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Issue Position: Special Session Under State of Emergency

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2020
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Government Operations

We are living in unprecedented times under the duress of COVID-19. Our Constitutional rights, such as the right to worship, are being eroded under executive order. As per Idaho State Constitution - Art. 4, Sec. 9, only the Governor himself has the ability to call a special session of the legislature.

If elected, Bruce will support a measure that allows the legislature to call a special session in the event of a state-of-emergency so our representatives could weigh in their collective thoughts on all aspects of any state-of-emergency. The checks and balances of a the executive, legislative, and judicial bodies of government must all be involved in good governance, especially in the event of a statewide crisis.


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