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<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>Visionaries,<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>The Idaho House yesterday overwhelmingly passed HCR 44,
euphemistically titled “Sovereignty under the 10<sup>th</sup> amendment”
but pushing an English-only agenda and blurring the line between church and
state, among other things. The blurb in this morning’s Lewiston
Tribune (pasted below) notes that all but one of the Democrats (Mary Lou Shepherd,
who often votes with the Republicans) voted against it. What it doesn’t
note is that all of the Republicans (including Tom Trail) voted for it.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>This is a largely symbolic measure, but symbols matter. I
don’t think measures such as this help advance the cause of human rights
in Idaho.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>Judy<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'>From this morning’s <i>Lewiston
Tribune</i>:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>Resolution in House pushes English, God</strong> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>America should reserve a place for God in the public domain and speak
English when doing government business, according to a symbolic measure passed
50-17 in the House. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Rep. Rich Jarvis's resolution Thursday was aimed at asserting states' rights
under the Constitution's 10th Amendment. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Meridian Republican argued keeping English as the language of government
and business would keep America an "English-speaking nation." <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Jarvis's measure also urged that "references to God should be welcome
in all public places and public verse." It now goes to the Senate. All but
one Democrat, Rep. Mary Lou Shepherd from Wallace, voted against the measure. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>You can read this lovely piece of work at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/HCR044.htm">http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/HCR044.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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