I want to pass along a message that I received. I agree with it whole-heartedly.
"Idahoans should be reacting with disbelief and outrage to the action of the Idaho House Republican leadership. They have refused to recognize and accept the results of November's election.
With a gain of six House seats, there should now be three instead of two Democratic House members on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.
But the Republican leadership team (Denney, Moyle, Bedke and Roberts) decided to give the Democrats only two, the same number as in the past two sessions.
With 72.8 per cent of the House membership, the Republicans are claiming 80 per cent of the House budget seats.
The budget committee is the most important committee in the legislature. Now the House Republicans are saying they should retain a 16-4 majority notwithstanding the results of the election.
This is not just a disagreement between Republicans and Democrats. It goes to the essence of our system of Democratic and representative government.
Idahoans, whether Republicans or Democrats, should recognize the significance of what is happening. Representative government is being hijacked.
At the very least I would hope that people in this group would express yourselves in letters to the editor and letters and messages to GOP legislators and legislative leaders."
27 is closer to 30 than it is to 20 and for the leadership to think otherwise shows their arrogance. Republicans lost in those districts for a reason, those constituents should not be denied.
I hope that you can exercise reasonable thought with your fellow legislators.
We'll see what he says. Looks like the new session is off to a combative start.
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