Posted on 02/24/2017 5:02:39 AM PST by marktwain
Bullock noted in his veto letter that he had rejected two bills identical to Harris' measure in past sessions. The governor says the idea of allowing individuals to decide for themselves whether they are eligible to carry concealed weapons is absurd.Governor Bullock did not mention that in Montana, individuals can already do so in 99% of the state.
It is a mostly symbolic measure.
For the legislature, it says "We respect the Second Amendment."
For the Governor, it says "I want Bloomberg money and DNC credibility."
Does the legislature have enough votes to overturn the veto?
Too many dental floss tycoons there...
Can someone from Montana or familiar with that state’s politics tell the uninformed among us how that state ended up with a (D) governor in the first place?
He's one of these politicians who feels that only government can think for the citizens. Does he not realize that those who are not eligible to carry concealed weapons don't care what he thinks or decides.
“Does he not realize that those who are not eligible to carry concealed weapons don’t care what he thinks or decides.”
In his mind, someone prepared to commit murder won’t break a law to do so.
He’s SUPER smart, and we should listen to him.
“The governor says the idea of allowing individuals to decide for themselves whether they are eligible to carry concealed weapons is absurd.”
Letting the Second Amendment decide whether individuals are eligible to carry concealed weapons is the only lawful and sensible approach. That most fundamental of all God-given rights “shall not be infringed”. That is the strongest of all protective phrases in the Bill of Rights or anywhere else in the Constitution. It’s stronger even than “Congress shall make no law”. Restrictions on magazine capacity, on silencers, on barrel length, and on concealed carry are all both immoral and unconstitutional, and the governor should have signed this bill.
With Zircon-encrusted tweezers in their hands.
The MT citizens are too dangerous and unsafe to ccw, at least until they travel to 10-12 other states.
Too many dental floss tycoons there...
Lonely dental floss...
They interpret laws with Zircon-encrusted tweezers.
Where are my flying cars? Where are my pygmy ponies?
Surprise...what else do you expect? Montana voted him in
Because Greg Gianforte, the R candidate, is from out of state and it was easy to defeat him with ‘not a Montanan’ ads.
He started a tech company (I worked for it) in the 90’s, it eventually sold to Oracle and Greg had the multi millions to beat every other R candidate in the primary.
Our current gOvernor is worthless and corrupt.
At least we only have him for less than four years.
The legislature only meets every other year so we can expect this to be voted on again in 2019.
‘Rat in the republic ALERT!
Bow many Californicators moved to Montana to elect a democrat?
I’m from Montana and will give it a try. The state has a perverse tendency to hold both houses of the legislature with one party and the governorship with the other party. We were lucky during the Brian Schweitzer years that was so. And, although this issue is mystifying (Dems and tribes like guns and hunting, too), in the long run, the tendency (and a session only four months long) keeps the bozos in Helena from making too much mischief. About the worst that can be said these days is the governor and legislature are fighting over a budget surplus (they call it a reserve), trying to determine how big the surplus should be when all logic points to giving most of it back to the taxpayers. Because. It’s not the politicians’ money.
Be eager to hear what others say here.
I’m from Montana and will give it a try. The state has a perverse tendency to hold both houses of the legislature with one party and the governorship with the other party. We were lucky during the Brian Schweitzer years that was so. And, although this issue is mystifying (Dems and tribes like guns and hunting, too), in the long run, the tendency (and a session only four months long) keeps the bozos in Helena from making too much mischief. About the worst that can be said these days is the governor and legislature are fighting over a budget surplus (they call it a reserve), trying to determine how big the surplus should be when all logic points to giving most of it back to the taxpayers. Because. It’s not the politicians’ money.
Be eager to hear what others say here.
With their zircon encrusted tweezers.
Lotta zappa fans here I see.
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