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Here’s a news item from AP: BOISE - A Boise House member demanded - and received - an apology from a northern Idaho lawmaker who accused a 2001 commission of drawing Idaho’s 35 legislative districts to intentionally disadvantage some voters. Rep. Anne Pasley-Stuart, a Democrat whose husband, Tom Stuart, served on the six-member redistricting commission eight years ago, objected when Rep. Dick Harwood contended his district was hurt by “a lot of gerrymandering” involving the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation. Pasley-Stuart insisted on an apology from Harwood, a Republican from St. Maries and persistent critic of the northern Idaho Indian tribe. Harwood replied, “I was a little out of line, and I’m sorry.” After the dustup, the bill they were debating to reform Idaho’s redistricting laws - including provisions to require areas within districts be connected by roads - passed on a 50-18 near-party-line vote. Harwood supported the plan, while Pasley-Stuart opposed it — but hit the wrong button and was recorded as an “Aye.”
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Sisyphus on April 22 at 3:53 p.m.
‘I was a little out of line’—that would imply that he can see lines. Good on him for apologizing. One of many I trust.
thomg57 on April 22 at 5:26 p.m.
Sisyphus, you give Dick too much credit; he spends most of his time acting like an ignorant bigot who blows smoke out his butt. I will admit, he is a damn good actor!
slfisher on April 22 at 8:22 p.m.
Just goes to show that the reason Idaho is so polite is that it’s so small you can’t criticize anything without someone related to them being within earshot. :)
JamesBond on April 23 at 9:36 a.m.
Harwood should direct his hostility to fellow Republican and redistricting commissioner Dean Haagenson.