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The Montana Legislature – Property rights are fundamental to a free society — and to conservation
In Montana, conservative legislators have proposed a bill that would bar nonprofit organizations from purchasing land from willing sellers at a fair price. If enacted, the law would be a brazen violation of the Montana Constitution, which recognizes “acquiring, possessing, and protecting property” among the “inalienable rights” off-limits to government interference.
Why target nonprofits acquiring property? The bill’s sponsor recently penned an article in which he made his motivation clear. There is a particular organization, American Prairie Reserve, which he would like to “legislate . . . out of existence.” But, since the constitution doesn’t allow him to, he’s attacking its property rights instead. If the bill passes, he may soon learn that the Constitution doesn’t allow that either.
By Jonathan Wood and Brian Yablonski
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How we stop APR from abusing Montana’s tax code by
Rep. DAN BARTEL (R) – HD29
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