Harwood: US Is A ‘Confederacy’

But Sayler’s comments did little to change the tenor of the debate, and Harwood’s resolution affirming Idaho’s sovereignty won easy approval in the Republican-dominated House. Harwood’s effort left some people shaking their heads. Political scientists said Harwood’s description of the U.S. as a confederacy is dead wrong, and a longtime Kootenai County human rights activist criticized Harwood’s use of the term. “It’s a very offensive term for minority communities in our country, like African-Americans,” said Tony Stewart, a board member and co-founder of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, and a retired political scientist at North Idaho College. “That whole term refers to the period of slavery”/Betsy Z. Russell, Eye On Boise. More here .

Question: Do you agree with state Rep. Dick Harwood and some of Idaho legislators that the United States is a “confederacy”?