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The New War on Wolves

Los Angeles Times... . PHOTO: Congress removed wolves in Montana and Idaho from... more

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Waste of taxpayer $$ for this:Federal use of aerial sharpshooters to kill wolves draws fire

a U.S. Wildlife Services plane covered with 58 paw-print decals — one for each... more

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FOX Nation ... attempt at Occupy link. FAIL!

Insane Man from hotbed of White Supremacy IDAHO Linked, by FOX NEWS only, to Occupy... more

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Avista Corporate Monopoly Power

Washington Water Power, now known as Avista, has been in the Spokane area since the... more

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Xcorps Action Sports TV #53.) WHITE BIRD seg.4 HD

Xcorps #53.) WHITE BIRD -seg.4 HD - The wild adventure continues with the Xcams... more

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Idaho State Senator BUSTED!!!!!

BOISE -- Senator John McGee, the Majority Caucus Chair in the Idaho Statehouse, was... more

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Xcorps Action Sports TV #53.) WHITE BIRD seg.1 HD

Xcorps #53.) WHITE BIRD --seg.1 HD- The road tour adventure continues with the Xcams... more

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Hear Me! My Name Is Catherine! Legally a Woman, Jailed Among Men

A small and fragile transgender woman sits behind bars in solitary in a men’s... more

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Idaho Rejects Rape Exception In Abortion Bill Because "The Hand Of The Almighty’ Was At Work"

Marching in step with the GOP’s nationwide war on a woman’s right to choose, the Idaho legislature gave final approval to a bill that would outlaw abortions after 20 weeks. Modeled after Nebraska’s first-in-the-nation measure, the bill — like the one passed in Kansas last week — is based on highly disputed medical research alleging that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks. Idaho’s bill, however, also fails to include exceptions for rape, incest, severe fetal abnormality or the mental or psychological health of the mother. “Only when the pregnancy threatens the mother’s life or physical health could a post-20-week abortion be performed.”

In 1990, Idaho’s anti-abortion Gov. Cecil Andrus (D) vetoed a similar bill expressly because it failed to provide a rape or incest exception. “The bill is drawn so narrowly that it would punitively and without compassion further harm an Idaho woman who may find herself in the horrible, unthinkable position of confronting a pregnancy that resulted from rape or incest,” he said.

But this year during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, state Republican lawmakers found plenty of reasons to advocate for it. State Rep. Shannon McMillan (R) argued that women who were impregnated under “violent circumstances” should have no choice because it’s not the fetus’s fault. State Rep. Brent Crane, the bill’s sponsor, took it a step further. Believing that “tragic, horrific” acts of rape or incest are the “hand of the Almighty,” Crane said women should trust God to turn the consequences of their sexual assault into “wonderful examples”:

“Is not the child of that rape or incest also a victim?” asked Rep. Shannon McMillan, R-Silverton. “It didn’t ask to be here. It was here under violent circumstances perhaps, but that was through no fault of its own.”[...]

The Idaho bill’s House sponsor, state Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa, told legislators that the “hand of the Almighty” was at work. “His ways are higher than our ways,” Crane said. “He has the ability to take difficult, tragic, horrific circumstances and then turn them into wonderful examples.”

Crane’s belief that good can come from such horrific circumstances may be one shared or embraced by a sexual assault victim. However, that interpretation, that belief, that choice should be made by the woman — not forced upon her by law. The right to choose is not about the “innocence” or “guilt” of the fetus – or of the woman for that matter. It is about a woman being able to decide whether she is willing and able to carry a pregnancy to term.

The bill does more than compel sexual assault victims to carry pregnancies to term, it makes it a felony to perform such an abortion and allows spouses and relatives to file legal injunctions against physicians who break the ban. The bill also sets up a fund that can accept donations to defend the bill — a needed provision since the Idaho attorney general has issued two legal opinions declaring the bill unconstitutional for violating the Roe v. Wade decision’s viability standard.

Despite the lack of constitutionality or compassion, the bill passed 54 to 14 with only one Republican joining all 13 Democrats in opposition. The bill now heads to Gov. Butch Otter (R) “who is expected to sign it.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/07/idaho-almighty-abortion/Marching in step with the GOP’s nationwide war on a woman’s right to... more

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Idaho House GOP takes revenge on Dems by voting down child disability bill

There are petty political battles happening in the Gem State. The Idaho House... more

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Idaho Senate Attacks The Menace Of Blunt Wraps. WTF?

Let's be "blunt" about this: With all the real issues facing the Potato State, the Idaho Legislature has some mighty strange priorities.

A bill introduced Monday in the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee would make it unlawful to sell, manufacture or distribute roll-your-own cigar blunt wraps in the state. This is because blunt wraps, made from tobacco leaves, are widely used by marijuana smokers to consume weed.

The incredibly pinheaded proposal, sponsored by Republican Senator Denton "Dense" Darrington, would give blunt wraps the same status as other supposed "drug paraphernalia," opening sellers, manufacturers and owners of the products to potential criminal charges, reports Ben Botkin at the Magic Valley Times-News.

The bill comes -- you guessed it! -- at the urging of Big Tobacco, who would really hate to see Americans switch from smoking their cancer-causing product -- which causes 440,000 deaths every year in the U.S. alone -- to marijuana, for which nobody seems to be able to find a single substantiated fatality.

The Cigar Association of America claims the wraps "have no legitimate use" and are primarily used to make "marijuana cigarettes." The horror.... The horror!

"In recent times, the term 'blunt' has become associated with marijuana or joints," Russell Westerberg, speaking on behalf of the Cigar Assocation, knowledgeably informs us.

A blunt can also mask the odor of marijuana and "give the appearance of no wrongdoing" by its smoker, Westerberg added, saying "If Paris Hilton had used a blunt, she probably wouldn't have been caught." (Hilton was detained in South Africa in July for suspicion of marijuana possession at the World Cup. The wealthy hotel heiress cum home sex tape star was later cleared of the charge.)

Westerberg self-importantly brought in samples of these "dangerous" blunt wraps and let lawmakers cluelessly pass them around, inspecting them to "get acquainted" with these threats to polite Idaho society.

He claimed the blunt wraps are also used to smoke "Spice," synthetic marijuana that's caught on among dweebs who aren't cool enough to know anyone with the real stuff.

If you choose to use commercially produced tobacco in the United States, you should at least be aware that you are helping fund some of the biggest opponents of cannabis re-legalization in the country.

http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/01/idaho_senate_attacks_the_menace_of_blunt_wraps_wtf.phpLet's be "blunt" about this: With all the real issues facing the Potato... more

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PLEASE DEPORT ME, I WANT OUT!!!!:

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Bowe Bergdahl Surfaces

Latest News Updates A new video released by the Taliban shows Spc. A new video of... more

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Hooded, Noose-Carrying Snowman Spreads Holiday Hate In Idaho

Residents in Hayden, Idaho were surprised and appalled to discover a massive... more

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Boise State BCS University Of Idaho

Latest News Updates: The BCS contender Boise State Broncos are crushing the University... more

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Ten States File Briefs in Appeal vs. Unconstitutionality Ruling of Prop 8

San Francisco:- Last month a federal judge ruled that that California’s... more

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Twin Falls council approves July 5 fireworks display

Only in Idaho!! The Fourth of July fireworks display at the College of Southern... more

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University of Buffalo: Said No to Casino Gaming Classes

This blog talks about the refusal of University of Buffalo to offer casino dealer... more

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Could medical marijuana work in Idaho?

IDAHO FALLS - Many doctors support using marijuana to help patients with chronic pain.... more

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