[Vision2020] You Gotta Love This Guy

[Tom Hansen]

I am like SOOOOOOOOOO there.

Keep me in the loop as to where and when, ok?

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


On Fri, April 15, 2011 11:07 am, Reggie Holmquist wrote:
> I've been in contact with Gov. Schweizer's scheduler to get him to come to
> Moscow in the Fall and give a presentation for the American Constitution
> Society at the UI College of Law.  His scheduler seems very optimistic
> about
> the prospect.  I wonder if any V20 folks or just folks in the community
> would be interested in attending. . .
>
> -Reggie
>
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Sam Scripter
> <MoscowSam at charter.net>wrote:
>
>>  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.
>>
>>
>>
>> [image: 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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