Idaho bans corporal punishment in schools

We're pleased to add Idaho as another state that has prohibited corporal punishment in public schools, as state lawmakers have actually passed what appears to be one of the most forward-thinking laws on the subject anywhere in the country.

What's interesting in this case is that Idaho actually has one of the most Republican legislatures in America. For a long time, the Republicans were the ones fighting to paddle kids more, but now that's the Democrats' specialty. In our part of the country, it's the Democratic-leaning major cities where schools have lately resorted to more extreme forms of physical punishment. The Lexington Herald-Leader recently reported that schools in Lexington now use pepper spray as a disciplinary tool. The same has been occurring in Memphis.

Hey Dems, how does it feel to be the party of paddling and pepper spraying 6-year-olds?