In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase gives JEERS ... to Idaho state Rep. Eric Redman, R-Athol:

After two years in office, Redman introduced his maiden bill this month -- and he literally reached in the muck. Using template legislation -- and talking points -- provided by the American Public Policy Alliance, Redman has sponsored a bill aimed at prohibiting Idaho courts from considering foreign laws. As in Sharia Law. Since when did any Idaho judge deviate from federal and state law? The ACLU of Idaho combed over decades of Idaho court cases and could not find one instance. Yet Redman -- who faces both GOP primary and Democratic opposition for re-election -- is playing the anti-Muslim card. He's circulating documents depicting hands severed as punishment for theft and the alleged imposition of Sharia Law in Europe. That's the same ploy renegade Idaho lawmakers used last year. In the process, they nearly derailed the state's child support enforcement system. Full Cheers & Jeers column here.