By Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon
If it’s worth having, it’s worth defending. Our Founding Fathers understood that defending their liberty was worth even more than their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. Today we are called to fight in many arenas: the state house, the town hall, and the courts of law. Yet our mission remains the same: defend the liberties that have defined our nation and our way of life.
The traditional values that once made America great are under siege, from Washington, D.C. to Boise, Idaho. These attacks don’t come from a majority of voters, but from activist courts and elected officials who believe the law is whatever they say it is.
Consider the battle President Trump faces today. The American people sent him back to the White House with a mission: to stop the foreign invasion of our country and to reorient our government to serve the American people, not woke progressive causes. The response from the militant left hasn’t been to accept the will of the voters, it’s been to drag the administration through a gauntlet of court cases, many of them frivolous, each designed to drain its time, energy, and resources.
These aren’t trials. They’re tactical assaults by a political class terrified of losing its grip on power.
Yet we fight on. President Trump is setting the example, pushing back against these out-of-control judges and using every constitutional avenue available to him to make America great again.
Here in Idaho, Mayor Lauren McLean continues to insist the law doesn’t apply to her. Despite House Bill 96 (passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Brad Little) prohibiting government entities from flying divisive ideological flags, McLean continues to fly the so-called pride flag in front of Boise City Hall.
She has received condemnation from the Attorney General, the Speaker of the House, and even the Ada County Sheriff’s Office. Yet she persists in defying a law passed by the duly elected representatives of the people of Idaho. Our great state is governed by laws, not by the whims of political leaders.
Make no mistake: when political leaders violate the law, there must be consequences. If the current law lacks sufficient enforcement, then the Legislature must add some teeth.
So we fight on. The task of defending our liberties won’t be accomplished in one fell swoop. It must be carried out day by day, until we pass it down to our children and grandchildren. As Ronald Reagan reminded us, every generation must fight that same fight. And as Thomas Paine warned, if any of us shrinks from the service of our country, we risk losing everything our ancestors fought to secure.
It is my honor, as Chair of the Idaho Republican Party, to stand with you in that battle today.
About Dorothy Moon
Dorothy Moon was elected to serve as the chairwoman of the Idaho Republican Party in July of 2022, and reelected in 2024. Moon served three terms in the Idaho Legislature as State Representative for District 8. Moon’s career in public service has focused on the advancement of individual liberties and reducing the size and scope of government.
