Unchecked Power Has a Price and Idahoans Are Paying It

Unchecked power has a price and Idahoans are paying it

Two hundred and fifty years ago, we declared our independence from a king who abused his power. Our founders knew what unchecked authority could become: a president who answers to no one can drag a nation into danger, raid the…

Unchecked power has a price, and Idahoans are paying it » Sandpoint Reader

By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Two hundred and 50 years ago, we declared our independence from a king who abused his power. Our founders knew what unchecked authority could become: a president who answers to no one can drag a nation into danger, raid the public coffers and treat the government as his personal property.  Congress exists, in part, to stop reckless power from going unchecked. From war and higher costs to health care cuts and …