As the Senate continued debating HB 1, the child support enforcement bill this evening, Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, gave lengthy and heartfelt remarks. He was followed by Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, who praised senators for how they’ve approached the issue, and said opponents shouldn’t malign them. “If they think that they love the Constitution more or know more about it or care more about this country because they disagree with you on an issue, they don’t know your hearts,” he said.

 Senate Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder, R-Boise, said, “This deals with the federal government and how they treat the states and how they interact with the states.” He said Idaho’s not alone in pushing back against the federal government. “I too am proud of you, and I commend you, for those that stood up and asked the questions. That’s what this process is about.”

Closing the debate - and entering the 12th hour of today's special session - Sen. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, an attorney, said it’s clear that Idaho’s not entering into an international treaty, nor could it. “It looks to me … like the United States of America went and negotiated a treaty, and got everything that it wanted. … It wanted to protect state courts, and our legal system from being trampled upon by foreign countries in this support enforcement activity, and it got that.” He said, "You can say no if you want to, but there will be consequences."