Idaho Gang of Eight – Idaho Sovereignty: Protecting People, Limiting Government

December 4, 2025

Idaho Sovereignty: Protecting People, Limiting Government
Defending Liberty as Government Grows

By: Idaho Gang of Eight

Idahoans are watching government grow faster each year, at the federal level and here at home. Families want less intrusion, not more. Taxpayers want constitutional spending, not constant expansion. And many Idahoans are asking what a truly sovereign state should look like.

As we look toward the upcoming session, the Gang of Eight has outlined an agenda for protecting Idaho’s sovereignty, defending families, and limiting government. These principles will guide the legislation we support and the direction we believe Idaho must take if it is going to remain free, secure, and sovereign. Below is the framework that will guide our work this session.

Idaho’s Framework for Sovereignty and Limited Government

Idaho has the constitutional authority to govern itself and protect its people without federal intrusion. This is state sovereignty. Idahoans have the God-given right to live free from coercion, defend their families, and raise their children according to their values. This is personal sovereignty. Together, these principles make a sovereign Idaho the strongest safeguard against federal overreach.

Personal Sovereignty

A free state requires free individuals.

• 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

Strong families create a strong state.

• 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

Idaho must stand firm when the federal government exceeds its authority.

• 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

Idaho’s land, water, air, energy, and natural systems belong to Idahoans, not federal or global entities.

• 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

Idaho has a spending problem. Government is growing faster than taxpayers can sustain.

• Eliminate the property tax
• Repeal the grocery sales tax
• 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

Idaho must protect its people when federal authorities fail to secure the nation’s borders.

• 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

Government must remain narrow, transparent, restrained, and accountable to the people.

• 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

Economic independence is essential to a sovereign state.

• Enable gold and silver as lawful, transactional money
• Protect Idahoans from centralized digital systems that track or restrict transactions

Idaho cannot wait for Washington to fix itself. A sovereign Idaho protects freedom and self-government, and when the federal government oversteps its authority, the states must stand firm.

If these principles reflect the direction you want Idaho to take, stay engaged. Follow the session, contact your legislators, and share this framework with others. Idaho stays sovereign when its people stay involved.