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Another example of "freedom loving" libertarians wanting to tell us what we
should and shouldn't watch.

w.


On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>    Girl Scout Cookies will be tax free. The rest of the news:
>
>
>    Courtesy of Eye on Boise, Spokesman-Review:
>
>
>    Testimony on Health Insurance Exchange Bill:
>
> ” Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, said she represented both her
> legislative district and “many Catholics around the state of Idaho” in
> speaking against the exchange bill, saying it would implement abortion by
> covering emergency contraceptives. Christine Tiddens of Catholic
> Charities of Idaho spoke in favor of the bill on behalf of both her group
> and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Idaho. “Idaho has already taken proactive
> measures to limit abortion coverage,” she said. “Our goal in advocating for
> this bill is to promote affordable, high-quality coverage for all families
> of Idaho.”
> House backs TV anti-indecency measure<http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2013/mar/19/house-backs-tv-anti-indecency-measure/>
> Posted by *Betsy*
> March 19, 2013 10:58 a.m.<http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2013/mar/19/house-backs-tv-anti-indecency-measure/>
>   •  3 comments<http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2013/mar/19/house-backs-tv-anti-indecency-measure/#comments>
> The House has voted 57-13 in favor of HJM 2, a non-binding memorial
> calling on the Federal Communications Commission to crack down on indecency
> on television. Rep. Darrell Bolz, R-Caldwell, said an individual from
> Canyon County has been pushing for several years for the Legislature to
> pass a law on the matter, but he conferred with the Idaho Attorney
> General’s office and determined that a non-binding memorial would be more
> appropriate. “This is not making any new regulation whatsoever,” Bolz told
> the House. “All we are asking for is the FCC follow the standards that are
> already in force that they have at the current time.” He added, “We all
> realize that the moral standards of society have started to decay quite a
> bit. … I think it’s important that we take a stand and let people know
> where we stand in terms of the moral fabric of this country.”
> The measure calls on the FCC to “resume enforcement of traditional
> American standards of decency and prohibit the implied portrayal of or
> discussion of sexual intercourse on television when it pertains to
> unmarried persons in fictitious programs, reality shows and advertisements,
> including jocular references to premarital sex, characters lying in bed
> together and characters disrobing or undressing.”
> Rep. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, debated against the measure. “This is
> essentially calling for censorship,” he said. “I am opposed to censorship -
> I will be voting no.”
> The 13 “no” votes included 11 Democrats and two Republicans, Reps. Luke
> Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene, and Eric Anderson, R-Priest Lake.
> House State Affairs opens hearing on anti-marijuana resolution<http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2013/mar/19/house-state-affairs-opens-hearing-anti-marijuana-resolution/>
> Posted by *Betsy*
> March 19, 2013 8:28 a.m.<http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2013/mar/19/house-state-affairs-opens-hearing-anti-marijuana-resolution/>
>   •  15 comments<http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2013/mar/19/house-state-affairs-opens-hearing-anti-marijuana-resolution/#comments>
> “Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States,”
> Sen. Chuck Winder, R-Boise, told the House State Affairs Committee this
> morning, pitching his SCR 112, a Senate-passed resolution declaring that
> it’s the position of the Idaho Legislature that the state should never
> legalize marijuana for any use. “I think what this resolution is trying to
> do is just to make a statement that Idaho recognizes the problems that
> marijuana is creating in other states,” Winder said. “This is just a
> statement, it doesn’t change the law. … It’s just a statement on behalf of
> the Legislature of Idaho.”
> Rep. John Gannon, D-Boise, said he’d like to propose an amendment to add,
> “Except when prescribed by physicians specializing in cancer treatment for
> the treatment of patients with terminal cancer.” He asked, “Would that be
> something that would be acceptable to the sponsor?” Winder responded,
> “Under our joint rules, we’re not allowed to amend resolutions.” He said,
> “That’s something you could propose I think in the form of legislation, if
> you chose to.”
> There are lots of people wanting to testify on both sides of the measure.
> Lindsey Rinehart of Compassionate Idaho was first up to speak; she said her
> group last week launched a medical marijuana initiative in Idaho. “What we
> are trying to do is legalize marijuana for seriously ill and terminally ill
> patients,” she said. “We need safe access for patients to obtain their
> cannabis legally, without becoming part of a black market society.”
> Rinehart, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, said, “It is appalling for
> people to tell me to leave the state I love to go get the medical care that
> I need.”
> Elisha Figueroa, administrator of the Idaho Office of Drug Policy, told
> the committee, “It has no medical use and is addictive.” She said,
> “Marijuana use has also been directly linked to mental illness.”
>
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