Op Ed: A Constitutional Conservative for MT Supreme Court

If you are uncertain about the role of the Montana Supreme Court when it comes to the Montana Constitution, you shouldn’t be. Because you and your fellow Montanans own them both.

Since Montana became a state, we have had only two Constitutions, one adopted in 1889 and the second in 1972. The U.S. Constitution is a separate document from the Montana Constitution, which only applies in Montana.

The Montana Constitution has an important distinguishing feature. It has always belonged to the people. For over 100 years, the Montana Constitution has said the same thing, right up front: “All political...