Papers 1965-1970

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Papers 1965-1970

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Correspondence and reports of Robert C. Strom, a member of the commission.

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Strom, Robert C.

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Idaho. Constitution

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Idaho. Constitutional Revision Commission.

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"A Constitution belongs to the people. It must be a living document keyed to meeting their needs and answering their aspirations for Idaho." (Governor Robert E. Smylie to a meeting of the Constitutional Revision Commission, June 24, 1965.) Idaho's first Constitution, adopted in 1889, was drafted in 28 days by a 72 man territorial convention as a requirement for statehood. It was worded to answer every conceivable question, objection, and prejudice, but did not grow out o...