Monday, February 16, 2009

State's Rights

A state bill in Montana will allow Montana to regulate commerce within the border of the state, as the Constitution allows.

http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/02/16/news/state/24-house.txt

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It's about state rights."

The House voted 64-36 for the bill Saturday. If it clears a final vote, the measure will go to the Senate.

House Republicans were joined by 14 Democrats in passing the measure.

"I would hope that our U.S. Supreme Court would begin to retreat from what I think is an abusive interpretation of our interstate commerce clause," said Rep. Deborah Kottel, D-Great Falls, who supports the measure.

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