Scott: Governor’s actions threaten Constitutional rights

BONNERS FERRY — Heather Scott was in Bonners Ferry this past Thursday, May 21, to speak to a standing-room-only crowd inside the Bonners Ferry Providence Presbyterian Church.

Attendees filled the main church seating area and the steps inside the church. People were sitting behind Scott on the stage, and some people were seated outside along the building’s exterior near open windows to listen.

People traveled from Coeur d’Alene, Spokane, Blanchard, Priest River, Sandpoint, and many from the local Boundary County area to attend the meeting.

The John Birch Society sponsored Scott’s meeting, titled, “Planned-demic! The Virus that Tried to Kill our Constitution and What We Can Do About It.”

Scott, a Republican District 1 state representative, addressed a number of topics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic regulations and recommendations.

“What’s really sad for us is that our Republican Idaho governor reached new levels of power grabbing,” said Scott. “He invoked Idaho Code 46-601, which is Martial Law.

“The governor has essentially repealed laws ... our election laws,” explained Scott. “He’s issued 11 proclamations and five executive orders, he’s changed regulations, he’s set up groups of his cronies to distribute $1.2 billion f federal money with no oversight.”

Scott told the audience that Gov. Brad Little has set aside and spent $7 million to initiate “contact tracing” and more testing of citizens.

“The Idaho governor’s vision as to what a new normal will look like is more physical separation, routine temperature checks at some businesses to be a common practice,” said Scott. “He also made the statement about not being able to be back to normal until we have a vaccine.

“I don’t know about you, but letting government take my blood, including DNA for the antibody test, and then to link it to my name and social security number in order to let the government monitor me for an illness that I may or may not have had, and then to track my contacts, that’s not going to happen,” Scott added. “I am not going to be tested.”

“If you leave here with anything tonight, let’s not be fearful, because our communities need us,” said Scott. “The Constitution does not disappear during times of trouble, during times of emergency, it does not disappear, the government is still bound by that Constitution.”

Scott speculated that many Idaho small businesses will be out of business soon due to all the changes that are happening. She also believes there will be uncertainty in the November election and mentioned that she thinks that there will be more government intrusion into citizens’ lives.

“Idaho has staffed more than 255 contact tracers,” said Scott, who then jokingly stated, “I think they’ll steer clear of North Idaho,” as the crowd verbally agreed.

Suggestions were made to the crowd on what communities and citizens can do to get involved in helping to stay informed and with protecting rights.

Scott, among a number of items, suggested that the audience think about removing their children from public school, getting out of debt, and making sure they do not offer personal information to the government.

Scott advised that audience members become educated about their rights and who their elected officials are, know who they are voting for, and to get to know their neighbors and become more self-reliant.