Idaho government has never appreciated citizen lawmaking

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Idahoans were recently reminded of their status as subservients to their legislative representatives when their 1994 citizens' initiative, Proposition 2, was overturned by a vast majority in both houses last month. The passage of Proposition 2 created term limits which is something career politicians do not like.

Polls showed that 2/3 of Idahoans felt varying level phone number list of outrage with the repeal of term limits. The legislature's vastly unpopular move should not have been a surprise because this is the way it has always been in Idaho.

When Idaho became a state and adopted its Constitution in 1889, the state's founders were heavily influenced by the Union Pacific Railroad. Though the Constitution sounded good enough to be adopted, by the turn of the century it became apparent to citizen activists that their needs were not being met and that their state government was catering to powerful timber and railroad interests.