(Idaho Governor) Otter signs anti-Occupy bill, orders Boise campers to vacate by 5 pm Monday

[IDemo]

Gov. Butch Otter on Tuesday signed House Bill 404, which bars camping on the Capitol Mall and means the state will move to evict any campers who remain on the grounds of the old Ada County Courthouse after the deadline.

"I will be communicating with the leadership and the attorney from 'Occupy Boise' to let them know that I have received and signed the bill, and provide that they have a deadline of 5 PM on Monday, February 27, 2012 to vacate the impacted state properties," Otter wrote to House Speaker Lawerence Denney in advising him he had signed the bill.

The Department of Administration said in a news release that it expects Occupy members to observe the deadline and "will leave the Capitol Annex property in the condition in which they found it."

Department personnel hand-delivered copies of a formal removal notice Tuesday afternoon and that it was kept occupiers "regularly informed through every step of the legislative process."

Read more here: http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/21/idahopolitics/otter_signs_antioccupy_bill_orders_boise_campers_vacate_5_pm_mon#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy

[Katashi_itto]

2. Think this is the wrong board your on.

[jdadd]

3. ARE YOU SERIES MAN ?!!111

[bl968]

4. Health/Hygiene

We have seen this claim repeatedly, but never once have I seen a specific list of what exactly constitutes the claims of health or hygiene concerns. The protesters should be demanding a itemized list and be given sufficient time to correct any discrepancies.

[leftyohiolib]

5. wasnt otter one of the guys from animal house? otter, pinto and flounder

[dogknob]

15. Yeah. He was the smarmy, womanizing leader-figure...

...and role-model to legions of frat boys since. It was funny as a movie, but not so funny when there's an army of Otters in real-life.

[usrname]

6. On the other hand

I can't imagine anyone wanting to occupy any part of Idaho.

[CindyT44]

7. isn't that an example

of an ex post facto law?

[Major Hogwash]

9. It seems pretty obvious, huh?

To outlaw today what was legal only yesterday.
I think they have an attorney who is going to file a claim tomorrow to stop the law from being enforced for exactly that very reason.

[bluedigger]

16. Don't think so.

If they tried to charge the occupiers for camping prior to the law taking effect, that would be ex post facto. I assume the law takes effect on Monday, and that it is being interpreted (or expressly states) that camping is defined as being present with the intent to remain on site after business hours (5pm). Or some such.

[Major Hogwash]

8. This is the beginning of the end of Governor Otter's political career

He announced last month that he intends to run for a 3rd term for Governor in 2014.
Fat chance now.

[Plucketeer]

11. Pretty damned handy!

I went to the Otter's website and wrote a few choice words. When you hit submit - "Page not found". I should have expected nothing less - or more.

[Iliyah]

10. I think that

this type of ruling, if not already done, will be an acceptable ruling all across the country, thereby stopping OWS, but, OWS I'm pretty sure have considered other ways to occupy a location by not living there but having a present thereby allowing people to be able to fall back to homes and buildings (paid for or making payment) to have a place to rest, sleep and eat, as well as organize the next events.

OWS will not be stopped.

[SunSeeker]

12. Those brave souls survived the Idaho winter, they'll survive this.

They may get pepper sprayed and kicked out, but they're not going away. You can't kill an idea whose time has come. It is time for the 99%.

[libodem]

13. Our little occupy

Has been peaceful and well kept. They have a very cool outdoor kitchen and a huge pantry of donated food. I have pictures in this phone but never figured out how to post them.

[IDemo]

14. Do you have an account with PhotoBucket or another image hosting service?

If so, you can upload them to your album and copy the URL / hyperlink to a post here and the image should appear.

Is everything tied down for today's windy weather?