Montana Constitution—Historical Documents
This post provides links to documents relevant to the adoption of the 1972 Montana Constitution.
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The 1876 Colorado Constitution’s extensive bill of rights
The 1876 Colorado Constitution protected economic and civil rights not found in the U.S. Constitution. Later, the 1889 Montana Constitution was to follow suit.
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Buttressing the Montana Constitution’s protection for property rights
In the area of property rights, problems arise not so much from the constitution’s wording as from how the Montana Supreme Court has mangled it.
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The Montana Constitution’s authoritarian mandates
Authoritarian mandates do not belong in a constitution for a free people.
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Tax, spending and debt limits in Colorado’s 1876 constitution
Politicians who whine about the restrictions in TABOR should read the original Colorado Constitution to learn how real tax limitation works.
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Property tax furor partly the fault of Montana’s Constitution
Taxes are a recurrent issue in Montana partly because the state constitution lacks protections imposed in many other state constitutions.
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Montana Constitution’s school terms fail the test
Only a constitutional convention can clean up the Montana Constitution’s contradictory and confusing language on K-12 education.
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The Environmental Mess in the Montana Constitution
Some of the state constitution’s listed rights conflict with others.
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The Montana Constitution’s state university quagmire
Only a new state constitutional convention can cure the Montana constitution’s contradictory treatment of the power of the Board of Regents.
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A new Montana Constitutional Convention?
There is also the uncomfortable fact that the 1972 constitution may not have been validly ratified, because of the way the election was held and because the number of “yes” votes fell short of what was required.
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Montana Constitution Documents Now Online
People who want to know what the Montana Constitution actually means have a new tool available.
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Montana Supreme Court Isn’t Enforcing the State’s Constitution, but Rewriting It
The court is not enforcing the Montana Constitution at all. The court is rewriting it.
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