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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The Lesson from Montana: Stop Judicial Usurpation Before It Becomes Too Late
Montana’s experience shows that when abuse of power begins, citizens must counteract it quickly. Failure to respond only makes the problem worse.
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Major Problems in Montana’s CI-128 (the Abortion Initiative)
CI-128, if enacted, could be used as a legal wedge for child mutilation and the invasion of women’s sports by biological males.
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The Montana Supreme Court Tries to Move the State Left
The Montana Supreme Court’s overruling of election integrity laws is part of a wider pattern.
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Critiquing the Montana Supreme Court
The Montana Supreme Court may be the least disciplined appeals court in the country. Rob Natelson’s recent paper outlines the problems.
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When a Court Vetoes the People: It Happened in Montana
To some extent, this has happened in several states, But nowhere has it gone as far as in Montana, where the state’s highest court has asserted an absolute veto over what the people may add to their own constitution.
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The Other Side of the Montana Constitution
It is always the prerogative of the people to fix flaws in their government. And the Montana constitution, like any human creation, has its flaws.
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The Montana Supreme Court’s Anti-Firearms Decision was Wrong
Mass shootings tend to happen in so-called “gun free zones” where law-abiding people are disarmed. . . . [Yet] all the justices on the court voted for this misguided decision.
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