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Life Saving Legislation Introduced

CRISIS STANDARDS OF CARE LEGISLATION INTRODUCED! We are happy to report that, after much work and prayer, we were able to get legislation introduced this past week to limit the scope of “Crisis Standards of Care” …and to provide strong patient protections if we move again into health care rationing: Patients’ Living Wills have to […]

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Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare Denies Public Records Request

House Bill 694 – A Litmus Test for Idaho Legislators Who Support Accurate Voter Rolls and Transparent & Ethical Government Representative Priscilla Giddings is sponsoring a bill, H694, that addresses how the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare denies Public Record Requests, for public information used to maintain the accuracy of state’s voter registration lists, […]

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A new Face Enters the Political Arena

Lyle Johnstone, Candidate for Idaho State Representative, District 26 I take great pleasure in announcing my candidacy for the Idaho State House of Representatives, District 26! Please join me in taking Idaho back to a sovereign state position. When elected to the State House of Representatives: I will support our protected right to self-defense. I […]

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John Livingston

Where’s the Beef?

Every night I read the EYE ON BOISE review post edited by award winning journalist Betsy Russell. I am amazed at how many bills are brought up before legislative committees that remind me of the famous Wendy’s add from the early 80’s. A little old lady gets a burger from a drive in and bites […]

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When will Idaho’s Voters Wake Up?

As we get closer to the primary elections it is important that the citizens of Idaho know just who is helping them and who is hurting them in the legislature. Many of you don’t have the time or maybe even the energy after a long day at work to look for the information that the […]

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Press Release: Sarah Anne Clendenon Announces Candidacy for Idaho House of Representatives

Boise, Idaho – February 11, 2022 – Sarah Clendenon announces candidacy for State Representative in Idaho Legislative District 15, Seat B. Clendenon is the State Secretary of the Constitution Party of Idaho as well as a founding contributor to the creation of the Ada County Central Committee, CP-Idaho. She was elected to and holds the […]

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John Livingston

The Medical Industrial Complex

I have spent an hour as often as possible watching the Idaho Joint Finance Appropriations Committee (JFAC) proceedings. Without making comments about the process of setting a budget, the absolute disconnect between economic reality and public policy is astonishing. During the course of the political pandemic all fifty States have seen a surplus in their […]

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John Livingston

Pedagogy vs Curriculum the Hidden Agenda

I listened on Idaho in Session to the JFAC Budget Committee hearings and the questioning of the Presidents of Idaho’s State Funded Universities. The President of the Idaho State Board of Education Kurt Liebeck admitted that the State Board of Education “hasn’t spent one second talking about Critical Race Theory (CRT)”. I doubt that Mr. […]

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John Livingston

Principle vs Process

House passes teacher health insurance bill after overwhelmingly positive debate The headline above from the Eye on Boise Column written by Betsy Russell caught my attention. I watched the floor debate on Public Broadcasting and then went back and read some of the committee testimony last week. A lot of things don’t add up. What […]

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A Legislative Update from Senator Christy Zito

My friends, Branden Durst and I worked on a bill to end state funding for abortion providers last year and we were successful in having it become law. This year we drafted legislation to protect parents’ rights regarding their children’s school. The first hearing was Tuesday in the Senate Education Committee. Senator Den Hartog advocated […]

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Open Letter to our Idaho Legislators

From the Concerned citizens of Canyon County Committee Legislative issues for the 2022 session The primary issue for the past two years has been the shift of the property tax burden from Ag and Commercial to residential. This is evidently not a concern of our Governor, but I hope it is one of your top […]

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Staff at the Gem State Patriot

What a Year 2021 Has Been We would like to thank each and every one of our subscribers for your participation in both reading and sharing our newsletter. As 2021 comes to a close, there is much to look back on and contemplate as this has been quite a tumultuous year. From the kooks promoting […]

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