05 November 2013 (05:37 UTC-07 Tango)/01 Muharram 1434/14 Aban 1391/03 Gui-Hai (10th month) 4711

“The state of Idaho clearly thinks that protest is some sort of a spare-time activity, when in fact this is core fundamental speech…..I would like to think the state is going to read these decisions and determine that it has to protect protesters’ rights. But that’s yet to be seen.”-Richie Eppink, American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho

Finally, maybe some justice against Idaho’s unConstitutional laws!

On 01 November, U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill published a 39 page ruling declaring Idaho’s seven day limit on public protests to be a violation of the U.S. Constitution.

The law is what effectively killed off the Occupy Boise campaign.  Most of the  Occupyers were spineless anyway and refused to “break the law” to continue their protests.

U.S. District Judge Winmill also railed against the Red State republican favoritism of privileged groups: “The Court finds it troubling that if a private organization has political connections to state officials, or is considered worthy of attention by the state, the department has the authority to waive all rules for that organization, while an unpopular or unconnected group would have to adhere to all the rules.“