Wonderful things happening in the Montana state government

I love the state of Montana. Although not perfect, it is a wonderful place to be. I say this with apprehension because I really don't want a flock of people moving here and making it the same as many other states. But nevertheless, at considerable risk, I will share the good news. Many new and interesting bills have been introduced, some of them successful (or appearing to be so far) and some not. The right of self defense is an important one and the one that should be least messed with. It is the most basic fundamental right we have. Without which, no other rights can stand. If you can't defend yourself, you can hardly speak up for yourself, publicly worship, fearlessly pursue life, liberty and happiness, or any of the other basic human rights. Every creature under heaven will defend itself the best way it can if attacked. That is how we and they were made. Jesus clearly gave up that right when He went to the cross because He very explicitly stated that He could defend himself with unstoppable force. So clearly He was familiar with self defense. He even implies its use in other passages that I won't get into here. Anyway, recently Montana has sent to the governors office HB246 stating that the federal government has no more right to regulate firearms made, sold, and remaining in Montana than they do any other intrastate commerce. Basically, it is an attempt to regain some state rights. It is sad that we have to work to take back "rights" that can't be taken away in the first place. We also have HB228 which puts the burden of proof back on the state (rather than the victim) in a situation where force had to be used by the victim. Although we lost some cool things in this bill as it has worked its way though the system, it so far has remained a great thing. I am happy to see some state governments stand up to what has become far far too large of a federal government. Now if only we could get them to refuse this stupid stimulus money! Now for something really cool.... check out the Montana soveirgnty resolution here... http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/lchtml/LC1170.htm

Good day my friends!

Update: This is now HR3 and the new link is http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billhtml/HR0003.htm