Author: JWS

Judges, government officials, bureaucrats, and the professional class usually hold people in disdain who insist upon their “constitutional rights.” They consider the Constitution as some kind of “static interference” in doing their job. People should “go with the flow,” or in other words: give up their rights so that they can be “ruled” by their… Read more

This Letter to the Editor was published in the St. Maries Gazette-Record on December 11th, 2024. County officials may not appreciate the political satire, but they need something to wake them up to the really serious dangers of collaborating with the Metrocrats. See if you agree. ***** Well the County Commissioners have finally gone and… Read more

For all practical purposes, Boise and the Treasure Valley have become proxies for the interests of California migrants. Everything emanating from the state capitol from here on out must be considered as social and economic warfare against the people of Idaho. The interests of Idaho citizens come last. The latest resolution of the water wars… Read more

For readers who try to imagine that the Idaho Office of Emergency Management is somehow civilian, it’s not. It’s military (see Profiling Martial Law Rule in Idaho). For those of you who think that somehow it is controlled by Idahoans, it’s not. Of its budget of $24 million, $22 million comes from the federal government… Read more

For the most recent issue of this local newsletter, click here: Issue #9 Among topics discussed: “What is a Farmer?” and “The Subdivision Ordinance” and “The Tourist Trap.” For older issues, scroll to the bottom of this page for a link to the landing page menu. Read more

As of July 1st, 2024, the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (OEM) – Idaho’s state-level FEMA – now becomes the regulatory clearing-house for Idaho’s state and local administrative agencies. The OEM represents the military division of the Office of the Governor as Commander-in-Chief. The OEM is run by the Governor’s Adjutant General. Idaho’s administrative state… Read more

Our state legislators have just finished the 2024 session. But while many of them are patting themselves on the back, the rest of us are wondering what they have accomplished. Readers will remember my complaint in a Letter to the St. Maries Gazette-Record back in January over the State Fire Marshal’s power grab. You can… Read more

World War 2 was fought against Nazis and Fascists. Prior to the War, the Nazis and Fascists were admired by the world elite, especially in America, for bringing order to their chaotic societies: Germany after the hyperinflation of the Weimer Republic, Italy where the trains never ran on time. After the War, and to this… Read more

[The following was published in the St. Maries Gazette-Record 3/13/24 as a Letter to the Editor titled, “What Kind of Inner Wisdom.” Commentary follows]. A recent opinion letter warning against violations of the 1st Amendment (Weems: 3/6/24) – the part about not “establishing” a religion – might seem quaint in an irreligious age such as… Read more

While the right to build your own home without the interference of the government has been sacrosanct from the time the Pilgrims first set foot in the howling wilderness that has become our country, Marxist-type ideologies now dominate the thinking of “do-gooders” in government. The right to “settle” the land is inherent as one of… Read more