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<font face="Comic Sans MS">Need to send Gov Schweitzer to Washington,
as President.</font><br>
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Tom Hansen wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Courtesy
of the April 13, 2011 edition of the Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls,
Montana) at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a
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href="http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110413008">http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110413008</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Schweitzer
uses new VETO brand on several bills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"When I
swore to uphold the Constitution I meant it," Schweitzer said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
Governor decided to veto the following bills today:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 114 –
Hinkle – Federal law enforcement officers should communicate with
sheriff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">HB 318 –
Warburton – Ensure county oversight in movement of publicly-owned wild
buffalo or bison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 109 –
Barrett – Revise definition of eligible renewable resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">HB 272 –
Flynn – Eliminate ability for FWP to use hunting access fees to acquire
fee title lands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 159 –
Priest – Revise energy efficiency and code adoption requirements in
building codes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">HB 180 –
Edmunds – Revise close of voter registration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 306 –
Murphy – Revise mining laws regarding cyanide health and vat leach
open-pit mining <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">HB 456 –
Smith – Define scope/ boundaries of human sexuality/reproduct ed in
K-12 public schools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">HB 464 –
Blasdel – Provide medical liability protection for hard-to-recruit
subspecialists<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 111 –
Sonju – Limit noneconomic damages in motor vehicle accidents<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 228 –
Priest – Prohibit creation of health insurance exchange under PPACA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 324 –
Balyeat – Revise consumer protection laws and settlement proceeds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 370 –
Priest – Require cost-benefit analysis of mandated health insurance
coverage of service<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 254 –
Hutton – Provide state eminent domain authority for federal lands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">HB 161 –
Milburn – Repeal medical marijuana law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SB 183 –
Brown – Revise interim zoning laws<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">HB 542 –
Esp – Revise subdivision and platting act<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Montana
Governor Schweitzer applies his veto.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:part1.04000405.06010602@charter.net"
alt="MontanaGov_Veto.jpg" border="0" height="308" width="430"></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Video of
Governor Schweitzer applying his veto.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Seeya
round town, Moscow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Moscow,
Idaho<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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