Idaho legislators hoping to simply wish domestic terrorism away are ignoring state's deep history

Let's recall the extensive record of violent far-right extremists operating from the Northwest before Republicans try to conveniently erase them in the law books.

Denver radio talk show host Alan Berg was assassinated at his home by the Aryan Nations-based terrorist gang The Order in 1984.

Idaho legislators have come up with a novel way of dealing with violent far-right domestic terrorism: Just redefine it so that they can pretend it no longer exists.

Last week, the Idaho Senate approved a bill (Senate Bill 1220) t…