Regulatory Reform...Maybe Not Done Right. But Done.

[Bailey Guns]

Idaho's legislature is overwhelmingly controlled by republicans. That doesn't stop infighting and gridlock. But infighting and gridlock have led to an interesting situation in Idaho.

Under ID law, all state regulations have a yearly sunset provision. Renewal has, in the past, been a mostly automatic procedure. The rule was justification was needed to actually remove a rule/regulation. No longer. The new procedure is any state rule/regulation must be justified to continue it's existence. And the gridlock over how to do this resulted in the ID legislature adjourning for the year without renewing anything. That means the entire ID administrative code will expire this year. A dysfunctional legislature may be the cause but the outcome is still fantastic. This is a "smaller government" advocate's dream.

Bill Whittle's commentary and analysis are, as usual, refreshing:

https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/comm...egulatory-code

[newracer]

I love it. I think all legislation should have a sunset. Some could be many years and others a year or two. IMO it would solve two things, get rid of useless outdated legislation and keep the legislature busy so they cannot introduce a ridiculous amount of new legislation.

[Zundfolge]

I saw Whittle's video on this and even though I suspect ID is already a ways down the road to Californication, this is a huge setback for the forces of evil so maybe I should put ID back on my list of potential escape routes.

[Bailey Guns]

I saw Whittle's video on this and even though I suspect ID is already a ways down the road to Californication...

Curious why you'd think that?

[Zundfolge]

Curious why you'd think that?

Because Idaho is one of the states with the greatest influx of Californians.

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/...164420672.html

[BladesNBarrels]

Actually, Colorado was an early adopter of the Sunset Review process:

The Colorado General Assembly created the sunset process in 1976 as a way to improve state regulation by streamlining existing programs, enhancing consumer protection and repealing unnecessary programs and functions of government. Since that time, Colorado’s sunset process has gained national recognition and is routinely highlighted as a best practice as states seek to create more efficient and effective regulation.

[Bailey Guns]

Because Idaho is one of the states with the greatest influx of Californians.

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/...164420672.html

Well, that article is 2 years old. And, yes, there is a high percentage of new residents from CA. But, they don't appear to be Obama-worshiping liberals.

From your link:

From a political standpoint, Idaho?s ?ex-Cals? are ?actually very similar to the natives here,? Moncrief said. They?re not changing the political landscape much. Like most Idahoans, they tend to be conservative. In some cases, they?re more conservative than Idahoans.

A 2013 article in High Country News, ?How right-wing emigrants conquered North Idaho,? noted how newcomers, mostly from Southern California, transformed North Idaho from politically moderate to strongly conservative.

That's reflected by the subject study of this article:

https://www.idahostatesman.com/enter...224536105.html

It's also not showing up in voter registrations. At least not in alarming numbers. And it sure as hell isn't reflected in the election outcomes. It appears that some, maybe even a majority of, Californians moving here are registering as Rs.

[Bailey Guns]

Actually, Colorado was an early adopter of the Sunset Review process:

The Colorado General Assembly created the sunset process in 1976 as a way to improve state regulation by streamlining existing programs, enhancing consumer protection and repealing unnecessary programs and functions of government. Since that time, Colorado’s sunset process has gained national recognition and is routinely highlighted as a best practice as states seek to create more efficient and effective regulation.

It's not the fact that Idaho has sunset laws. It's what's happened with those sunset laws that's so fascinating.

[DOC]

Why do we not have this in Colorado? We need it for gun laws.

[FoxtArt]

Maybe Idaho can sunset recognition of it's borders too... I think they could deliberate next session and extend those borders at least as far as Montrose without too much agreement. Maybe snake a pocket over into co springs too. We can all be in Idaho's tail. What's Colorado going to do about it anyway, declare another "Colorado loves California" day?