Rob Natelson: Protecting People Against “Gun Control”
Like the Montana Constitution, the Colorado Constitution guarantees citizen gun rights. Nevertheless, Colorado recently became the first Rocky Mountain state to impose sweeping limits on gun and...
View ArticleRob Natelson: Some Humor on the Corruption of Modern Universities
A high school senior who has just gone through the college admissions process humorously reflects on her experience in this Wall Street Journal op-ed. Her column is a good P.S. to my recent posting on...
View ArticleRob Natelson: A Federal Lawsuit Threatens Constitutional Limits on the State...
Most state constitutions limit the financial powers of the state legislature. They have to: In the 19th century several states nearly went bankrupt from bad fiscal practices. Now a federal lawsuit puts...
View ArticleRob Natelson: Protect Democracy: End Election Day Registration
Carting uninformed, transient voters to the polls to vote for the political boss-man is a time-dishonored practice of demagogues everywhere. It has no place in Montana. House Bill 30, currently pending...
View ArticleRob Natelson:The Constitutional Issues In Same-Sex Marriage
I’ve found that most of the discussion about same-sex marriage, even among lawyers, tends to mis-characterize the constitutional issues. This is particularly true of the “equal protection” issues....
View ArticleRob Natelson: Three Cheers for Speaker Blasdell and the State House!!! (to...
Carl Graham and I were in the legislative galleries in Helena last Friday, when the state stepped back from the brink. Democrats and some Republicans were pushing for the state to yoke itself to the...
View ArticleNew Evidence Suggests Obama’s “Recess Appointments” Are Not Valid
Litigation over President Obama’s “recess appointments” to the National Labor Relations Board is going to the Supreme Court. A similar battle is being waged among lawyers about whether the President’s...
View ArticleWhy We Must Act Now To Use the Constitution’s Amendment Process to Restore...
When they wrote and adopted the Constitution, the Founders inserted a way for the states to amend the document if they had to rein in an abusive federal government. The procedure says that if 2/3 of...
View ArticleRob Natelson: Some Reasons Why There Is Probably A Lot More Improper Tax...
The news outlets tell us the IRS has been targeting conservative non-profits for unfavorable treatment. Based on my own experience, my guess is that these things happen far more often than...
View ArticleWhy The Parties Line Up That Way in Montana Zoning Battles
Missoula has been suffering one of those land use wars so typical of some Montana cities. The city council, which is controlled by “progressives,” has voted to ease zoning restrictions to allow...
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