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Congrats to all Montanans! And best of luck against the Feds on this... Godspeed, and God’s blessings to all of you.

[Apologies in advance that this question may be a bit “off-topic”, and leads to another subject as well — only related in regards to Feds overstepping their bounds...]

I’m just curious: There isn’t still some type of Homesteading Law out in Montana is there??? (I know about a century too late for that, huh?) I have some relatives that moved there in the very early 1900s, their photo/postcard sent back home after they had built their home/cabin didn’t show a lot of joy (I’m reminded it’s hard to pose for a photo and smile back then though). What their faces did show was a tremendous amount of pride in what they had accomplished for themselves so far...

I’m probably looking back on this whole concept with a bit (alot) of “a simpler time” sentimentality — wishing we were truly still in a time where people willing to work hard could achieve their dreams. I’m reminded that without today’s technologies, and without the vast amount of wisdom my relatives had about surviving “on the land” (building a home, raising crops (clearing a field), animal husbandry, and how to get and keep food without benefit of a grocery store, or a refrigerator, would make it even HARDER on some of us than striking out on their own back then was... I know that the mothers and women did just as much work (even if different in some ways) than their husbands did to establish their homes/ranches/farms. [Is it any wonder that women first won the right to vote in Montana? That’s my theory on THAT at least! LOL]

At this point, although it’s still possible for people to be successful (at least in the manner of going to school, and getting some kind of ‘professional’ job), not as many are able to do so without degrees, and working for others, and this is directly due to the Feds and numerous state laws, and SO many regulations standing in the way of TRUE PROGRESS (which isn’t the “progress” spoken of by LIBERALS, even though they believe it is. Progress doesn’t mean radical abandonment of tried and true principles, it means IMPROVEMENT on an existing base of structure — and Socialism is not an IMPROVEMENT it is a BACKWARDS step!)

What I’d love to see Montana (and other states) tackle next in re: to the Feds? The proposed regulations regarding smaller family farms, “hobby” farms, and organic farms — especially the proposed federal regulations citing “food safety” that will effectively end “farmer’s markets” and road-side stands. All agricultural states should be SCREAMING about these proposed laws and regulations.

Back in Colorado we had the “Natural Law Party” as one of our recognized “minor parties”. While I disagreed with a great many of items on their platform they certainly had one part of the equation right — our government has no business forcing laws upon the people such as; genetically altered foods, blocking natural and alternative medicines (due to the feds close relationship with pharmaceutical companies) to the point where proven scientific research and development is blocked unless you have millions to go through the hoops required by the FDA, designating which types of SEEDS farmers and gardeners will be able to purchase (banning non-hybridized seeds that do NOT produce their own seeds at the end of their crop cycle). And, I could go on and on.

While I recognize the need for oversight, and regulation over food imported into this country from outside countries especially (like what we saw from the products from China — food products especially).

And, while I recognize a need for some oversight, in cases where large (corporate) food producers/farms here in the US may cut corners for profit thereby threatening the quality of their food, and safety and such. There is no reason for some of these laws that truly are ‘overkill’ here within the US — especially the ones that will effect even SMALL family and hobby farmers who CAN’T pay all these government fines and pay for whatever ‘codes’ they come up with that will allow them to sell their flowers, or tomatoes, or whatever they may bring to their local farmers’ market. [I don’t think that’s an unintended consequence either, I honestly think it’s a way for the government to support the special interests like — corporate food producers and farms — and basically destroy citizens’ abilities to provide for themselves, and their ability to maintain self-sufficiency by at times offering their goods to those in their communities for a small profit!]

I could make this a REALLY long post, but the gist of all of this is;

The states all need to start standing up against the oppressiveness of the Federal Government over the states — such as Montana has done with this “Reinstatement of Rights” Act. It may be hard at this point given how many rights the states have “let slide” till now, but it MUST be done.

Godspeed to all true American Patriots seeking to preserve the rule of law in this nation as supported by our U.S. Constitution. And, may God — according to the warning in Proverbs — allow the traps those seeking spoils lay for themselves, and those who wait with them to catch them up sooner vs. later.