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Coverage unfair

Partisan progressive prejudices aside – huh? – there appears to be the need for more clarity in the press coverage of Idaho SB 1067.

Rep. Luke Malek is quoted as saying that Rep. Lynn Luker “does not speak for Idaho or for me.” That principle of independence is exactly why Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll changed her mind about the bill, and why the majority of the House committee voted to table the measure. Apparently, Nuxoll realized that Idahoans might be placed under the jurisdiction of foreign authorities. That is what the Founding Fathers fought against.

Rep. Robert Anderst said “I, for one, don’t know the specifics of this legislation.” That sounds eerily similar to, “We won’t know what’s in it until we pass it.” How many Idahoans want that?

Professional journalism stresses avoiding misrepresentation or oversimplification, and allowing subjects to respond to criticism. Betsy Russell’s article has no response from Luker. Where’s the truth?

Jeremy Conlin

Cocolalla, Idaho

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