"We Dissent!"

[Major Hogwash]

28. The Republicans in Idaho know all about you, H2O Man

You think I'm kidding, don't you?
Well, think again.

The Republicans in the Idaho state legislature are very aware of the little meeting you had with your state's representative this year. They were very concerned that the same sort of thing could take place right here in Idaho. You know, how a constituent in the state could request to have a meeting with his duly elected representative in the state legislature to express his feelings and wishes to block proposed fracking attempts in his own community.

So, the Republicans in the Idaho state legislature drew up a bill to prevent that very thing from happening here. They drafted a bill to prevent local communities and locally governed municipalities, like incorporated towns, villages, towns, or cities, from blocking any fracking projects by natural gas companies or to prevent prospective oil drilling projects by oil companies.

The Republicans left that bill in committee after they were told it may be unconstitutional. Yet, the committee had the support of every Republican in the House of Representatives and most of the Republicans in the state's Senate chamber.

But, that bill will come back next year.
They're going to do it.
They're determined to do it.
They'll do it here first, where the state's legislature is nearly 75% Republican.

And then they'll use it as a test case to take to other states.