Contribution from Eric Olsen:
“As you all know I have been adamant about our Montana 1972 Constitutional Convention being a runaway as we fear a National Con Con would end up.
Well this report presents the path and decision process which led up to our Constitution being thrown out and the Green Constitution with initiative and referendum language in it.
This was the plan the extreme Progressive democrats and early stage environmental extremists had. They were successful in their plan.
Anyone watching the power extremists in American today know that there plan would be the throw out our Constitution in same manner.”
THE CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE IN MONTANA Anthony Johnstone Anthony Johnstone, Professor (Associate), School of Law, University of Montana, Missoula. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228158369_The_Constitutional_Initiative_in_Montana
“There is ample evidence that the MT 1972 Con Con was set up to remove old 1889 and replace with a progressive, living document. Giving power for majority to rule over minority. Also #1 issue on agenda for the 1972 Convention was the Environment.
I have more to come exposing this coup.
This of course is what the *con con today is about. [*push by Convention of States, for an Article V Convention to amend the US Constitution] To remove our great US Constitution and replacing with a living document which will allow the simple majority to rule over minority.
The critical phrases listed below are all Progressive and dangerous rhetoric included in the Montana Constitution 1972 version. They leaned heavily on allowing simple majority to rule over the minority.”
“the right to initiate Constitutional amendments . . . is an inherent right in a body politic whose Constitution is to be the embodiment of the will of the people.”
“All government of right originates with the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole.
the function of the constitutional initiative as a direct expression of the popular sovereignty guaranteed by the Montana Constitution.
constitutional initiative petitions is the most common form of direct democracy in Montana
new social needs”
theme of popular control of a flexible Constitution sounded even more prominently
“The main thrust of the proposed Constitution is toward openness and flexibility
Montana’s new 1972 constitution was very narrowly passed by voters amid heated debate and controversy. It ushered in one of the most progressive decades in Montana history under Democratic Gov. Tom Judge.
Other publications by Anthomy Johnstone: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anthony-Johnstone
You are so right that the MT 1972 Con Con was set up to remove the old 1889 Constitution and replace it with a progressive, living document that focused on the environment. I appreciate your information on the Montana Constitution & Convention. But you are wrong about the advancing Article V Convention of States, which will be LIMITED to areas authorized in the applying legislation passed and approved by two-thirds of the states. Regretfully, you've bought into the Progressive misinformation campaign. Such a Convention must vote to propose an amendment, draft it and get two-thirds of the delegates from the states to adopt the provisions of a specific amendment, with EACH STATE having an EQUAL VOTE. The Convention will submit the proposed amendments to the states, each of which then must be RATIFIED by three-quarters of the 50 state legislatures to be valid. These provisions are enforced by the States, Congress and the Supreme Court.
There is good reason to argue that the 1972 Constitution was NOT passed by voters, but was only invoked through the machinations of the Montana Supreme Court.