Mail-In Primary Election Ballots
are out... please vote for candidates that don't just talk about our
Montana public lands & access, stream access, the environment &
wildlife - vote for candidates who actually defend and enhance them with
action!
Over the years, there are some
candidates who keep running for a variety of positions. While they tout
their desire for "public service" as their motivation, it is really
about power & control - power and control to privatize and profit.
For example, in 2016 a group of
Republicans went around Montana campaigning as a group - "Future Land
Board". That was the whole bloody point of these candidates running for
those specific positions, was to CONTROL our STATE LAND BOARD!!!
As far as public lands and access,
including stream access, that is where some of these candidates really
are dangerous for Montana.
So for a reminder as to how
horrible some of these candidates are for Montana and Democracy in
general, here is some of the research I have done over the years, made
public for y'all on the EMWH website and networked thru the
Newsletter...
Greg Gianforte
lied, when he last ran for Governor, about our FWP Fishing Access Site
Easement in the Gallatin - a perpetual easement, btw. He was trying to
make a land grab by filing a lawsuit, demanding FWP give up our deeded
public access. I went to the courthouse and clerk & recorders
offices in Bozeman, got the lawsuit and the property records to show the
truth. Click to view the Easement documentation webpage.
Gianforte also assaulted a journalist on the eve of the Special Election in 2017. Click to view the assault documentation webpage.
Now Gianforte is running for
Governor again, whis is a Land Board position, this time with public
access partner in obstruction - Kristen Juras.
Kristen Juras
ran for the Montana Supreme Court. Once she filed, I looked thru law
journals to see what she wrote about. I found a law review - Stop the
Beach Renourishment. On page 58 she wrote, "Although the early Montana
courts and legislature strongly protected riparian rights (1) by
extending riparian ownership to the low-water mark of navigable waters
and to the middle of non-navigable waters, and (2) by affirming the
riparian owner's right to exclude the public's use of privately-owned
stream beds, these rights have progressively eroded. The first erosion
was slight (and, in view of Montana's affinity for fishing, caused
little controversy) -the adoption in 1933 of the 'angler's statute'
allowing fishermen to enter onto the banks of navigable rivers between
the low- and high-water marks for purposes of fishing. The second
erosion was monumental-the expansion of the public trust doctrine to
allow public use of both navigable and non-navigable stream beds for
recreational use." She's talking about our Stream Access and Public Trust Doctrine as an erosion!
Troy Bryan Downing Jr. ran for U.S. Senate in 2018. He is now running for one of those Land Board positions, State Auditor.
A week before Downing was to stand
trial for the 9 FWP hunting violations (including purchasing Resident
license when he was a California resident, robbing FWP of the funds),
Downing plead guilty to 2 charges as part of a plea agreement. Click to view the Troy Downing FWP documentation webpage.
Additionally, Downing hired a Republican opposition researcher from Washington, D.C.,
who used to work for the Republican National Committee doing oppo
research, to research me - not a candidate - as a result of my
watchdogging research.
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On an additional political front,
in February I attended our Montana Progressive Democrats annual
meeting. I was asked to run and was elected for the Communications
position. The Montana Progressive Democrats are a chartered &
recognized partner organization of the Montana Democratic Party.
I'm gradually working on the Montana Progressive Democrats
website, showcasing progressive activism and positions from across the
state (be patient). I just recently produced the Candidate Endorsement
memes, you can check those out on our MT Progressive Dems twitter page.
Thank you,
Kathryn QannaYahu
406-579-7748
www.EMWH.org
Helena, MT
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