For the rest of the op-ed piece in the Idaho Statesman by former Gov. Phil Batt about House Speaker Lawerence Denney's strong-arm leadership style, click here.

"Now in the Idaho House of Representatives, the fate of legislative proposals seems to be gauged by the level of support given to the speaker in his contest for the job. It has even come to the point that no legislator or lobbyist can expect his bills to have a fair chance if he supported the loser in the speaker's race. This is outrageous. The people of Idaho are entitled to have their representatives base their votes on the merits of a bill, not on who backed the loser in a speaker's contest."

Phil Batt
Former governor of Idaho

Question: Have you formed an opinion on new House Speaker Lawerence Denney?

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