Wow! It has been nearly three weeks since the last Occupy the Blog! diary. While we have reached the doldrums of the winter, the Occupations around the country are still performing their activities, big and small, and making an impact on the world.

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Occupy Boise was in federal court today, seeking a Temporary Restraining Order to protect the Vigil Site and prevent eviction by the state. Idaho Governor Butch Otter issued an edict that the Vigil Site must be vacated by 5 pm Monday.

Judge Winmill was in Pocatello, on the other side of the State. Occupy Boise Attorney Bryan Walker argued against Otter’s Attorney in a courtroom in Boise, with the Judge on a video screen. There was much discussion about whether there was an emergency that required immediate eviction. The Judge said he would decide on Monday. So there will be only a few hours between the Court’s decision and the State’s deadline.

The Occupy Vigil site has outlasted at least one of the Freedom-squelching Bill’s sponsors!

The Idaho House Passed the final version of the Bill to Evict Occupy Boise on Friday afternoon. The Bill did not make it to Governor Butch Otter’s desk by Friday evening. It could be signed any moment. But a lawsuit and Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order has been filed in Federal Court by Occupy Boise.

It’s been a whirlwind week for Occupy Boise. The week began with another day of compelling testimony in the Idaho Legislature, and overwhelming public support was expressed for the Occupy Boise Vigil. Just listen to what the public had to say!

An Occupy Roundup, including reports from New Haven, Newark, Nashville, Syracuse and Boise, Idaho.

A hearing in the Idaho Legislature with public testimony on Representative Scott Bedke’s bill to evict the Occupy Boise Vigil from public property began at 8:30 Friday morning. Occupiers packed the hearing room. Everybody was ready to testify. The House State Affairs Committee planned to speed the bill through.

But delay set in, as the Committee Chairman tried to resolve a snafu. They needed a correctly worded printed bill in front of them for a hearing and vote out of Committee.

Martin Luther King Day in Boise began with a parade, and a short celebration of diversity, in a state still struggling to escape a reputation for racism.

Free red MLK T-shirts from Coke had been given out at the start of the March by someone. Occupiers then took the opportunity to conduct public education about corporate practices.

Well, there have only been four new diaries since the last Occupy the Blog on Wednesday. Fortunately for us, all four of these are excellent reports from all over.

On January 9th, Occupy Boise took a message about Citizen’s United and the general scuttling of Democracy in the U. S. to the Idaho Statehouse. It was the day of Idaho Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter’s State of the State address. This marks the official start of the Idaho Legislature – which meets in Boise for 3 or so months in winter.