Comments on: Teacher’s Unrest Grows Statewide https://boiseguardian.com/2011/04/21/teachers-unrest-grows-statewide/ A different slant on the news. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: The dog walker https://boiseguardian.com/2011/04/21/teachers-unrest-grows-statewide/#comment-23423 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:20:24 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6308#comment-23423 You have to be 18 and an Idaho resident to legally collect signatures. Friday I ran into 5 signature collectors, three on 8th street and two in front of the library. All of them were paid collectors. I asked if they were working for the union and said they worked for “national ballot access.”. They said they didn’t know who was footing the bill but that they were making $10 an hour. They were telling people that “the Luna laws” would eliminate 25,000 teachers. Is that possible? Are there that many teachers?

]]> By: Grumpy ole guy https://boiseguardian.com/2011/04/21/teachers-unrest-grows-statewide/#comment-23421 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:19:44 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6308#comment-23421 Hummmm, I almost never take issue with The Guardian’s statements (opinions can be another matter altogether)BUT I think there may be an slight unintentional error (or, more probably, confusion) in this story. There are three options for voters in this state to initiate a vote on something.

The Initiative, the Recall and the Referendum. Each state may differ to some extent upon each of these three options. In Idaho the Initiative is TO THE LEGISLATURE. That body is not bound by either the Constitution or by Law to follow the exact wishes of the voters IF the Initiative is “successful” at the polls.

The Recall is a call for a special election to review whether or not to retain a previously elected “official”.

The Referendum to a call for a vote OF THE PEOPLE on an issue which has already been acted upon by the Legislature.

Idaho is somewhat unusual in its use of the Initiative; in some states an Initiative MUST be considered, AS PASSED by the Legislature, in some other states an Initiative which attains a majority vote BECOMES law, when the Legislature endorses it, AS IT MUST, unless there is a conflict with the State or Federal Constitution.

So, these pesky Idaho Initiative are viewed by the Legislature NOT as specific directives, but as advisory actions by the citizens to “do something”. God and the Speaker alone know what that may be.

]]> By: Cyclops https://boiseguardian.com/2011/04/21/teachers-unrest-grows-statewide/#comment-23404 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:47:36 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6308#comment-23404 Taking a page from the Northwest carpenters union, how much does anyone want to bet that those solicitating signatures are high school students?

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