While some (like county attorneys and sheriffs) have questioned the need for Representative Krayton Kern’s Wild West, Rootin’-Tootin Shooting Show gun bill (HB 228), the representative himself has finally offered a compelling reason:
The thicker we can make Montana Code with laws that clarify and solidify our Constitutional rights the more difficult it will be for an oppressive government to send us to a reservation in Oklahoma.
Having driven through Oklahoma, I understand his concern—if nothing else about this foolish bill.
Article by Don Pogreba
Don is from Shelby, MT (Go Coyotes!) and has lived in Montana his whole life. He teaches English and Debate in Helena, MT, and does most of his writing far too late at night.
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I think what ol’ Krazyton Kerns is referring to is NOT Oklahoma, but rather Bush’s giant Halliburton-constructed dention centers! Yes, they are a bit of a concern. Why we need them is anybody’s guess. And I, like Krayzie, don’t give a rat’s behind what the seriff’s think. I don’t recall too many “sheriff’s” who wrote the Constitution! Maybe some historian can help me out here, by I seriously doubt that law enforcement was foremost in the minds of the framers! What was foremost was a self-governing body of the PEOPLE, of which the coppers are a teensy, tiny part.
You want crazy?
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/02/12/news/state/43-unborn.txt
We got crazy.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billhtml/SB0046.htm
This went before the judiciary committee yesterday. Anybody hear what happened? Were there any beheadings?
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