WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:27:55.9100000" NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.9728391 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.090 Idaho's News Channel 7 this is viewpoint. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:04.700 --> 00:00:05.645 Welcome to viewpoint. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:05.645 --> 00:00:07.496 I'm Doug pet cash, the controversial NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:07.496 --> 00:00:09.840 new law that raises the bar for getting NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:09.895 --> 00:00:11.540 citizens initiatives on the ballot NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:11.540 --> 00:00:13.550 goes before the Idaho Supreme Court. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:13.550 --> 00:00:15.308 This week, the legislature passed Senate NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:15.308 --> 00:00:17.865 Bill 1110 and the governor signed it into NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:17.865 --> 00:00:19.863 law during the recent legislative session. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:19.870 --> 00:00:21.440 Opponents argue the law makes NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:21.440 --> 00:00:23.375 it nearly impossible to get an NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:23.375 --> 00:00:24.607 initiative on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:24.610 --> 00:00:25.882 Supporters argue increased requirements NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:25.882 --> 00:00:28.399 make the process more fair to rural Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:28.400 --> 00:00:29.980 Idaho Supreme Court justices will NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:29.980 --> 00:00:31.560 hear their arguments on Tuesday. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:31.560 --> 00:00:33.462 Today, an opponent and a supporter NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:33.462 --> 00:00:35.150 will lay out their cases. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:35.150 --> 00:00:36.344 Here on viewpoint, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:36.344 --> 00:00:38.732 the previous ballot initiative law required NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:38.732 --> 00:00:40.537 signatures of 6% of registered voters NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:40.537 --> 00:00:43.050 in 18 of Idaho 35 legislative districts. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:43.050 --> 00:00:45.198 The new ballot initiative law requires NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:45.198 --> 00:00:47.354 signatures of 6% of registered voters NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:47.354 --> 00:00:49.144 in all 35 legislative districts. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:49.150 --> 00:00:51.155 The Citizens group Reclaim Idaho NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:51.155 --> 00:00:53.544 filed the challenge against the new NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:53.544 --> 00:00:55.458 law and the Idaho Supreme Court NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:55.458 --> 00:00:57.050 decided to hear the case. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:57.050 --> 00:00:59.258 It's the same group responsible for NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:00:59.258 --> 00:01:01.470 getting Medicaid expansion on the ballot NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:01.470 --> 00:01:03.510 in 2018 through a signature campaign. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:03.510 --> 00:01:05.162 Voters ultimately approved that. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:05.162 --> 00:01:05.988 In 2019, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:05.990 --> 00:01:07.940 two bills passed the Idaho Legislature, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:07.940 --> 00:01:09.890 which aimed to change the signature NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:09.890 --> 00:01:11.190 requirements to getting 10% NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:11.190 --> 00:01:13.140 of registered voters in 32 of NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:13.140 --> 00:01:14.440 Idaho's 35 legislative districts, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:14.440 --> 00:01:16.390 Governor Brad Little vetoed both bills. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:16.390 --> 00:01:18.484 He said he questioned the constitutional NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:18.484 --> 00:01:20.520 sufficiency of the bills and worried NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:20.520 --> 00:01:22.260 about a federal judge being the NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:22.260 --> 00:01:24.187 only voice in defining the process. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:24.190 --> 00:01:25.490 He expressed similar legal NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:25.490 --> 00:01:27.440 concerns after signing the new law, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:27.440 --> 00:01:30.221 but wrote that he believed it was a much NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:30.221 --> 00:01:32.639 closer legal call than the 2019 bills. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:35.384 There are two likely outcomes in the Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:35.390 --> 00:01:37.268 Supreme Court case justices could side NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:37.268 --> 00:01:39.550 with reclaim Idaho and shoot down the law. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:39.550 --> 00:01:42.214 Or they could rule the the new law stands. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:42.220 --> 00:01:43.996 Luke Mayville is my first guest. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:46.376 He is the co-founder of the Citizens Group. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:46.380 --> 00:01:47.324 Reclaim Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:47.324 --> 00:01:48.740 Good morning Luke. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890428 00:01:48.740 --> 00:01:50.480 Good NOTE Confidence: 0.98651123 00:01:48.960 --> 00:01:50.480 morning Doug, glad to be here. Glad NOTE Confidence: 0.98651123 00:01:50.480 --> 00:01:51.999 to have you so first of all, NOTE Confidence: 0.98651123 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:54.907 what do you think of the fact that the NOTE Confidence: 0.98651123 00:01:54.907 --> 00:01:57.390 Supreme Court took up your case? Well, NOTE Confidence: 0.96448076 00:01:57.390 --> 00:01:59.980 it is an enormous relief for thousands NOTE Confidence: 0.96448076 00:01:59.980 --> 00:02:02.348 of people around the state who NOTE Confidence: 0.96448076 00:02:02.348 --> 00:02:04.323 are watching this really closely. NOTE Confidence: 0.96448076 00:02:04.330 --> 00:02:06.836 To know that the Supreme Court sees NOTE Confidence: 0.96448076 00:02:06.836 --> 00:02:09.419 the urgency of this issue and they NOTE Confidence: 0.96448076 00:02:09.419 --> 00:02:12.099 seem to recognize that this is in NOTE Confidence: 0.96448076 00:02:12.099 --> 00:02:14.369 fact a urgent constitutional issue. NOTE Confidence: 0.96448076 00:02:14.370 --> 00:02:17.146 It deals with a right that's been enshrined NOTE Confidence: 0.96448076 00:02:17.146 --> 00:02:20.545 in our state constitution for over 100 years. NOTE Confidence: 0.9887421 00:02:21.320 --> 00:02:24.032 Alright, So what is your main NOTE Confidence: 0.9887421 00:02:24.032 --> 00:02:26.690 argument against the new law? Well, NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:26.690 --> 00:02:29.168 the main argument is that this law NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:29.168 --> 00:02:31.791 would make it virtually impossible NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:31.791 --> 00:02:34.008 for grassroots organizations. NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:34.010 --> 00:02:36.509 To qualify and initiative for the ballot, NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:36.510 --> 00:02:39.022 we don't think that it should be easy NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:39.022 --> 00:02:41.508 to get initiative on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:41.510 --> 00:02:43.295 We think that any organization NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:43.295 --> 00:02:45.080 should have to work