BOISE-- The Idaho Statehouse was filled with protesters on Monday. Two separate groups had rallies planned over the controversial bill that would require women to get an ultrasound before having an abortion while another group is protesting the work lawmakers did this session.
United Action for Idaho is a non-partisan citizen lobbyist group that focuses on economic and social justice.
Twenty protesters with the group gathered outside the capitol in the rain to pointing out what they call lawmaker's many failures of this session. After listening to a few speakers, the group went inside to deliver moving boxes to lawmakers. It was their way to show lawmakers it is time to move out and end the session.
United Action delivered moving boxes to lawmakers they are disappointed with in both the House and Senate. The group says many people are upset that lawmakers spent a lot of time on bills that don't help create jobs, improve our economy or Idaho's education.
United Action was also disappointed that lawmakers spent very little time on the add the words bill. It was a bill that that would have ensured gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Idahoans had equal rights.
United Action says individual members, not the group, will decided who gets moving boxes. The Executive Director, Adrienne Evans, would not say exactly how many moving boxes were handed out but hinted Senator Chuck Winder and Representative Scott Bedke both got one.
The boxes are the groups way to show their frustration.
People are looking for work. They're having a hard time making ends meet, and we are talking about limiting protests and women's reproductive rights instead of really addressing the issues that make sense for peoples' families, said Evans.
