HJ 26 introduced – state sovereignty

A Resolution asserting state sovereignty has been introduced by Rep. Mike More as HJ 26.

This is the Montana version of a similar Resolution that is being introduced in a number of other states, including New Hampshire.

Remember, the Montana Constitution says, at Article II, Section 2, “The people have the exclusive right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign, and independent state.”

Some will say that these are just words on paper and don’t really mean anything. I disagree.

These words are a part of the contract by which Montana was engendered as a socio-political entity. The very existence of the construct called the “State of Montana” is dependent upon this contract among Montana people, a contract giving the state defined and limited powers.

One of these limitations is the terms of Article II. Section 2, which limits the authority of the State to contract with the other states. That is, by its very charter, the State is not authorized to lock itself politically into being a mere administrative region of that creature of the several states, the federal government, nor may the state surrender the rights and prerogatives of individuals to the federal government.

HJ 26 addresses these issues and relationships.

Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com