Bair, Moyle disregard ‘people’s law’

In his editorial this morning, Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments:

In 1938, Idaho voters passed an initiative, placing Fish and Game under an independent, nonpartisan commission. Winning 76 percent of the vote, it was Idaho’s first successful initiative. Along with the Sunshine Law and the Homeowner’s Initiative, it remains one of the premier examples of the “people’s law.” Now two Idaho politicians — Senate Resources and Environment Committee Chairman Steve Bair, R-Blackfoot, and House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star — are behind a blatant power grab to undermine the voice of the voters. In the process, Bair and Moyle would erase the egalitarianism that has been Fish and Game’s legacy these past 78 years. At issue is their bill directing Fish and Game to auction three tags each for controlled elk, deer and pronghorn hunts and one each for bighorn sheep, mountain goats and moose. More here .

Thoughts?