[Vision2020] Proof that the Idaho legislature is actually doing something . . .

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of today's (February 14, 2015) Spokesman-Review.

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Bill would repeal dueling in outdated Idaho law
BOISE – A 151-year-old state law that reportedly drew its inspiration from the legendary duel between former Vice President Aaron Burr and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton might soon be taken off the books. 

The House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee voted Friday to consider ridding Idaho of the rule on jurisdiction for out-of-state duels. The law was passed during Idaho’s very first territorial legislature in 1864. 

Currently, the law states that Idaho has jurisdiction if a person dies in the Gem State after getting injured in a duel out-of-state. 

Republican Rep. Thomas Dayley joked that some lawmakers may want to take advantage of the statute before its repeal would take effect in July. 

Michael Kane from the Idaho Sheriffs’ Association had been tasked with finding outdated laws to repeal from Idaho code, he said. “Needless to say, this is obsolete,” he told lawmakers. 

The rule has been untouched for most of its tenure, but it was amended in 1986 as part of a larger change to grant jurisdiction to the entire state rather than a specific county. 

The law has its roots in an 1804 duel between Burr and Hamilton, Kane said. 

The duel took place in New Jersey, but Hamilton died in New York. Both states charged Burr with murder.

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And jus' before they vote in a bill permitting concealed weapons in town without the necessity of a permit.

WHEW!  That was close.

Seeya at the livery stable, Festus, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com
  
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still.
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
  
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