Trib jeers ‘activist judge’ Eisemann
In his latest Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune gives JEERS to ... Idaho Supreme Court Justice Daniel Eismann.
Remember when he ran for office as a strict constructionist? How times have changed.
Eismann authored a 4-1 majority opinion that upheld Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's veto of a budget-buster - the Legislature's decision to lift the state's sales tax from grocery purchases.
Otter correctly argued the measure would strip about $80 million from a state budget still struggling to repair the harm inflicted on public education during the Great Recession-era budget cuts. But the governor dithered too long. He vetoed the bill on April 11 - nine days after lawmakers presented it to him on March 31. More here.
