[Vision2020] You Gotta Love This Guy

[Sam Scripter]

Need to send Gov Schweitzer to Washington, as President.

Tom Hansen wrote:
>
> Courtesy of the April 13, 2011 edition of the Great Falls Tribune 
> (Great Falls, Montana) at:
>
> http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110413008
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> Schweitzer uses new VETO brand on several bills
>
> HELENA --- As promised, Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday fired up 
> his infamous "veto" branding irons on the front steps of the Capitol 
> and put the brand to seven GOP-backed bills.
>
> In one of the most spectacular pieces of political theater in the 
> Democrat's six years in office, Schweitzer applied red-hot branding 
> irons to wooden plaques representing bills ranging from elimination of 
> same day voter registration to a bill that would allow new open pit 
> gold and silver mining using cyanide leach process.
>
> "These bills are either frivolous, unconstitutional or in direct 
> contradiction to the expressed will of the people of Montana," 
> Schweitzer said to a cheering crowd and a throng of reporters and 
> television cameras.
>
> As of Wednesday morning Schweitzer vetoed three bills and issued 10 
> amendatory vetoes. After the ceremonial "branding," Schweitzer vowed 
> to go back into the Capitol and use his veto pen to officially veto 17 
> more bills.
>
> "When I swore to uphold the Constitution I meant it," Schweitzer said.
>
> The Governor decided to veto the following bills today:
>
> SB 114 -- Hinkle -- Federal law enforcement officers should 
> communicate with sheriff
>
> HB 318 -- Warburton -- Ensure county oversight in movement of 
> publicly-owned wild buffalo or bison
>
> SB 109 -- Barrett -- Revise definition of eligible renewable resources
>
> HB 272 -- Flynn -- Eliminate ability for FWP to use hunting access 
> fees to acquire fee title lands
>
> SB 159 -- Priest -- Revise energy efficiency and code adoption 
> requirements in building codes
>
> HB 180 -- Edmunds -- Revise close of voter registration
>
> SB 306 -- Murphy -- Revise mining laws regarding cyanide health and 
> vat leach open-pit mining
>
> HB 456 -- Smith -- Define scope/ boundaries of human 
> sexuality/reproduct ed in K-12 public schools
>
> HB 464 -- Blasdel -- Provide medical liability protection for 
> hard-to-recruit subspecialists
>
> SB 111 -- Sonju -- Limit noneconomic damages in motor vehicle accidents
>
> SB 228 -- Priest -- Prohibit creation of health insurance exchange 
> under PPACA
>
> SB 324 -- Balyeat -- Revise consumer protection laws and settlement 
> proceeds
>
> SB 370 -- Priest -- Require cost-benefit analysis of mandated health 
> insurance coverage of service
>
> SB 254 -- Hutton -- Provide state eminent domain authority for federal 
> lands
>
> HB 161 -- Milburn -- Repeal medical marijuana law
>
> SB 183 -- Brown -- Revise interim zoning laws
>
> HB 542 -- Esp -- Revise subdivision and platting act
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> Montana Governor Schweitzer applies his veto.
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> MontanaGov_Veto.jpg
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> Video of Governor Schweitzer applying his veto.
>
> http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110414007
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> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
>
> Moscow, Idaho
>
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