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Hayden Woman Proposes 17 Initiatives

The Idaho Freedom Initiatives are a set of 17 initiatives that a volunteer group wants to get on the November ballot.  Two of the 17 proposals are similar to measures approved by lawmakers this year.  Supporters are no longer gathering signatures on a plan comparable to the Idaho Firearms Freedom Act, which would block federal regulations on guns made in Idaho.  Signatures are still being collected for a plan similar to the Idaho Health Freedom Act, which requires the attorney general to sue the federal government to prevent a mandate to buy health insurance.  The other initiatives currently circulating include plans that could thwart the federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gasses in Idaho and require presidential candidates to show their birth certificate to the Idaho secretary of state. The 17 initiatives are sponsored by Alanna Grimm of Hayden, who also is a state coordinator for the conservative organization Campaign For Liberty/Brad Iverson-Long, Idaho Reporter. More here.

Question: Would you be interested in signing Idaho Freedom Initiatives, including one that requires presidential candidates to show their birth certificates to the Idaho secretary of state?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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