By David Goerg

IDAHO FALLS—Dennis Marsden will host a free educational presentation on the relationship between the Idaho Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution on Saturday, January 22 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The event will be held at the Shiloh Inn in Idaho Falls, in the Executive Room. Attendees should enter through the main lobby at 780 Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls.

Marsden made the decision to offer this presentation due to the many controversies that have sprung up around the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, he is concerned that many people lack knowledge about the actual source of our rights as citizens of both the State of Idaho and the United States of America.

“As Americans, we attach our ‘allegiance’ to the American Union at our own expense by abandoning the protections afforded Idahoan through the Idaho Constitution and Idaho citizenship,” Marsden said.

The class is being offered in connection with “Stand Up for Idaho,” a local grass-roots movement aimed at counter-acting federal overreach by promoting the constitutional legacy of the United States of America.

“Stand Up for Idaho” hosts many local events which address a variety of topics – ranging from the recent protest against INL vaccination mandates to presentations on “urban homesteading.”

Marsden’s upcoming presentation is intended to empower and encourage people by presenting freely available but little-known knowledge about the American government.

“People who attend will understand that their rights are secured by the Idaho (or any state’s) Constitution’s protections, more so that by the federal Constitution,” said Marsden. “The class addresses the history and development of the Bill of Rights and Idaho’s Declaration of Rights [and] will distinguish between Idaho citizenship and federal citizenship. [We will discuss] the importance of Idaho citizenship in asserting your constitutionally protected rights.”

Mardsen has lived in Idaho since 1961. He attended school in Texas and Utah, eventually graduating in business management from Brigham Young University. Marsden has studied law since 1992.

Pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution will be available for attendees with a suggested donation of $4.

Questions about the event can be sent directly to Dennis Marsden at dennisallodium@protonmail.com.

For more information about “Stand Up For Idaho” visit Standupforidaho.org., or click here to view their event calendar.