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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Wasn’t that theory about the behavior of Idaho Republican
legislators?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>John Pool<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Art Deco<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 04, 2010 10:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Vision 2020<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] How To Tell It is an Election Year in Idaho .
. .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Isn't there a theory that if
you let a bunch of monkeys loose on keyboards they will eventually produce
something syntactically correct?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Maybe this is one of such
efforts.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>W.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"
title="thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" title="vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision
2020</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Thursday, March 04,
2010 8:39 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [Vision2020] How To
Tell It is an Election Year in Idaho . . .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The Idagoons (Idaho's answer to Washington DC's "C
Street"), in hilarious<br>
unison, present such legislation as . . .<br>
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House Concurrent Resolution 44 (also attached)<br>
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES<br>
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 44<br>
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE<br>
<br>
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE SCOPE<br>
OF POWER DEFINED BY THE TENTH AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE FEDERAL<br>
GOVERNMENT WAS CREATED BY THE STATES SPECIFICALLY TO BE AN AGENT OF THE<br>
STATES, THAT CONGRESS IS URGED TO PASS LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTING THE<br>
FINDINGS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, INCLUDING BALANCING<br>
THE FEDERAL BUDGET, EXTINGUISHING THE PUBLIC DEBT, PROVIDING FOR<br>
GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, MAINTAINING AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING NATION,<br>
PREVENTING FOREIGN ENTITIES<br>
FROM HAVING AUTHORITY OVER ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES,<br>
RESTRAINING THE GROWTH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PREVENTING UNFUNDED<br>
MANDATES, PROHIBITING GOVERNMENT FROM TAKING OWNERSHIP OF PRIVATE SECTOR<br>
ENTERPRISE AND PROVIDING FOR THE PRESENCE OF "GOD" IN THE PUBLIC
DOMAIN,<br>
AND URGING THE SEVERAL STATES TO ADOPT SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS.<br>
<br>
Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:<br>
<br>
WHEREAS, the scope of power defined by the Tenth Amendment means that the<br>
federal government was created by the states specifically to be an agent<br>
of the states, and<br>
<br>
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Legislature of the state of Idaho, that<br>
Congress adopt laws consistent with the findings hereinafter described,<br>
and<br>
<br>
WHEREAS, in regard to a Balanced Federal Budget and the incurrence of<br>
debt, the annual expenditures of the Congress should not exceed the annual<br>
revenue for any year, save for the use of monetary reserves, and that<br>
Congress should not borrow from any source, including its own funds and<br>
trusts, for any expense, except for the extraordinary costs of a declared<br>
war or armed conflict, and<br>
<br>
WHEREAS, in regard to Paying of the Public Debt, that all Public Debt of<br>
the United States should be extinguished within 55 years of the approval<br>
of this resolution, and<br>
<br>
WHEREAS, in regard to Government Transparency and Congressional<br>
Procedures, all bills, orders and resolutions passed by the Congress<br>
should be limited to a single topic, and After all floor amendments, no<br>
bill should be voted upon by either body of Congress unless and until it<br>
has been published for general public review for at least five days, save<br>
a Declaration of War, and<br>
<br>
WHEREAS, in regard to maintaining the United States as an English-Speaking<br>
Nation, the English language should be the exclusive language for the<br>
affairs of government and the formal language for business, and No<br>
business, individual, or government should suffer any penalty for<br>
requiring the usage of the English language exclusively in its affairs,<br>
nor should be liable for not speaking another language, and for any<br>
domestic issue, no court should consider or use as precedent any foreign<br>
or international law, regulation, or court decision, and<br>
<br>
WHEREAS, Congress should prevent foreign entities, including the United<br>
Nations, from having authority over activities within the United States,<br>
and<br>
<br>
WHEREAS, in regard to restraining the growth of the federal government,<br>
preventing unfunded mandates and prohibiting government from taking<br>
ownership of private sector enterprise, judicial interpretation of the<br>
division and the limits of power contained in the Tenth Amendment should<br>
lean to the side of the states or the people with the powers granted to<br>
the United States in Section 8 of Article I being limited and narrowly<br>
interpreted. The behavior of courts that do not honor this provision<br>
should be brought to question by Congress, and The United States should<br>
not nationalize any industry save during the time of declared war, after<br>
which control should revert to the private sector. Should the United<br>
States gain controlling interest in a private sector enterprise through<br>
default or by other means, the United States should divest itself of such<br>
interest in an orderly manner, and<br>
<br>
WHEREAS, in regard to providing for the presence of "God" in the
public<br>
domain, no religious organization should be discriminated against by any<br>
government. As a tribute to that which has endowed us with our rights and<br>
provided a moral compass for us to follow, the phrase "In God We
Trust"<br>
should appear on all coin and currency and references to God should be<br>
welcome in all public places and public verse, including the display of<br>
historic symbols, which provided the foundation for the modern day<br>
law in the United States.<br>
<br>
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular<br>
Session of the Sixtieth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives<br>
and the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature submits this<br>
Concurrent Resolution to the several states of the United States and that<br>
the several states are urged to approve, on or before March 1, 2010, a<br>
like or similar resolution as herein approved by the Legislature of the<br>
State of Idaho.<br>
<br>
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Congress is urged to pass legislation<br>
implementing the findings provided for in this Concurrent Resolution,<br>
including those findings relating to a Balanced Federal Budget,<br>
extinguishing the Public Debt, Government Transparency, maintaining an<br>
English-Speaking Nation, preventing foreign entities from having authority<br>
over activities within the United States, restraining the growth of the<br>
federal government, preventing unfunded mandates, and prohibiting<br>
government from taking ownership of private sector enterprise, and<br>
providing for the presence of "God" in the public domain.<br>
<br>
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of<br>
Representatives be, and is hereby directed to forward copies of this<br>
resolution to the Secretary of State and presiding officers of both Houses<br>
of the Legislatures of each of the other States in the Union, the Speaker<br>
of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United<br>
States Senate, and the members of the congress of the United States<br>
representing the state of Idaho.<br>
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Stay tuned, V-peeps.<br>
<br>
Tom Hansen<br>
Moscow, Idaho<br>
<br>
"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<br>
and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>
<br>
- Unknown<o:p></o:p></p>
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