Friday, December 19, 2025

State court shackles citizens' efforts to legislate for themselves

The Montana Supreme Court has a history of striking down constitutional initiatives that restrain government power. Voiding CI-116 (“Marsy’s Law”) is only the latest example. The court treated CI-116 the same way it treated CI-23, CI-27, CI-30, and CI-75.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO

State court shackles citizens' efforts to legislate for themselves

The Montana Supreme Court has a history of striking down constitutional initiatives that restrain government power. Voiding CI-116 (“Marsy’s Law”) is only the latest example. The court treated CI-116 the same way it treated CI-23, CI-27, CI-30, and CI-75.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO

President has no choice but to enforce existing laws

I read with interest the spirited Carlson-Benko-Mott exchange on the Montana Perspective page of the Inter Lake about how to respond to a president who has failed to honor his constitutional duty to “take care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO