SPR s Doug Nadvornick reports.
An Idaho House committee voted Friday to make it illegal for protestors to picket in front of someone’s home.
The so-called “targeted picketing” bill is a response to two recent Covid-related protests in the Boise area. In one case, protesters targeted a police officer who had arrested a woman for trespassing in a closed city park. In the second, people gathered outside the home of a health district board member while the board was meeting. She rushed home to protect her children. That case is similar to a protest last July outside the home of former Spokane County Health Officer Bob Lutz.
Idaho Lawmakers Address Private Home Picketing
I know that after a really intense 2020 and a full blown election cycle, we re all tired.and I mean TIRED of politics. A bipartisan discussion happening right here in Idaho at the State Capitol, however, came as a breath of fresh air this afternoon and I wanted to share this.
Leading up to the November election, as I am sure you remember, the climate here in the Treasure Valley was less than ideal. Activists were getting LOUD be it about COVID, the national election, and more. One story called for some major reactions across the political spectrum, however. Protestors began taking to elected officials homes.