The Code of the New West - Sen. Jon Tester
| August 13, 2007 |  View for printing |
Over the last few months I’ve been following an issue that strikes a chord with a lot of folks here in Big Sky Country. It’s an issue that isn’t going away. In fact, it’s one that’s getting bigger as wealthy out-of-staters discover Montana and decide to buy up huge chunks of it for exclusive getaway homes.
Let me be clear — owning and caring for private property is one of our greatest American rights. It is the foundation of Montana’s family farms and ranches, like the farm my grandparents homesteaded almost a century ago. I’m a big believer in private property rights. Where would we be today without that right?
Jon Tester is a U.S. Senator for Montana http://tester.senate.gov/ .
The Code of the New West http://www.madison.mt.gov/department ... e_west1.pdf
Full Opinion: http://www.whitefishpilot.com/articl ... lumns01.txt
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