Idaho Politics & Beyond — Idaho Sovereignty: Protecting People, Limiting Government. Defending Liberty as Government Grows. By Idaho Gang of Eight (12/03/25)

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Our Take

What’s good for Idaho is good for the entire nation, so everyone, please read the original article or the summary below for ways to save your state and our country, which are heading down a dark path. Turning this massive government ship around cannot happen without engaged citizens who support good elected officials and fire bad ones at the ballot box. Voter apathy helped get us into this mess, and voter engagement is needed to help get us out.

So please, everyone, focus on what’s happening in your own backyards. Get informed, donate to local campaigns, and VOTE smart. Otherwise, others will vote for you and you may not like the results.

The 2026 plan from eight of the best legislators in Idaho should be the blueprint for every state and every state legislator. The feds too, but they’re probably too far gone to act responsibly.

Our country’s Founders had all this in mind when they wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. They are smiling upon the Gang of Eight but rolling in their graves over what over-reaching behemoths the US and Idaho governments have become.

Let’s do it, citizens. Let’s help these terrific eight leaders achieve true liberty, freedom, and sovereignty for each legal resident and our state. Let Freedom Ring.

Thank you 🙏 Gang!

Contents

• Idaho’s Framework for Sovereignty and Limited Government

• Personal Sovereignty

• Families, Children, and Education

• State Sovereignty

• Idaho’s Land, Water, and Natural Resources

• Taxes, Spending, and Fiscal Restraint

• Border Integrity

• Limited Government

• Sound Money

Summary (Grok ai, edited; images from article)

ED NOTE
Please see Related links below for substack articles and notes we’ve written that support Gang of Eight positions on a variety of topics.

Defending Liberty as Government Grows

Idahoans observe rapid government expansion at federal and state levels. Families seek reduced intrusion, taxpayers demand constitutional spending, and residents question the form of a truly sovereign state.

Idaho’s Gang of Eight superlative legislators presents a 2026 agenda to safeguard Idaho's sovereignty, protect families, and constrain government. They plan to present and support 2026 legislation for a free, secure, and sovereign Idaho.

Idaho’s Framework for Sovereignty and Limited Government

Idaho holds constitutional authority to self-govern and shield residents from federal interference, embodying state sovereignty.

Residents possess God-given rights to live without coercion, defend families, and raise children per their values, representing personal sovereignty. These elements fortify Idaho against federal overreach.

Personal Sovereignty

• Freedom of speech, worship, and conscience

• The right to keep and bear arms

• Bodily autonomy and protection from enforced medical procedures

• Personal data privacy, free from centralized tracking systems

• Parental authority over children’s upbringing and education

Families, Children, and Education

• Defend and protect the pre-born

• Shield minors from sexually explicit or harmful materials

• Uphold parental authority and ensure due process in all state agencies, including CPS

• Provide education freedom for parents and students

• Keep education academic, not ideological

State Sovereignty

• Block federal or corporate programs that compromise Idaho’s autonomy

• Prevent unapproved environmental or technological experiments

• Enforce constitutional limits on federal agencies operating in Idaho

• Keep Idaho in control of its elections and data.

Idaho’s Land, Water, and Natural Resources

• Prohibit atmospheric geoengineering and weather modification without state authority

• Block experimental programs that risk agriculture, water systems, health, or property rights

• Put Idaho’s natural resources under Idaho, not federal, control

Taxes, Spending, and Fiscal Restraint

• Eliminate the property tax

• Repeal the grocery sales tax (see Related links)

• Ensure all state spending is constitutional, limited, and transparent

• Reduce state spending and agency growth

• Eliminate unnecessary programs, pilot projects, and pass-through funding

• End Medicaid Expansion and other unsustainable entitlement programs

• Reject federal dollars that come with strings attached

• Restrict rainy-day fund growth; end off-budget continuous spending

Border Integrity

• Reject policies that incentivize illegal immigration

• Block state funding for programs that shelter or support illegal entry or residency

• Strengthen state-level enforcement tools

• Restrict state benefits to lawful residents only

• Demand federal accountability when immigration failures threaten Idahoans’ safety

Limited Government

• Restrict unelected agencies from implementing major rules without legislative approval

• Repeal programs that expand state bureaucracy, including Idaho LAUNCH

• Strengthen oversight of state contracts, grants, and federal passthrough dollars

Sound Money

• Enable gold and silver as lawful, transactional money

• Protect Idahoans from centralized digital systems that track or restrict transactions

Gang of Eight Members (see the original article for email and substack links)

• Senator Christy Zito, District 8

• Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld, District 24

• Senator Josh Kohl, District 25

• Representative Faye Thompson, District 8

• Representative Lucas Cayler, District 11

• Representative Kent Marmon, District 11

• Representative Clint Hostetler, District 24

• Representative David Leavitt, District 25

Related:

ED NOTE
The 2025 session featured bills to stop geoengineering / weather modification, illegal immigration, and related funding, and more. 

Unfortunately, many bills were amended, stymied, or didn't have much effect. Many good bills died in committee or were watered down before they passed; and too many bad bills did pass and become law. 

Despite gains in 2025, we hope for even better, more effective legislative activity in 2026! 

🙏 But please, legislators, focus on a FEW good bills. Quality beats quantity every time. You don't need a lot of bills with your names on them to be effective legislators. 

We don't need hundreds — yes hundreds! — of bills to achieve limited, non-intrusive government. We need our legislators to cut programs and funding that aren't the proper role of government, and to close loopholes that turn good laws into bad ones.

• Idaho Legislature 2025 Bills to Support or Oppose: tinyurl.com/2s6njae2

• Signature Gathering Effort & Ballot Initiative to Repeal Idaho’s Grocery Tax: tinyurl.com/ynfbj5as

• Idaho’s Illegal Immigration, Open Borders, Related Crimes & Security. What Can WE Do? tinyurl.com/33n7yysv

• No Geoengineering/Weather Modification: tinyurl.com/y9vkphty

• Election integrity — America on Life Support: Every State Needs Election Integrity! tinyurl.com/bdf3ufn9