hard. NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:46.504 Volunteers around the state NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:46.504 --> 00:02:48.284 should have to get involved, NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:48.290 --> 00:02:50.565 but you shouldn't make it so difficult NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:50.565 --> 00:02:52.220 that it's virtually impossible, NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:52.220 --> 00:02:54.356 because if you claim that the NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:54.356 --> 00:02:56.899 people ought to have a right to NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:56.899 --> 00:02:58.634 put something on the ballot, NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:02:58.640 --> 00:03:00.488 which our Constitution does NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:03:00.488 --> 00:03:01.874 enshrine that right. NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:03:01.880 --> 00:03:03.880 But then you turn around and make it NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:03:03.880 --> 00:03:05.429 impossible to exercise that right. NOTE Confidence: 0.9884478 00:03:05.430 --> 00:03:07.887 It's really not much of a right at all. NOTE Confidence: 0.98953193 00:03:08.630 --> 00:03:10.134 So why is it so hard to get NOTE Confidence: 0.98953193 00:03:10.134 --> 00:03:11.669 signatures in all 35 districts though? NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:13.130 --> 00:03:15.706 Well, we know that it was already NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:15.706 --> 00:03:18.007 extremely difficult to meet the 18 NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:18.007 --> 00:03:19.507 district requirement even before NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:19.507 --> 00:03:21.820 this new law went into effect. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:21.820 --> 00:03:24.536 Idaho already had some of the most NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:24.536 --> 00:03:26.738 difficult signature rules in the country, NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:26.740 --> 00:03:29.519 So what everyone needs to understand is NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:29.519 --> 00:03:32.445 that these the last set of rules were NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:32.445 --> 00:03:35.429 in place for about the last eight years. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:35.430 --> 00:03:37.794 There were 15 attempts by different NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:37.794 --> 00:03:40.350 groups to put initiatives on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:40.350 --> 00:03:43.395 15 different initiatives, only two of them. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:43.400 --> 00:03:46.352 Made it on the ballot so the previous NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:46.352 --> 00:03:48.681 rules were already so difficult that NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:48.681 --> 00:03:51.869 only two out of 15 made the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:51.870 --> 00:03:54.327 It was extremely difficult to get the NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:54.327 --> 00:03:56.206 required number of signatures when NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:56.206 --> 00:03:58.845 we when we went out and collected NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:03:58.845 --> 00:04:00.728 signatures for Medicaid expansion, NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:00.730 --> 00:04:03.070 it was extremely difficult to NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:03.070 --> 00:04:06.490 even get to the 18 districts. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:06.490 --> 00:04:08.734 People think that some people think NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:08.734 --> 00:04:10.580 signature gathering is really easy, NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:10.580 --> 00:04:13.516 so certainly a lot of people in the NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:13.516 --> 00:04:16.159 legislature seem to think it's really easy. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:18.030 What they don't understand is NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:18.030 --> 00:04:20.250 that a volunteer will go out, NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:20.250 --> 00:04:21.738 sometimes for two hours, NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:21.738 --> 00:04:23.598 knocking on doors of strangers, NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:26.204 and in that two hours they might. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:26.210 --> 00:04:27.694 They might collect just NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:27.694 --> 00:04:28.807 eight valid signatures, NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:28.810 --> 00:04:31.848 so try doing that and collecting the NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:31.848 --> 00:04:34.235 2000 signatures required in a district NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:34.235 --> 00:04:36.580 and then try doing that 35 times. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:36.580 --> 00:04:37.948 In 35 different locations NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:37.948 --> 00:04:39.316 all around the state, NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:39.320 --> 00:04:41.030 it's an extremely high bar. NOTE Confidence: 0.9894563 00:04:41.030 --> 00:04:42.050 But in rural NOTE Confidence: 0.99016935 00:04:42.050 --> 00:04:44.220 districts, 6% of voters would be a NOTE Confidence: 0.99016935 00:04:44.220 --> 00:04:45.954 much smaller number of signatures NOTE Confidence: 0.99016935 00:04:45.954 --> 00:04:48.174 needed than in the more populated NOTE Confidence: 0.99016935 00:04:48.174 --> 00:04:50.350 districts, wouldn't it? That's NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:04:50.350 --> 00:04:52.870 not, no, that's that's incorrect because NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:04:52.870 --> 00:04:55.699 all districts are roughly equal population. NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:04:55.700 --> 00:04:58.376 So just to just to make NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:04:58.376 --> 00:05:00.160 this point really clear, NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:02.830 all districts are roughly equal population. NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:02.830 --> 00:05:05.952 So that means the most rural districts NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:05.952 --> 00:05:09.080 are vast, so the so one district, NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:09.080 --> 00:05:11.305 for example, District 7 stretches NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:11.305 --> 00:05:13.085 from close to Sandpoint, NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:13.090 --> 00:05:16.205 where I'm from clear down to Riggins. NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:16.210 --> 00:05:20.296 So the almost half of the state it stretches. NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:20.300 --> 00:05:22.046 Across and it kind of swivels NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:22.046 --> 00:05:23.978 around Corda Lane and some of NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:23.978 --> 00:05:25.386 the other population centers, NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:25.390 --> 00:05:27.334 but some of these rural districts NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:27.334 --> 00:05:29.290 are larger than many of the NOTE Confidence: 0.9876038 00:05:29.290 --> 00:05:30.790 states in the United States. NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:32.010 --> 00:05:34.495 You touched on it a little bit, NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:34.500 --> 00:05:36.740 but one of the other arguments is NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:36.740 --> 00:05:38.930 that this measure ensures that the NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:38.930 --> 00:05:40.486 ballot doesn't become cluttered NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:40.486 --> 00:05:42.739 with a litany of initiatives and NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:42.739 --> 00:05:44.785 you talked about the 15 cases. NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:44.790 --> 00:05:46.210 Is that historically true, NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:46.210 --> 00:05:50.120 or is that just you know, it's been? NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:50.120 --> 00:05:51.545 There have been more attempts NOTE Confidence: 0.98681927 00:05:51.545 --> 00:05:52.400 in recent years. