[Vision2020] You Gotta Love This Guy

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the April 13, 2011 edition of the Great Falls Tribune (Great
Falls, Montana) at:

 

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110413008

 

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Schweitzer uses new VETO brand on several bills

 

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.

 

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. 

 

"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. 

 

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.


 

"When I swore to uphold the Constitution I meant it," Schweitzer said.

The Governor decided to veto the following bills today:

SB 114 - Hinkle - Federal law enforcement officers should communicate with
sheriff

HB 318 - Warburton - Ensure county oversight in movement of publicly-owned
wild buffalo or bison

SB 109 - Barrett - Revise definition of eligible renewable resources

HB 272 - Flynn - Eliminate ability for FWP to use hunting access fees to
acquire fee title lands

SB 159 - Priest - Revise energy efficiency and code adoption requirements in
building codes

HB 180 - Edmunds - Revise close of voter registration

SB 306 - Murphy - Revise mining laws regarding cyanide health and vat leach
open-pit mining 

HB 456 - Smith - Define scope/ boundaries of human sexuality/reproduct ed in
K-12 public schools

HB 464 - Blasdel - Provide medical liability protection for hard-to-recruit
subspecialists

SB 111 - Sonju - Limit noneconomic damages in motor vehicle accidents

SB 228 - Priest - Prohibit creation of health insurance exchange under PPACA

SB 324 - Balyeat - Revise consumer protection laws and settlement proceeds

SB 370 - Priest - Require cost-benefit analysis of mandated health insurance
coverage of service

SB 254 - Hutton - Provide state eminent domain authority for federal lands

HB 161 - Milburn - Repeal medical marijuana law

SB 183 - Brown - Revise interim zoning laws

HB 542 - Esp - Revise subdivision and platting act

 

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Montana Governor Schweitzer applies his veto.

 

MontanaGov_Veto.jpg

 

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Video of Governor Schweitzer applying his veto.

 

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110414007

 

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

 

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho

 

 

 

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