Running Against Palouse Militia

Barrett Schroeder said Thursday that he had considered running for the Idaho Senate for a while, but learning about the militia group here on the Palouse spurred him into action. The candidate for Senate District 5 explained his concerns about the 57th and 75th battalions of the Lightfoot Militia in detail in a news release this week that has riled the group and resulted in a back-and-forth of animosity. Schroeder said, “I care that they have a role of authority. They believe that the Constitution gives them authority over me, or they have an agenda to make that happen.” While the militia claims it is apolitical, Schroeder focuses on the political leanings of its commanding officer, Jeff Williams of Pullman, who is also a member of a local libertarian group, Palouse Liberty Project, and a tea party activist/ Brandon Macz , Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here . (1995 SR file photo of militia training in North Idaho)

Question: Are we about to see the return of the militia movement throughout North Idaho?