Jeers: Dumb Idea X 2

In his weekly, Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune jeers … state Rep. Paul Shepherd, R-Riggins, for doubling down on a dumb idea: “A year ago, he came up with arguably the dumbest idea of the entire session - nullifying the Environmental Protection Agency. Shepherd thinks suction dredge miners ought to continue operating in the Salmon River in spite of the EPA’s conclusion that it violates the Clean Water Act. Even former Rep. - and now Secretary of State - Lawerence (Boss) Denney, R-Midvale, had to concede Shepherd’s plan “does perhaps go too far and is likely unconstitutional as written.” This year, Shepherd is back with a convoluted, three-page bill declaring as a matter of state law that the EPA has drawn the wrong conclusions and therefore lacks authority to act. Nobody’s fooled. Same song. Different verse. Full Cheers & Jeers column here.

Question: Are you still amazed re: how many dumb ideas can surface in the Idaho Legislature?