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Does Brad Little’s Tenure make him Non-Debatable?

Reprinted with permission of the Idaho Freedom Foundation

There’s a certain amount of hubris that Gov. Brad Little’s campaign team had to muster up in order to issue the decree that the governor’s tenure is “non-debatable.” After all, that wasn’t some off-the-cuff remark that was released last week when Little bowed out of any debate with his primary opponents. It came in a press release from the governor’s campaign.

Non-debatable? This from the governor who two years ago ordered the complete shutdown of the state’s economy, resulting in mass unemployment and the permanent closure of some businesses. Little’s administration threatened to remove state licenses for businesses if they didn’t comply. Some were fined. A Meridian woman was arrested for taking her kids to a playground. A family from Rathdrum was cited for holding a yard sale. An outdoor church service in Moscow led to multiple arrests.

The governor kept the state in a two-year state of emergency, which Little was supposed to end last week and only under threat of legislative action. During that time, the governor freely rewrote state laws and spent more than a billion dollars without legislative approval.

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On education, Little has been silent about the advancement of social justice indoctrination in Idaho’s public schools and college system. Boise State University, Idaho State University, and the University of Idaho ignored a law that required them to cut social justice programs by $2.5 million. Instead, the governor decided to reward the schools with a 7.5% increase this year. Now his State Board of Education is engaged in a hostile takeover of North Idaho College, the one campus in the state where the conservative elected board is pushing back against campus leftism.

The governor had a historic opportunity with a massive surplus this year to reduce the state income tax to near zero, dramatically cut property taxes, and follow through on his campaign promise to eliminate the grocery tax. He opted instead for a measly decrease in the state income tax and one-time tax rebate checks. Much of the rest of the surplus went toward a spending spree that increased the state’s year-over-year spending by an incredible 20%.

The governor boasts about the state’s budget being balanced, as all governors do, but Idaho’s budget is only ever balanced because of funds from the federal government. When Little started his term in 2019, about a third of the state’s budget came from the federal government. It’s around 45% today. The budget is “balanced” on money borrowed from future generations. Meanwhile, Medicaid has become the largest program operated by the state, eclipsing K-12 schools.

Little is also the first governor in state history to violate the state constitution’s clear language requiring him to surrender power to the lieutenant governor whenever he’s out of state.

This governor has a record of government growth and spending, miniscule tax cuts, unfulfilled campaign promises, leftist education system protectionism, and brash exercise of executive authority. These are more than deserving of a public debate.

Yours for freedom,
Wayne Hoffman

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9 replies on “Does Brad Little’s Tenure make him Non-Debatable?”

Good article.

Here are a couple more of many atrocities that Little did:
Little threatened to use the Idaho State Police as his SS against us if we did not comply with his masking ideas.
Also Little sold Idaho’s freedoms and soul to the Federal Government for money, not protecting our Rights or Freedoms.
His record is not debatable, the abysmal record is there for all to see, Little does not represent Freedom, Constitution or The People of Idaho.

Vote him out in the Primary.

“There must be 50 ways to leave your Governor”

Don’t forget that he was advised to ignore the need for Legislative approval after 30 days of that “emergency” by the current Attorney General: Lawrence Wasden. He needs to go just as badly – or more.

Wasden needs to go and I think Labrador is the one to do it. They are scared to death of Labrador becoming AG.

What I want to know is were is the outrage from the people? Do they really care because I sure don’t see it. This state turns more blue everyday and no one is doing anything about it.

BOB: Your right brad is a liar a thief and down right Evil. We really need to fight And Im not talking defense. We Cant let the media and Brad continue to lie to Idahoans Iv have met Bundy I must say Hes got some great conservative ideas. He would make brad look like joe biden. WANNA FIGHT WITH ME AGAINST BRAD LITTLE? THANKS , Buzz

It is so nice to see truth being written. This needs to be sent to every citizen of Idaho. Well said.

Brad little the thief of the state, leaving Idahoans WITH THE MIDDLE FINGER ! Idaho has been suffering. During the Covid 19 BRAD has been receiving “LOTS OF MONEY FROM THE GOVERMENT” ASK YOUR SELF WHERE IS OUR STIMULIST PACKAGE WELL YOU ALL GOT THE MIDDLE AGIAN. WONT DEBATE BUNDY, BECAUSE HE WILL BE EXPOSED AS A LIBERALTURN- COAT ” VOTE BUNDY” THE MEDIA IS FOR LITTLE LOTS OF LIES , LETS SHOW BRAD AND THE MEDIA WHOS IN CHARGE ” WE THE PEOPLE ARE” GOD BLESS IDAHO.

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