By Mike Weland
America has a long and proud history, Mr. Herndon, of directly raising its middle finger at stupid laws passed by those idiots we on occasion mistakenly elect, such as yourself, who pass such laws in your own self interest rather than in the interests of the constituents you serve.
That’s the beauty of our constitutional republic — being elected doesn’t give carte blanche to do as one pleases — but confers responsibility as contained in the oath of office, that you uphold and defend the constitution.
President Trump did run on a platform of make America great again. Which starts with living up to his oath of office and faithfully executing the laws of this nation. He did neither in in first term, going so far as to incite insurrection rather than admit he got trounced, he is doing even worse in his second term, breaking laws almost daily, tearing down our constitution and ignoring the weak admonitions of the coequal branches of government he and his cult, yourself included, have so inexplicably intimidated.
House Bill 96 is a fine example of a poorly written law intended solely to show the Idaho Freedom Factions, MAGA, and hopefully even Donald Trump himself just what good and loyal MAGA sheep you are, how anti-woke you are, how far you’ll stoop to kiss the ring of a corrupt would-be tyrant somehow elected by a superminority of 77-million in a nation with about 174-million voting age citizens.
Interestingly, Senator Jim Woodward and Representative Mark Sauter are both men of accomplishment, not easily cowed and not willing to abrogate their oath of fealty to the constitution in order to bend the knee to a deeply flawed and completely unqualified would-be tyrant as Donald J. Trump or those sycophants, such as yourself, who lie, distract, point blame at others for that which you are guilty but somehow never manage to offer a cogent or logical defense of your assault on the very foundations of that you aver to support — freedom, liberty, rule of law.
Mr. Herndon, the magic show you attempt to keep going is crumbling, the lies are being seen through, your true intentions revealed, and they are being reviled.
Ours is a tricameral government with coequal legislative, judicial and executive branches.
But you forget, sir, ours is a government of the people, by the people and for the people … and we the people reserve the right, when those we elect fail us, to assert our rights as established under the constitution … we the people are not obligated to suffer fools or cede our rights to anyone we elect when they violate the law, when they belittle the constitution, when they declare themselves superior.
We the people are the fourth, and by far the most powerful, pillar of government, as you so ignobly learned.
Whatever you think about Canadian flags or rainbow flags, Scott, please remember, the judiciary has long ruled that flags are symbolic, and protected as free speech under the first amendment.
You go right on ahead and complain to our IFF attorney general Raul Labrador and continue your attempt to gaslight the public you failed to serve when you were afforded the responsibility.
We are not impressed.