The Idaho constitution gives the Lt. Governor all gubernatorial powers as Acting Governor while the governor is out of state. That’s nutty enough to begin with, since it means that the governor can’t really go fishing in Montana unless he trusts his Lt.
Idaho legalities are not today’s discussion, however, but rather the executive orders that the Lt. chose to issue.
- Silly: banning all schools from imposing vaccine or testing requirements. That was merely silly because the governor was able to reverse the orders as soon as he returned.
- Extremely silly: trying to call out the Idaho National Guard for deployment to the Mexican border.
The Lt Governor did something similar the last time the governor left the state, and the governor had to roll that action back as well.
As an Oklahoma resident, I can assure you the answer is no.
Did all the dumbest of the dumb move to Idaho?