RE: Committee introduces new anti-Occupy bill/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise

It's comforting to see the 2012 Idaho Legislature gearing up to tackle the most important issues first this legislative session. It could have been funding for Idaho's public schools and universities, gearing up for mandated federal insurance exchanges or even debating the merits of Gov. Otter's IGEM program. Instead it's anti-camping legislation. Specifically, it's legislation that would force those pesky Occupy Movement folks off state land in front of the old Ada County Courthouse. Apparently the state doesn't have an anti-camping law. Upset at looking at the symbolic tents of a handful of protesters, state solons are springing into action/Idaho State Journal Editorial Board. More here. (AP file photo: Daniel Grad works on a computer while waiting for his socks to dry in a dedicated medical tent at the Occupy Boise encampment)

Question: Why are Idaho legislators rushing to evict Occupy campers, when there are so many more important issues facing them?