{"id":13720,"date":"2023-07-30T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=13720"},"modified":"2024-09-23T23:22:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T05:22:24","slug":"idahos-presidential-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/idahos-presidential-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Idaho&#8217;s Presidential Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It appears that Governor Little is not going to call a special session to deal with the need to reinstate the March Presidential Primary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 considered a terrible tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some have suggested that the Legislature ought to call itself into session. I am told they can do that but they cannot limit the session to a single topic, as the Governor can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any decision has to be made before October to avoid other problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Legislature and the Governor caused this problem, and they have a moral obligation to solve it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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