This will be interesting to watch. Though it sounds more like a full employment plan for attorneys, it is an issue that some extreme conservatives want to continue to litigate.
North Carolina tried it a while back, but quickly dropped it.
Kind of like mid east countries are Muslim states and Isreal is a Jewish state. No problems with religious fundamentalists trying to force there religion on others these parts of the world.
Oh, sure Idaho -- go ahead and ignore the US constitution, which prohibits state establishment of religion. How about we kick you out of the union if you do? We can get potatoes from elsewhere...
It is embarrassing to live in Idaho sometimes. One day, you read in the news that a Republican legislator (they are all Republicans except for a tiny minority of Democrats), asked a medical doctor, during a hearing, if tiny cameras swallowed by patients to track digestive problems could be used in the same way to peer into a woman's "female parts". The female doctor politely pointed out that items swallowed do not end up in the uterus, cervix or vagina.
And then this Christian nation nonsense. I am not familiar with other counties in Idaho, but Latah County, home of the University of Idaho is one of the few Democratic counties in the state. It is good to live in this tiny enclave where common sense and reason are found. The other parts of the state? Not so much.
That is one of the funniest things I've read today. Swallowing a camera to view female parts? Wow, maybe there should be a minimum IQ test to run for office!
Don't go there, it is a horrible place! Very ugly! Just lots and lots of lava rocks and sage brush, and really really stupid people that like to try to grow potatoes in the tiny spots of sand between all of endless piles of lava rocks. It is Hell on earth!
Just some idiots up north (remember this was here the arian nation was). Idaho is a beautiful state. Look up Sawtooth National Recreation Area. When I grew up here it was a 50-50 repug to demo. Best governor (Andrus) and senator (Frank Church) this state has ever had were Democrat. Unfortunately we now have clowns like Butch, Crappo, and Reich.
Here's mine. Idaho is beautiful. Amazing sunrise and sunsets. In the desert, away from all the light pollution, you can see billions of stars. It is mind-blowing to the point that it is overwhelming.
Winter's are cold and snowy, but if you love skiing or any other outdoor winter sports, it's heaven. World-class fishing. Gorgeous mountain views. Waterfalls. Hiking. In southeast Idaho you have an epic view of the Tetons.
Please let's keep in mind that, just like every state, there are all kinds of people for better or worse.
It happens that they've had a line of nutcases in office lately, but that doesn't mean that the whole state is filled with nutters, even if it seems that way on the media.
Here's my disclaimer: Born and raised in Idaho. I've been a Californian for 15 years. Both states have their pros and cons and I love them both.
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Wull it's a lot like Arizona. Folks who see nothing but the southern deserts would think that's it, enough already, been there done that, get me outta here.
I was an RM attending Ricks College in the early 80's when I found a wonderful lass who liked things I liked and we began dating. A few weeks into our relationship, we attended a dance on campus. As we were dancing, some puke with a BOM steps in and places it between my date and I and says we are too close together. I'm not a small guy and I begin to realize that I'm going to kill this puke. I can see the fear in his eyes.
The guy relents and I make sure he knows he is going to pay for this interruption. I never see him again. Never.
This lass and I are now celebrating our 33rd year together without some lame ass twerp telling us we are dancing too close together. BYU-I or Ricks College as I knew it can all be lost in a flood for all I care.
A bldg on campus is named after one of my relatives; sorry about that. I've been there one time for a youth conference and was in trouble the entire time, for attracting too many boys... dancing, they came to the dorms, on the bus... Isn't that part of youth conference? Mingling with the opposite sex? Nope. I was very glad to leave the state.
There are beautiful portions of Idaho. I haven't seen them yet...
Along the lines of what koriwhore said......way to many mormons live in Idaho for it to be considered a Christian State....we all know mormons aren't Christian and there are a lot of mormons in Idaho....so they're disqualified from the get go.
Modern Christians seem to think that being a good Christian means walking around with a stick up your ass, telling other people to go to hell and pretending your beliefs make you a better person.
Back in the day, a good Christian was someone who treated others with respect, had charity for everyone, and was willing to turn the other cheek. Christians actually read and heeded the Bible, instead of hurling it at their perceived enemies.
If Idaho wants to be a Christian state, then feed the poor, clothe the naked, care for the sick, and condemn those who parade their wealth and abuse those of lesser economic status to them. It's what you do, not what you believe, that matters.
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