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Editorial: Bill withdrawn after rightful public outcry

The great thing about living in a democracy is people really do have a say. Last week was a perfect example of this both locally and on a national level.

United States Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced a bill (HR-621) that would have sold 3.3 million acres of federal land, some of which included Montana as well as neighboring states Wyoming and Idaho. It did not take long for the word of the bill to spread, and there was immediate outrage from outdoor lovers from around the Western United States. The outrage was so severe that Chaffetz quickly withdrew the bill.

He had...

 

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