[Vision2020] You Gotta Love This Guy

Sam Scripter MoscowSam at charter.net
Fri Apr 15 15:35:02 PDT 2011


Count me In, as Attending.  Thanks.  Sam S

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 
> <mailto: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
>>
>>     -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>     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.
>>
>>     MontanaGov_Veto.jpg
>>
>>     -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>     Video of Governor Schweitzer applying his veto.
>>
>>     http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110414007
>>
>>     -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>     Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>
>>     Tom Hansen
>>
>>     Moscow, Idaho
>>
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