We now have a movement whose members think that they can sit back, watch Fox News, and vote for the most prominent Republicans the system wants them to know about every two years – expecting things to change. I explain why nothing is changing, and in fact, we are sliding backward. We need to return to bottom-up self-government, and that begins in red states. Today, we spotlight the case study of Idaho with state Rep. Heather Scott, the co-chair of the Idaho Freedom Caucus. She explains how Idaho has the same corporate cartel problem as California, albeit with different lipstick on the pig. If we continue to sit back and do nothing, just assuming the state is red and Republican, we will not have a single red state left. Scott notes how the addiction to federal funding is the kryptonite of red states and how we need a small and active group of citizens to bring back self-government to oppose this addiction. The Freedom Caucus is now working on systemic government reform ideas that will address the core factors that perpetuate the GOP’s controlled opposition and failure theater.

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