To be successful at a high level, and to do so with an uncanny consistency as Boise State does, an organization must prevent the proverbial flywheel from stalling once it has gained momentum.

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With consistency over more than a hundred years, scholarly writings state that when a State ceases to exist (becomes "extinct"), that State's treaties have no further effect.

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Sure, you'd rather have kids in a beautiful, state-of-the-art building, but even more important than that is consistency.

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But the state was forced to review its death penalty laws beginning in 1972, when a Supreme Court decision required greater consistency in its application.

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