Montana constitution Archives - Independence Institute

The Montana Supreme Court’s Anti-Firearms Decision was Wrong 0
- July 11, 2022
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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The troubled Montana Supreme Court 0
- April 21, 2021
So-called “non-partisan” elections don’t abolish politics. They just hide politics from public view.
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Supreme Court to review common anti-school choice rule in state constitutions 0
- August 12, 2019
Today the constitutions of 26 states contain bans that go well beyond what Blaine wanted. Unlike Blaine’s proposal, those constitutions mandate discrimination against “sectarian” religion.
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New evidence on the case that adopted the 1972 Montana Constitution 0
- May 5, 2019
The [state constitution’s] adoption process in Montana was clearly tainted.
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How a court imposed a state constitution the voters probably didn’t ratify 0
- March 18, 2019
In 1972, the Montana Supreme Court decided one of the most important state constitutional cases in modern American history. By a 3-2 margin, the court ruled that the voters had ratified a new state constitution even though the number of “yes” votes fell below the majority required. The decision was particularly important because the new
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The name “Montana”—from ancient Rome via Colorado 0
- March 12, 2019
In 1858, gold miners established [a] town located near present-day Commerce City, Colorado. One of their number , , , suggested they call their settlement “Montana.” They agreed.
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