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:05:53.410 --> 00:05:55.797 It's really yeah. It's kind of funny. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:05:55.800 --> 00:05:57.879 I mean, if it weren't so disappointing NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:05:57.879 --> 00:05:59.954 that so many legislators are making NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:05:59.954 --> 00:06:02.192 this argument that that we're afraid NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:02.192 --> 00:06:04.318 that the ballot will be cluttered. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:04.320 --> 00:06:05.172 It's really it. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:05.172 --> 00:06:08.302 We just can't think of it as a good faith NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:08.302 --> 00:06:10.438 argument because there's no history in NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:10.438 --> 00:06:13.187 our state of the ballot being cluttered. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:13.190 --> 00:06:15.325 We have. We've been doing NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:15.325 --> 00:06:17.850 initiatives for about 80 years now. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:17.850 --> 00:06:21.864 And only about 15 well only 15 have passed NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:21.864 --> 00:06:26.295 and only about 30 have ever made the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:26.300 --> 00:06:27.496 So it's you know, NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:27.496 --> 00:06:29.290 in the last eight years only NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:29.364 --> 00:06:31.449 two initiatives made the ballot, NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:31.450 --> 00:06:33.620 so we there are other states that NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:33.620 --> 00:06:36.461 have had this problem of a lot of NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:36.461 --> 00:06:38.306 initiatives appearing on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:38.310 --> 00:06:40.390 Here in Idaho we have a we have NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:40.390 --> 00:06:42.568 really a very noble history with NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:42.568 --> 00:06:44.553 the initiative process where not NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:44.553 --> 00:06:46.450 many initiatives have made the NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:46.450 --> 00:06:48.952 ballot and the ones that have made NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:48.952 --> 00:06:50.712 the ballot have been extremely NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:50.712 --> 00:06:52.710 important for the people of Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:52.710 --> 00:06:54.460 It's been things like sunshine NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:54.460 --> 00:06:56.610 laws that made it that made. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:56.610 --> 00:06:58.114 Political corruption more difficult. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:58.114 --> 00:06:59.994 It's been things like the NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:06:59.994 --> 00:07:01.289 fishing game department. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:07:01.290 --> 00:07:03.215 Any number of really important NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:07:03.215 --> 00:07:05.969 things that people put on the ballot, NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:07:05.970 --> 00:07:08.259 and in order to give the people NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:07:08.259 --> 00:07:10.650 a voice in their government. NOTE Confidence: 0.98994255 00:07:10.650 --> 00:07:11.430 So why NOTE Confidence: 0.98922634 00:07:11.430 --> 00:07:13.872 do you think that the previous NOTE Confidence: 0.98922634 00:07:13.872 --> 00:07:15.720 law requiring signatures of 6% NOTE Confidence: 0.98922634 00:07:15.720 --> 00:07:18.108 of registered voters in 18 of NOTE Confidence: 0.98922634 00:07:18.108 --> 00:07:19.700 legislative 35 legislative districts NOTE Confidence: 0.98922634 00:07:19.761 --> 00:07:21.566 wasn't unfair to rural voters? NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:23.780 --> 00:07:26.155 Oh well, it's it's really NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:26.155 --> 00:07:28.055 the simple argument here. NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:28.060 --> 00:07:30.200 That is everyone, everyone we've NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:30.200 --> 00:07:33.300 talked to who's not a legislator, NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:33.300 --> 00:07:36.737 is convinced by this is that initiatives NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:36.737 --> 00:07:40.179 go to all voters in November. NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:40.180 --> 00:07:42.394 So everyone has a say if NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:42.394 --> 00:07:44.180 rural voters don't like it, NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:44.180 --> 00:07:46.790 they can vote it down and the the fact NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:46.790 --> 00:07:50.133 of our history is that we have never NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:50.133 --> 00:07:52.206 had successful initiatives in Idaho NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:52.206 --> 00:07:54.733 that didn't have support from a great NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:54.733 --> 00:07:56.920 deal of support from rural Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:56.920 --> 00:07:58.740 The legislature likes to talk NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:07:58.740 --> 00:08:00.560 a lot about Medicaid expansion. NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:02.380 We're proud of Medicaid expansion, NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:02.380 --> 00:08:04.564 it it's now secured health care NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:04.564 --> 00:08:06.020 for over 100,000 Idahoans, NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:06.020 --> 00:08:08.774 many of whom would never have NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:08.774 --> 00:08:10.610 otherwise had health care. NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:10.610 --> 00:08:13.805 And it won the majority of the vote in NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:13.805 --> 00:08:16.537 nearly every single county in Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:16.540 --> 00:08:18.510 The vast majority of rural NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:18.510 --> 00:08:20.086 Idahoans voted for it, NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:20.090 --> 00:08:22.855 and that's just part of our history. NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:22.860 --> 00:08:25.080 It would be foolish for any NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:25.080 --> 00:08:27.447 campaign to simply focus only on NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:27.447 --> 00:08:29.477 the urban districts when putting NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:29.477 --> 00:08:31.550 an initiative on the ballot, NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:31.550 --> 00:08:33.022 because you got it, NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:33.022 --> 00:08:35.890 you got to win over rural voters, NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:35.890 --> 00:08:37.018 and in November, NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:37.018 --> 00:08:38.898 in the November election in NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:38.898 --> 00:08:40.360 order to actually. NOTE Confidence: 0.9785748 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:43.150 Enact initiative and make it law. NOTE Confidence: 0.9878437 00:08:44.010 --> 00:08:46.110 Do you think that this new law NOTE Confidence: 0.9878437 00:08:46.110 --> 00:08:48.585 was a direct response to the NOTE Confidence: 0.9878437 00:08:48.585 --> 00:08:50.085 Medicaid expansion success? NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:08:52.380 --> 00:08:54.128 Well, certainly the success of NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:08:54.128 --> 00:08:56.240 Medicaid expansion made it clear that NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:08:56.304 --> 00:08:58.744 the people of Idaho could use this process. NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:08:58.750 --> 00:09:00.808 We think that a lot of legislators NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:00.808 --> 00:09:02.538 assume that the 18 districts NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:02.538 --> 00:09:04.106 already made it impossible, NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:04.110 --> 00:09:05.458 so they weren't worried. NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:05.458 --> 00:09:08.189 But then when people really rose up and NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:08.189 --> 00:09:10.139 put Medicaid expansion on the ballot, NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:10.140 --> 00:09:11.976 they got really worried because there NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:11.976 --> 00:09:14.950 are a lot of other things that are really NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:14.950 --> 00:09:17.395 popular with the people of Idaho that NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:17.395 --> 00:09:19.489 any number of lobbyists and legislators NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:19.489 --> 00:09:22.728 do not want to see on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:22.730 --> 00:09:25.418 And and it's it's a shame because look, NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:25.420 --> 00:09:28.108 the legislature still has most of the power. NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:28.110 --> 00:09:30.399 All the people of Idaho are asking NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:32.877 for is from time to time to be NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:32.877 --> 00:09:35.160 able to propose a law themselves. NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:35.160 --> 00:09:37.146 And. And I mean people should NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:37.146 --> 00:09:38.860 not be mistaken about this. NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:38.860 --> 00:09:41.866 It is very clear that the intention of this NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:41.866 --> 00:09:44.908 new law is to keep things off the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:44.910 --> 00:09:47.822 It's to prevent the people of Idaho from NOTE Confidence: 0.9893279 00:09:47.822 --> 00:09:50.279 putting things on the ballot and will be NOTE Confidence: 0.98593414 00:09:50.280 --> 00:09:52.476 able to get a response from NOTE Confidence: 0.98593414 00:09:52.476 --> 00:09:53.940 Representative Jim Mattis about. NOTE Confidence: 0.98593414 00:09:53.940 --> 00:09:55.428 That coming up here in the NOTE Confidence: 0.98593414 00:09:55.428 --> 00:09:57.020 next segment of our show look, NOTE Confidence: 0.98593414 00:09:57.020 --> 00:09:59.333 we just have a couple of minutes left here. NOTE Confidence: 0.98593414 00:09:59.340 --> 00:10:00.620 If the Supreme Court upholds NOTE Confidence: 0.98593414 00:10:00.620 --> 00:10:02.418 the new law, what's your Plan B? NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:04.980 --> 00:10:07.648 Will be thrilled if the Supreme Court well, NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:07.650 --> 00:10:10.656 well if it let me let me back up, NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:10.660 --> 00:10:13.726 we we expect the Supreme Court to NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:13.726 --> 00:10:16.573 strike down this law and we will NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:16.573 --> 00:10:19.350 be thrilled if the if the court. NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:19.350 --> 00:10:21.732 Really stands up and protects the NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:21.732 --> 00:10:24.060 rights of the people of Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:24.060 --> 00:10:26.010 If the court upholds the NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:26.010 --> 00:10:27.570 new anti initiatives law, NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:27.570 --> 00:10:29.910 we do have a backup plan. NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:29.910 --> 00:10:32.661 Our backup plan is to put forward NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:32.661 --> 00:10:34.200 the Initiative Rights Act, NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:34.200 --> 00:10:36.797 a ballot initiative that we have already NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:36.797 --> 00:10:39.270 filed with the Secretary of State. NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:39.270 --> 00:10:41.405 It's already actually been approved NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:41.405 --> 00:10:43.540 for signature collection and what NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:43.603 --> 00:10:45.607 the Initiative Rights Act would do NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:45.607 --> 00:10:47.800 is it would restore the traditional NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:47.800 --> 00:10:49.780 signature gathering rules that Idaho NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:49.780 --> 00:10:52.686 has had for most of our history, NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:52.686 --> 00:10:55.260 and those rules would simply say. NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:55.260 --> 00:10:57.638 We need signatures from 6% of NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:57.638 --> 00:10:58.892 registered voters statewide, NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:10:58.892 --> 00:11:00.564 regardless of which district NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:00.564 --> 00:11:01.919 those voters live in, NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:01.920 --> 00:11:04.446 because we know that that those NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:04.446 --> 00:11:06.590 traditional rules that existed for NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:06.590 --> 00:11:09.299 most of our history were already very NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:09.299 --> 00:11:11.557 difficult rules and they all they NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:11.557 --> 00:11:13.675 already made it very difficult for NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:13.680 --> 00:11:16.816 four initiatives to make it onto the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:16.820 --> 00:11:19.564 But at least they made it possible NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:19.564 --> 00:11:21.627 for ordinary citizens to come NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:21.627 --> 00:11:23.657 together and use that constitutional NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:23.657 --> 00:11:25.509 right to have a voice. NOTE Confidence: 0.9814124 00:11:25.510 --> 00:11:26.978 In the lawmaking process, NOTE Confidence: 0.98914725 00:11:26.980 --> 00:11:29.176 it's just 15 seconds left loop, NOTE Confidence: 0.98914725 00:11:29.180 --> 00:11:32.246 but wouldn't that then really just NOTE Confidence: 0.98914725 00:11:32.246 --> 00:11:34.290 allow initiative signature gathering NOTE Confidence: 0.98914725 00:11:34.371 --> 00:11:37.440 campaigns to focus on the urban areas? As NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:37.440 --> 00:11:39.589 I said before, it would be very NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:39.589 --> 00:11:41.983 foolish for any campaign to do that NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:41.983 --> 00:11:44.095 because ultimately you have to win NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:44.168 --> 00:11:46.648 rural voters in order to win the vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:46.650 --> 00:11:48.774 Everyone needs to remember that the NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:48.774 --> 00:11:50.535 signature gathering process is just NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:50.535 --> 00:11:52.239 to put initiative on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:52.240 --> 00:11:54.389 Every voter in Idaho has a chance NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:54.389 --> 00:11:56.088 to vote initiative down when NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:56.088 --> 00:11:57.508 the election comes around. NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:57.510 --> 00:11:58.822 Alright, so I'm sorry, NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:11:58.822 --> 00:12:00.470 yeah, we're out of time NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:12:00.470 --> 00:12:01.499 for this segment. NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:12:01.499 --> 00:12:03.557 I'm sorry for cutting you off NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:12:03.557 --> 00:12:05.398 there don't mean to be rude. NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:12:05.400 --> 00:12:07.518 Certainly it was not my intention. NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:12:07.520 --> 00:12:08.536 I appreciate your time. NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:12:08.536 --> 00:12:10.402 Thank you for laying out the case NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:12:10.402 --> 00:12:12.130 so clearly and will certainly be NOTE Confidence: 0.98921627 00:12:12.130 --> 00:12:13.590 watching what happens on Tuesday. 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NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:34.670 --> 00:14:36.595 And welcome back to Viewpoint on Tuesday, NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:36.600 --> 00:14:38.130 the Idaho Supreme Court will take NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:38.130 --> 00:14:39.943 up a challenge to the new state NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:39.943 --> 00:14:41.658 law that raises the bar for getting NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:41.715 --> 00:14:43.470 citizens initiatives on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:43.470 --> 00:14:45.090 We heard from the co-founder of NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:45.090 --> 00:14:46.500 the Citizens Group Reclaim Idaho, NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:46.500 --> 00:14:47.508 which filed the case. NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:47.508 --> 00:14:49.020 My next guest is Republican State NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:49.067 --> 00:14:50.897 Representative Jim Mattis of Corda Lane, NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:50.900 --> 00:14:52.200 who was the floor sponsor NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:52.200 --> 00:14:53.920 of the bill in the House. NOTE Confidence: 0.9891862 00:14:53.920 --> 00:14:55.020 Good morning representative address. NOTE Confidence: 0.98838377 00:14:55.900 --> 00:14:57.178 Good morning, thank you and thank NOTE Confidence: 0.98838377 00:14:57.180 --> 00:14:58.458 you for your time this morning. NOTE Confidence: 0.98838377 00:14:58.460 --> 00:14:59.867 I want to start with the same NOTE Confidence: 0.98838377 00:14:59.867 --> 00:15:01.010 question that I asked Luke, NOTE Confidence: 0.98838377 00:15:01.010 --> 00:15:02.666 what do you think of the fact that NOTE Confidence: 0.98838377 00:15:02.666 --> 00:15:04.208 the Supreme Court took up this case? NOTE Confidence: 0.9506439 00:15:06.300 --> 00:15:08.645 Uh, I. I think I'm not surprised. NOTE Confidence: 0.9506439 00:15:08.650 --> 00:15:11.377 I think this is a a change to our NOTE Confidence: 0.9506439 00:15:11.377 --> 00:15:13.470 initiative process and I'm looking forward NOTE Confidence: 0.9506439 00:15:13.470 --> 00:15:16.690 to the to the case on Tuesday. So what NOTE Confidence: 0.9506439 00:15:16.690 --> 00:15:19.175 is your main argument as a sponsor NOTE Confidence: 0.9506439 00:15:19.175 --> 00:15:21.380 of the legislation for the new law? NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:23.160 --> 00:15:27.199 Well, quite frankly, just as I applaud. NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:27.200 --> 00:15:28.568 Our founding fathers, NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:28.568 --> 00:15:31.304 on their wisdom on the theory NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:31.304 --> 00:15:33.578 behind the Electoral College. NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:33.580 --> 00:15:36.628 I think it's important to allow everyone in NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:36.628 --> 00:15:40.039 Idaho to have a say in the formation of law. NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:40.040 --> 00:15:41.476 It's very, very important. NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:41.476 --> 00:15:43.630 I believe in the initiative process. NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:43.630 --> 00:15:46.852 I think it's a safety valve for the populace. NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:46.860 --> 00:15:48.924 I just think everyone should be NOTE Confidence: 0.9912892 00:15:48.924 --> 00:15:50.810 involved in in creating statue. NOTE Confidence: 0.9870004 00:15:52.010 --> 00:15:53.990 You heard Luke's argument that it NOTE Confidence: 0.9870004 00:15:53.990 --> 00:15:55.627 basically makes it impossible to NOTE Confidence: 0.9870004 00:15:55.627 --> 00:15:57.199 get an initiative on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9870004 00:15:57.200 --> 00:15:59.030 Do you see it that way? NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:00.370 --> 00:16:02.080 No I don't. I mean, NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:02.080 --> 00:16:04.467 I think we can agree to disagree. NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:04.470 --> 00:16:06.528 It is different. It is different. NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:06.530 --> 00:16:08.560 It's important to note that we are NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:08.560 --> 00:16:10.576 not changing or this statute does NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:10.576 --> 00:16:12.376 not substantially change the total NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:12.376 --> 00:16:14.728 amount of signatures required at all. NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:14.730 --> 00:16:16.498 That stays the same, NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:16.498 --> 00:16:20.040 it spreads them out into different locations. NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:20.040 --> 00:16:22.378 It's also good to know that there NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:22.378 --> 00:16:24.091 already 18 districts that are NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:24.091 --> 00:16:26.023 getting some would say double the NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:26.023 --> 00:16:28.338 amount of signatures that they need, NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:28.340 --> 00:16:30.416 so you can reduce the amount NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:30.416 --> 00:16:31.800 of time spent there. NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:31.800 --> 00:16:33.955 What this really boils down NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:33.955 --> 00:16:36.530 to is 17 other districts and. NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:36.530 --> 00:16:39.575 I had a analysis done by the NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:39.575 --> 00:16:42.352 Attorney General's office and it on NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:42.352 --> 00:16:44.667 average it's about 18111 signatures. NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:44.670 --> 00:16:46.194 Districts over 18 months. NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:46.194 --> 00:16:48.920 That comes down to if we're just NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:48.920 --> 00:16:51.116 going to do some simple math NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:51.116 --> 00:16:52.869 at 102 signatures a month, NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:52.870 --> 00:16:54.730 26 a week for a day. NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:54.730 --> 00:16:56.590 If you round up by the NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:56.590 --> 00:16:57.830 20% for bad signatures, NOTE Confidence: 0.99017954 00:16:57.830 --> 00:16:59.690 that's five signatures a day that. NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:02.090 --> 00:17:04.035 I don't think it's unreasonable NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:04.035 --> 00:17:06.819 to ask that in such a serious. NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:06.820 --> 00:17:09.660 Effort as creating law for all of us. NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:09.660 --> 00:17:11.904 With the