Clayton Cramer For Idaho State Senate (District 22)

Clayton Cramer is running against a republican incumbent for Idaho’s District 22 Senate seat. Why? He puts it this way, “I’m running for Idaho State Senate seat 22 against the Republican incumbent, who I don’t see as conservative enough for our district.” This immediately grabbed my attention. As most of you know, I am a conservative, proud to be one and will help trustworthy people at all levels to attain positions where they can further conservative teachings and values. I believe Mr. Cramer does just that.

I was quite impressed as I learned more about Clayton Cramer. He contributed his knowledge and expertise in drafting an amicus brief in the recent U.S. Supreme Court hearing of District of Columbia vs. Heller. As most of you know, I spent a considerable amount of time following and reporting on that case.

A visit to Cramer’s website reveals much about him. He says he moved from California to Boise, Idaho because, “the California that I grew up in–where patriotism wasn’t a dirty word, and where family values still mattered–doesn’t exist anymore“.

On the Second Amendment:

For many Idahoans, the need for a gun rights activist in the state legislature might not be obvious. Idaho is fortunate to have a very strong guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms in our state constitution. We are also fortunate that the Idaho Supreme Court has spoken clearly about this matter–unlike some other states. But make no mistake about it: there are people in Idaho who, if they had their way, would restrict gun ownership so heavily that many law-abiding adults would find it difficult to own a gun.

Cramer’s beliefs in gun rights seem to be firmly grounded into an understanding learned from a very young age.

When I was growing up, I used to get my ice cream cones from a woman with a tattoo. It wasn’t pretty or fashionable; it was just a letter and some numbers. Like a valuable piece of machinery, she had a serial number. She was fortunate that her value as a piece of machinery exceeded her “scrap value,” or she would have been gassed and “parted out” for her hair, clothes, and dental work, like millions of others.

The Holocaust, unfortunately, was not unique. In the twentieth century, more than 56 million people were killed by their own governments, because of their ethnicity, their race, their religion, their political beliefs–and sometimes for no reason at all. Restrictive gun control laws, while not the only cause of these genocidal actions, certainly made it much easier. On a smaller scale, lynching and oppression of the freed slaves was made possible at least in part by post-Civil War gun control laws that greatly simplified the terrorizing of blacks into submission.

Never again! There are certainly risks that Idaho’s relatively loose gun control laws cause us–but those are nothing compared to the risks of government out of control. Tyrants prefer unarmed peasants.

On the environment:

This will probably be a surprise to you–but the evidence for global warming is far less certain than you think. Even if it is happening, it is not clear that mankind is the major force behind it. We may not even be a minor force.

I will not support any public policy action to deal with “global warming” until we have clear evidence of its magnitude, and that we know how much of it is the work of man, and how much is factors beyond our control. Some of those who are advocating that we “do something” before it is too late have financial interests in making sure we “do something.” As usual, there are business interests looking to make money off this–and if they destroy the economy and jobs of millions of people, so what?

I have many readers and a lot of friends in Idaho and in the District 22 region. I ask you to consider the merits and qualifications of Clayton Cramer as your next state senator.

Judy Boyle, who is a friend of mine and is running for Idaho House District 9, thinks Clayton Cramer is better than a good candidate. I contacted Judy to ask her what she could tell me about Mr. Cramer and her response pretty much said it all. “He’s awesome!”

To learn more about Clayton Cramer, visit his website. Also check out this information on Judy Boyle.

Tom Remington