do anything about it? Voter turnout this past week was high in some counties, but still represented less than half of registered voters. Why is there such apathy toward the political process? Politics has a bad reputation. You can’t go a week without some leftist […]

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Death of the Primary

The Democrats running Reclaim Idaho and their supporters are pushing a voter initiative which they are deceptively calling the “Open Primary Initiative” and falsely claiming that “Leaders are handpicked by political party committees” and that somehow Idahoans do not have the freedom to vote in all elections. These ridiculous claims are easily disproven with a […]

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The Root Cause of Conservative Election Loses

The election on November 7 of this year left conservatives in the dark. There were very few success stories. Many blame the chairwoman of the Republican party, who is related to Mitt Romney. I am sure there is plenty of blame to spread around. But in some cases, it was difficult to work hard to win, […]

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School Choice? The Balkanization of Education

Some interesting information was released over the last month that shed light on school board races and the new landscape facing education. The so-called Covid pandemic that closed the majority of schools beginning in 2020 was the catalyst for revolt and change but the reasons were much deeper than that. Parents showed up en-masse at […]

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Raul Labrador: Paying Tribute to Those Who Serve!

On Veterans Day we pay tribute to the brave men and women who have served our nation in uniform, honoring those in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, and National Guard. Their service has been characterized by selflessness and a sense of greater purpose. And for making that choice, we are eternally […]

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Attorney General Labrador Leads 22-State Coalition Defending Parents’ Free Exercise of Religion Rights

Boise, ID – Attorney General Labrador led a coalition of 22 states challenging California’s discrimination against religious observers in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Attorney General Labrador filed a brief last week urging the Ninth Circuit to overturn a confusing and erroneous California federal district court decision that upheld a California […]

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Labrador Letter on Adult Entertainment Act

Recently, my office joined 17 states to file an amicus brief urging the United States Sixth Circuit Court to overturn a federal Tennessee district court decision, which invalidated a law designed to protect children from obscene performances. The Tennessee legislature passed the Adult Entertainment Act (AEA), a law which sought to prevent minor children from […]

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