advances in our transportation NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:11.904 --> 00:17:13.920 system or infrastructure bridges or roads, NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:13.920 --> 00:17:15.580 the amount of roads, NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:15.580 --> 00:17:17.655 the dramatic improvement in our NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:17.655 --> 00:17:19.602 communication from Facebook to the NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:19.602 --> 00:17:21.792 Internet to our data processing where NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:21.860 --> 00:17:24.299 we know who lives where and who is voted NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:24.299 --> 00:17:27.055 in the past primaries and how they vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:27.060 --> 00:17:29.202 And it's so very easy to target NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:29.202 --> 00:17:30.960 and look for signatures. NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:33.445 So I I don't see this as NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:33.445 --> 00:17:34.510 being dramatically harder. NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:34.510 --> 00:17:37.120 I see this as being different. NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:37.120 --> 00:17:38.806 And I've got a reputation for NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:38.806 --> 00:17:40.915 being an inclusive and a reasonable NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:40.915 --> 00:17:42.310 consensus building legislator, NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:42.310 --> 00:17:44.790 and I think it's not unreasonable to do NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:44.790 --> 00:17:47.500 this with our with our initiative process. NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:47.500 --> 00:17:48.535 And quite frankly, NOTE Confidence: 0.98971915 00:17:48.535 --> 00:17:50.605 I think improve our initiative process. NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:17:52.600 --> 00:17:54.592 You know one of the arguments NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:17:54.592 --> 00:17:56.951 that we've heard is that it does NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:17:56.951 --> 00:17:58.865 make it more difficult and then NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:17:58.865 --> 00:18:00.948 to keep them off the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:18:00.950 --> 00:18:02.985 So rural voters may be NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:18:02.985 --> 00:18:04.206 disenfranchised because they NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:18:04.206 --> 00:18:06.339 wouldn't have that chance to vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:18:06.340 --> 00:18:07.880 Once the initiative makes NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:09.805 it onto a November ballot, NOTE Confidence: 0.989548599999999 00:18:09.810 --> 00:18:12.890 I take it you disagree with that argument. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:14.870 --> 00:18:15.966 You know I don't. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:15.966 --> 00:18:20.260 Again, I think it's different. Uh. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:20.260 --> 00:18:22.556 For the extra people you'll have in NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:22.556 --> 00:18:24.521 these other areas, you're going to NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:24.521 --> 00:18:26.483 have fewer people in other areas. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:26.490 --> 00:18:27.802 It's also interesting to NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:27.802 --> 00:18:29.114 note that this again, NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:29.120 --> 00:18:31.076 let's not confuse it with counties. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:31.080 --> 00:18:33.048 This is a district wide vote, NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:33.050 --> 00:18:34.690 so, or a collection effort. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:34.690 --> 00:18:35.671 So for example, NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:35.671 --> 00:18:37.633 in I think it's district gate, NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:37.640 --> 00:18:40.264 you could collect them in McCall or Emmett, NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:40.270 --> 00:18:44.008 or just McCall, or just Emmett. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:44.010 --> 00:18:46.714 I think what this does again is it NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:46.714 --> 00:18:48.555 brings inclusiveness to all of our NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:48.555 --> 00:18:50.770 citizens to be involved in this process, NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:50.770 --> 00:18:53.220 and I just think that's NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:53.220 --> 00:18:54.690 that's vitally important. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:54.690 --> 00:18:56.130 I think it strengthens NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:56.130 --> 00:18:57.210 the initiative process. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:18:57.210 --> 00:19:00.010 I think that UM. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:19:00.010 --> 00:19:01.732 A good initiative is going to NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:19:01.732 --> 00:19:03.810 continue is going to hit the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:19:03.810 --> 00:19:04.304 I mean, NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:19:04.304 --> 00:19:05.786 part of this is the quality NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:19:05.786 --> 00:19:07.364 of the initiative and what NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:19:07.364 --> 00:19:09.059 people want to see happen. NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:19:09.060 --> 00:19:11.124 So I think the more that we can NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:19:11.124 --> 00:19:13.150 involve our citizens in the process, NOTE Confidence: 0.9862168 00:19:13.150 --> 00:19:15.780 I think it's a much better process and a NOTE Confidence: 0.9869575 00:19:15.780 --> 00:19:17.532 much more robust frosts was another NOTE Confidence: 0.9869575 00:19:17.532 --> 00:19:18.990 concern that ballots could have. NOTE Confidence: 0.9869575 00:19:18.990 --> 00:19:20.736 A litany of initiatives on them. NOTE Confidence: 0.9842878 00:19:22.780 --> 00:19:27.112 No, I I never. I not to me I I don't NOTE Confidence: 0.9842878 00:19:27.112 --> 00:19:28.748 think that's that's a huge concern. NOTE Confidence: 0.9842878 00:19:28.750 --> 00:19:30.549 I think a frivolous initiative is going NOTE Confidence: 0.9842878 00:19:30.549 --> 00:19:32.656 to be seen as a frivolous initiative NOTE Confidence: 0.9842878 00:19:32.656 --> 00:19:34.256 and not get signatures anyway. NOTE Confidence: 0.9842878 00:19:34.260 --> 00:19:37.164 I think this is just a matter of NOTE Confidence: 0.9842878 00:19:37.164 --> 00:19:40.020 bringing more Idahoans into the process. NOTE Confidence: 0.9842878 00:19:40.020 --> 00:19:41.360 I think it's just as simple as that. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890926 00:19:42.250 --> 00:19:44.482 Was it a response to the success of NOTE Confidence: 0.9890926 00:19:44.482 --> 00:19:46.210 the Medicaid expansion campaign? NOTE Confidence: 0.9890926 00:19:46.210 --> 00:19:48.856 There Bennett there were attempts in. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890926 00:19:48.860 --> 00:19:50.890 2019 and now this one was successful NOTE Confidence: 0.9890926 00:19:50.890 --> 00:19:53.049 to get a new initiative law. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890926 00:19:53.050 --> 00:19:55.367 Was it in response to the success NOTE Confidence: 0.9890926 00:19:55.367 --> 00:19:56.910 of Medicaid expansion in 2018? NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:19:59.360 --> 00:20:00.876 I don't think so. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:00.876 --> 00:20:03.612 Again 2019 most my first year in NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:03.612 --> 00:20:05.886 the legislature and there was a NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:05.886 --> 00:20:08.637 lot of there was a lot going on. