Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, listens to a presentation during the House State Affairs Committee on Jan. 7, 2025, at the State Capitol Building in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)
The Idaho House of Representatives could vote to call for a never-before-used method of amending the U.S. Constitution.
Supporters argue that a constitutional convention is needed to rein in the rising federal budget deficit and an increasingly powerful federal government. But critics say a convention risks putting the entire U.S. Constitution up for change…