Of lawyers and lawyers…

Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on how Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, wants the Idaho Legislature to hire its own lawyers in a new “Office of Legislative Counsel” rather than consulting the Idaho Attorney General’s office. Barbieri, sponsor of this year’s unsuccessful health-care nullification law, which the attorney general’s office advised violated both the U.S. and Idaho constitutions and lawmakers’ oath of office, is an attorney, though he’s not licensed in Idaho; he disputed the opinion.