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:08.640 --> 00:20:10.866 I've been involved in in in NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:10.866 --> 00:20:12.350 modernizing our initiative code. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:12.350 --> 00:20:15.401 I passed code last year that was had broad NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:15.401 --> 00:20:17.538 bipartisan support in the legislature. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:17.540 --> 00:20:20.468 I think this is is looking. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:20.470 --> 00:20:21.493 Down the road. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:21.493 --> 00:20:23.880 This is a bill that doesn't favor NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:23.960 --> 00:20:26.306 a Republican or Democrat in that. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:26.310 --> 00:20:28.530 Uhm, it will cut both ways. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:28.530 --> 00:20:30.380 Today's majority often is tomorrow's NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:30.380 --> 00:20:32.230 minority, and it'll be just NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:32.230 --> 00:20:34.450 as difficult or just as easy. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:34.450 --> 00:20:35.560 If you will, NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:35.560 --> 00:20:38.150 to to to to get initiatives done. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:38.150 --> 00:20:40.370 No matter what side of the NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:40.370 --> 00:20:41.850 political spectrum you're on. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:41.850 --> 00:20:44.440 So I think it's just good policy. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:44.440 --> 00:20:48.160 I think it's good to include most Idahoans. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:48.160 --> 00:20:49.096 Or the. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:49.096 --> 00:20:51.436 The the geography of Idaho. NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:53.827 The people in all these areas when NOTE Confidence: 0.989061199999999 00:20:53.827 --> 00:20:55.740 we're talking about creating law. NOTE Confidence: 0.98833525 00:20:56.870 --> 00:20:59.238 Do you have any expectations as to how NOTE Confidence: 0.98833525 00:20:59.238 --> 00:21:01.309 the Supreme Court will rule on this? NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:02.550 --> 00:21:05.868 Boy, I don't. I do know that. NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:05.870 --> 00:21:08.978 The the the 9th and 10th Circuit NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:08.978 --> 00:21:11.707 have ruled federally in favor NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:11.707 --> 00:21:13.669 of geographical distributions. NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:13.670 --> 00:21:16.712 I know that Judge Nye has NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:16.712 --> 00:21:19.910 recently ruled that he is upheld. NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:19.910 --> 00:21:22.162 Idaho's geographic requirements for NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:22.162 --> 00:21:24.977 signatures because they are equal NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:24.977 --> 00:21:26.842 essentially equal populations for NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:26.842 --> 00:21:29.302 districts in Nevada was upheld for NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:29.302 --> 00:21:31.869 in their congressional districts. NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:31.870 --> 00:21:34.310 Colorado was upheld getting signatures NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:34.310 --> 00:21:37.650 in every one of their districts. NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:37.650 --> 00:21:39.238 For a Senate run, NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:39.238 --> 00:21:41.223 so I think there's precedents NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:41.223 --> 00:21:43.110 out there and I think. NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:43.110 --> 00:21:44.415 Uh, and I'm looking forward NOTE Confidence: 0.9858071 00:21:44.415 --> 00:21:45.720 to the case next week. NOTE Confidence: 0.98916197 00:21:46.390 --> 00:21:47.596 Will you be there in court? NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:21:48.780 --> 00:21:51.100 I will not. I will be here in NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:21:51.100 --> 00:21:51.970 Corda Lane. Well, NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:21:51.970 --> 00:21:54.000 if the Supreme 22 likely outcomes here. NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:21:54.000 --> 00:21:55.470 Of course they could shoot NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:21:55.470 --> 00:21:57.190 down the law or uphold it. NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:21:57.190 --> 00:21:58.640 If the Supreme Court does NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:21:58.640 --> 00:22:00.090 shoot down this new law, NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:00.090 --> 00:22:01.938 do you think that there will be an NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:01.938 --> 00:22:03.847 attempt next session with maybe some NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:03.847 --> 00:22:05.592 different configuration 'cause you know, NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:05.600 --> 00:22:07.322 we saw this law is configured NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:07.322 --> 00:22:09.106 differently than the the one that NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:09.106 --> 00:22:11.115 the governor vetoed the two that the NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:11.115 --> 00:22:12.849 governor vetoed a couple years ago. NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:12.850 --> 00:22:14.607 So do you think there might be NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:14.607 --> 00:22:16.090 another attempt with a different NOTE Confidence: 0.98356205 00:22:16.090 --> 00:22:17.780 configuration to address this issue? NOTE Confidence: 0.93860304 00:22:19.240 --> 00:22:22.530 You know, it's hard to tell, UM? Uh. NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:25.140 --> 00:22:27.072 I think there probably would be NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:27.072 --> 00:22:29.304 something that comes up this and that NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:29.304 --> 00:22:31.062 I think it's so vitally important NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:31.062 --> 00:22:33.175 to be inclusive for Idahoans and I NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:33.175 --> 00:22:35.578 just think I think it's a good bill. NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:35.578 --> 00:22:37.420 I think it should stand muster. NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:37.420 --> 00:22:38.203 It was crafted. NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:38.203 --> 00:22:40.433 I did a lot of research with the NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:40.433 --> 00:22:42.123 Attorney General's office and it's NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:42.123 --> 00:22:44.790 going to come down to the Supreme Court, NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:44.790 --> 00:22:46.632 but I would imagine that this NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:46.632 --> 00:22:48.781 will be addressed again, if it is, NOTE Confidence: 0.987619800000001 00:22:48.781 --> 00:22:50.930 if it is rejected by the Supreme NOTE Confidence: 0.9876198 00:22:50.930 --> 00:22:53.330 Court and do you have any any idea NOTE Confidence: 0.9876198 00:22:53.330 --> 00:22:55.799 how long it might be until the NOTE Confidence: 0.9876198 00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:57.195 Supreme Court? Gives a ruling, NOTE Confidence: 0.9876198 00:22:57.195 --> 00:22:58.770 could it be as early as Tuesday? NOTE Confidence: 0.987527 00:23:00.410 --> 00:23:03.434 You know, I think anything is possible. NOTE Confidence: 0.987527 00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:06.050 I, uh, I don't. I don't even bet on NOTE Confidence: 0.987527 00:23:06.050 --> 00:23:08.546 football games anymore, so I I would NOTE Confidence: 0.987527 00:23:08.546 --> 00:23:10.890 think that it'll be a rather quick. NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:13.250 --> 00:23:14.595 Judgment I think the issues NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:14.595 --> 00:23:16.200 are there for everyone to see. NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:18.603 And, uh, but I don't see it on Tuesday. NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:18.610 --> 00:23:19.950 But you know, who knows? NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:19.950 --> 00:23:21.826 Well, they did take up the case NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:21.830 --> 00:23:22.628 quickly because of, NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:22.628 --> 00:23:24.490 you know the urgency of the issue NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:24.549 --> 00:23:26.109 as you and Luke both mentioned. NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:26.110 --> 00:23:28.254 So yeah, we'll keep watching it for sure. NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:28.260 --> 00:23:29.064 And Senator Addison, NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:29.064 --> 00:23:30.940 this is the first time I've had NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:30.999 --> 00:23:32.547 an opportunity to talk to you, NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:32.550 --> 00:23:34.174 and I want to thank you for NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:34.174 --> 00:23:35.844 your time and for laying out NOTE Confidence: 0.9811353 00:23:35.844 --> 00:23:37.364 your arguments on this case. NOTE Confidence: 0.9878013 00:23:38.040 --> 00:23:38.830 Yeah, thank you. It's a NOTE Confidence: 0.9878013 00:23:38.830 --> 00:23:39.790 pleasure to be here. It's a NOTE Confidence: 0.9878013 00:23:39.790 --> 00:23:41.832 pleasure to meet you Sir. Well, NOTE Confidence: 0.9878013 00:23:41.832 --> 00:23:44.040 still ahead on viewpoint, bravery, NOTE Confidence: 0.9881863 00:23:44.040 --> 00:23:46.250 loyalty, service, all qualities this NOTE Confidence: 0.9881863 00:23:46.250 --> 00:23:48.021 Idaho Vietnam veteran possesses. NOTE Confidence: 0.9881863 00:23:48.021 --> 00:23:50.667 You can probably add patients to. NOTE Confidence: 0.9881863 00:23:50.670 --> 00:23:52.438 That list will explain. 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NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:24:50.740 --> 00:24:53.197 That's why I believe every Idaho and NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:24:53.197 --> 00:24:55.450 should get their COVID-19 vaccine. NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:24:55.450 --> 00:24:57.260 The vaccine has been tested. NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:24:57.260 --> 00:24:59.619 It's proving to be very safe and NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:24:59.619 --> 00:25:01.471 it's the most effective tool NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:25:01.471 --> 00:25:03.775 we have to stop the spread, NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:25:03.780 --> 00:25:07.092 walk into a pharmacy or visit COVID vaccine NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:25:07.092 --> 00:25:10.366 idaho.gov to find your free COVID-19 vaccine. NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:25:10.370 --> 00:25:12.116 We can fire. You want to? NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:25:12.120 --> 00:25:13.866 We can leave your house behind. NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:25:13.870 --> 00:25:16.072 But if your friends don't mask NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:25:16.072 --> 00:25:18.459 and why don't they mask where NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:25:18.459 --> 00:25:20.549 they won't fly this airline? NOTE Confidence: 0.9866124 00:25:20.550 --> 00:25:21.060 If you want. NOTE Confidence: 0.98445797 00:25:28.670 --> 00:25:29.936 And we danced in the dark. NOTE Confidence: 0.95119107 00:25:40.450 --> 00:25:42.574 Challenged Athletes Foundation of Idaho NOTE Confidence: 0.95119107 00:25:42.574 --> 00:25:45.130 is pleased to support KTVB's broadcast NOTE Confidence: 0.95119107 00:25:45.200 --> 00:25:48.062 of the US Paralympic Super Trials NOTE Confidence: 0.95119107 00:25:48.062 --> 00:25:49.493 challenged Athletes Foundation NOTE Confidence: 0.95119107 00:25:49.493 --> 00:25:51.032 empowering lives through sport NOTE Confidence: 0.95119107 00:25:51.032 --> 00:25:53.349 tune in this Sunday at 11:30 for NOTE Confidence: 0.95119107 00:25:53.350 --> 00:25:55.430 Paralympic trial coverage on KTVB. NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:25:56.700 --> 00:25:58.772 And Idaho Vietnam War veteran has finally NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:25:58.772 --> 00:26:00.909 received a long overdue military honor. NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:00.910 --> 00:26:03.494 Bill Clovis, of Swan Valley in eastern Idaho, NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:03.500 --> 00:26:05.450 received a Purple Heart last week, NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:05.450 --> 00:26:08.357 52 years after he was hit by friendly fire. NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:08.360 --> 00:26:10.696 He was just 17 years old at the NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:10.696 --> 00:26:12.932 time and only 10 months into his NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:12.932 --> 00:26:15.170 tour as a Marine in Vietnam. NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:15.170 --> 00:26:17.754 Since the injury, he has suffered from PTSD, NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:17.760 --> 00:26:19.722 something the Marine core didn't recognize NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:19.722 --> 00:26:21.649 as an official injury until 2001. NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:21.650 --> 00:26:24.554 Last week, our 208 team spoke with Bill's NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:24.554 --> 00:26:27.224 daughter about her fight to get her dad his. NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:27.230 --> 00:26:28.790 Purple Heart after two denials, NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:28.790 --> 00:26:30.890 bill was finally awarded the medal to NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:30.890 --> 00:26:33.157 recognize him for his bravery and loyalty, NOTE Confidence: 0.987557 00:26:33.160 --> 00:26:35.648 and as a hero to the American people. NOTE Confidence: 0.97800624 00:26:37.630 --> 00:26:40.395 I would like to if I could. NOTE Confidence: 0.97800624 00:26:40.400 --> 00:26:41.610 Delecate, there's. NOTE Confidence: 0.9810374 00:26:45.120 --> 00:26:47.353 Two former veterans did. NOTE Confidence: 0.9810374 00:26:47.353 --> 00:26:50.818 I was worth in Vietnam. NOTE Confidence: 0.9810374 00:26:50.820 --> 00:26:52.685 Even with the welcoming look NOTE Confidence: 0.9810374 00:26:52.685 --> 00:26:55.020 we got when we came home, NOTE Confidence: 0.9810374 00:26:55.020 --> 00:26:57.694 which was everybody turning their head up. NOTE Confidence: 0.9810374 00:26:57.700 --> 00:27:00.367 So elders was so hard to take. NOTE Confidence: 0.971786138 00:27:02.850 --> 00:27:05.074 Especially when I hug. NOTE Confidence: 0.971786138 00:27:05.074 --> 00:27:07.466 Comrades, I laid next to it till NOTE Confidence: 0.971786138 00:27:07.466 --> 00:27:09.260 they took their last breath. NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:11.100 --> 00:27:12.895 More than 1.8 million service NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:12.895 --> 00:27:14.690 members have received the award NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:14.752 --> 00:27:16.456 since it was created in 1782. NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:16.460 --> 00:27:18.692 You can learn more about Bill's NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:18.692 --> 00:27:20.998 journey to get his Purple Heart NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:20.998 --> 00:27:23.230 at ktvb.com and we thank Bill NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:23.230 --> 00:27:25.757 for his service to our country. NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:25.760 --> 00:27:27.100 That's all of our time NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:27.100 --> 00:27:28.172 for this week's viewpoint. NOTE Confidence: 0.9805588 00:27:28.180 --> 00:27:30.060 Thank you so much for watching. I'm NOTE Confidence: 0.9862824 00:27:30.060 --> 00:27:32.188 Doug pet cash. I'll see you tomorrow on NOTE Confidence: 0.9862824 00:27:32.188 --> 00:27:34.370 Wake up Idaho and right back here next NOTE Confidence: 0.9862824 00:27:34.370 --> 00:27:35.710 Sunday morning for another viewpoint.