JF: Idaho GOP Still Battlin’ In Boise

There might be a question of the propriety of applying a law aimed at protecting private property to buildings owned by the public, but there is apparently little question Pentico, 42, has been a nuisance, and not just in Otter’s office. Still smoldering over a five-year-old dispute with Boise State University officials, he has also taken his complaint to Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, state school Superintendent Tom Luna, dozens of legislators and staff members of Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch. “He seems to think that if he comes 12 times, the answer will be different than the 11th time,” Otter spokesman Jon Hanian said Monday. Earlier, Otter himself defended his instruction to Idaho State Police officers to prevent Pentico from again entering the governor’s office. It was Pentico’s refusal to stay away that got him arrested April 2/ Jim Fisher , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Should elected officials be required to put up with a bothersome person like Christopher Pentico, who may be respectful but wastes staff time because he can’t take no for an answer?