A little constitutional history and civic education can go a long way. They can save time and money certainly and, in this instance, could have spared Idahoans the angst and expense that accompany the special legislative session that will be convened today to pass a bill to approve the critical mechanisms of the child support treaty negotiated at The Hague. The nine members of the Idaho House of Representatives’ Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee that voted to kill the bill necessary to implement the treaty’s provisions for collecting child support payments might have voted differently if they had been presented with a constitutional history lesson. Their votes provide a teaching moment/Dr. David Adler, president of The Sun Valley Institute. More here.

Question: Is it possible that the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution among the fringe right in North Idaho might be different than it is interpreted elsewhere in the state and across the nation?