Richert: Wingnut Material In GOPlatform

Idaho Republican Party platforms are frequently a petri dish for cultivating outlandish conservative ideals, and the 2010 edition is particularly fertile. The platform advocates that the state withhold taxes from Uncle Sam (I call this the “don’t try this at home” plank). The platform contains more defense of marriage red meat, saying transgender Idahoans should not be allowed to marry. And the 17th Amendment, the one that allows ordinary shlubs to elect their U.S. senators? The Idaho GOP wants this gone. At least the GOP rejected the idea of forming a state militia, calculated risk that this is. Be that as it may, the state’s prevailing party still embraced plenty of wingnut material/ Kevin Richert , Idaho Statesman. More here .

Question: Which plank of the Idaho Republican platform do you consider to be the furthest out there? Which do you consider to be the best?