Thursday Thoughts

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Greetings! Thanks for stopping by. Here are the topics for today’s column:

  • CI-126, CI-127, and CI-128
  • Vodka Cranberry
  • Articles of Impeachment
  • 7/11 (Slurpee) Day

CI-126, CI-127, and CI-128:

Wednesday, the Montana Free Press (MTFP) reported that thousands of signatures for constitutional initiatives are in legal limbo after Montana’s top election official last week abruptly changed the standard for determining which voters are eligible to sign a ballot petition. The move to not permit signatures from voters listed as “inactive” comes as county election administrators around Montana are vetting stacks of signed petitions submitted by the sponsors of three distinct proposals that could appear on the November ballot: CI-126 and CI-127, which deal with statewide election reform, and CI-128, which would enshrine abortion rights in the Montana Constitution.
 
The MTFP also reported that the groups behind those proposals, Montanans for Election Reform and Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights (MSRR), challenged the change Wednesday in a lawsuit against Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen filed in a state district court in Helena.

I think this lawsuit will be pretty easy to win. I don’t think you can change the rules because you don’t like the initiatives. That seems to be what is happening here.

Read the full report from the MTFP HERE.

VODKA CRANBERRY:

The Daily Beast is reporting that U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) was spotted downing a vodka cranberry by himself in D.C., according to a photo obtained by the Daily Caller. Tester was spotted at Bistro Cacao, an upscale French restaurant in Washington, D.C. A source told the Caller that the bartender revealed Tester was drinking vodka cranberries and was alone for the duration of his stay.

I’m upset that Tester, a seven-finger dirt farmer from Montana, was caught drinking a vodka cranberry. WTF! Where’s the bourbon?

ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT:

ABC News reports that New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.

Here is part of her speech introducing the articles of impeachment:

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to introduce articles of impeachment against Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. Against Justice Thomas the resolution includes three total articles. One count of failure to disclose financial income gifts reimbursements, property interests, liabilities, and transactions among other information and two counts of refusal to recuse from matters concerning his spouse’s legal and financial interests before the court. The second resolution includes the following impeachment articles against Justice Alito, one count of a refusal to recuse from cases in which he had a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party before the court and one count of failure to disclose financial incomes, gifts reimbursements property interests, among other information. Mr. Speaker, nomination and appointment to the Supreme Court is one of the highest privileges and most consequential responsibilities of our nation. (Source)

These articles of impeachment have about the same chance of passing as I have being voted the sexiest man alive for People Magazine…

7/11 (SLURPEE) DAY:

From the 7/11 website:

Since 2002, 7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience retailer, has been celebrating its birthday on July 11 in a special way. We have given our customers a FREE Slurpee® drink on 7/11 to thank them for their loyal patronage and continued support. 7-Eleven Day will be known as “Slurpee Day”, as we’ll be celebrating across all our banners – 7-Eleven®, Speedway® and Stripes®.

The closest store to Montana may be in Spokane…

Check out the website HERE.

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21 thoughts on “Thursday Thoughts”

    • The ol’ camera guy chasing the elected official game. I think Tester ran over one guy’s foot during one of his campaigns. Good times. -JmB

  2. Just watched Biden press conference,it was ok not a disaster but changes nothing. Biden isn’t up to be president another 4 years for all reasons we all seen with are own eyes week ago. Our senior Senator Jon Tester in a tight race with a worse liar then Trump, Tim Sheehy. Tester needs to use his Montana independent backbone and come out soon and cut ties with Biden by saying Biden isn’t fit for another term or Tester possibly will lose to another MAGA millionaire.

      • Swede, I’d like to help Timmy’s campaign, so I came up with a great slogan for him. Turn his lies into fries so to speak!

        “Vote Sheehy. He’s got more whoppers than Burger King!”

        Like it? Me too! Feel free to use it. No charge!

  4. I agree with Gertlk this sudden need to enforce Montana law has Austin Knudsen’s finger prints all over it. He has tried every thing possible to keep this off ballot. They know this will pass with probably over 60+per cent. What they really are worried about is the GOP women voters who will vote for this may also vote for Tester,and women that usually don’t vote also go to Tester. The MAGA crowd in the next legislature will pass all kinds of bills to weaken it probably all unconstitutional but tie it up in court. You think Knudsen would get tired of being slapped down by Montana Supreme Court. The courts don’t have much time to decide this but will quickly. The SOS and the MAGA crowd knows there is no way to knock off 60,000 signatures so they are still wasting tax payers money fighting this. I imagine the next thing they will try once on ballot is write the language that a yes vote is actually no and no a yes. This has nothing to do with liberal judges,you just can’t change the rules in middle of game. Is just common sense,the only person that constantly changes the rules is Donald Trump who certainly doesn’t believe in enforcing the rule of law.

  5. Jon drinking. I tried to post this at the daily howler, but it wouldn’t let me unless I joined. So here goes.

    Little incel fellas gonna explain the rules of drinking to a guy from Montana. Now that’s just damn hilarious. In Montana, we drink however we want to whenever we want to. On fisted, two fisted, three fisted or more! By ourselves, in a group, at the bar or on the floor! There are no rules! It’s a tradition that I’ve done my best to uphold for goin’ on fifty-five years now, in every back water bar in Montana, including the J Bar T, the Seventeen Club, the Jimtown Bar, and every bar in between. And even some simply called Bar!

    I can tell you guys are still wet behind the ears. By trying to make fun of Jon, you expose yourselves as inexperienced lightweights! Like young girls that have to go to the restroom in groups, you little incels gotta be surrounded by other losers to drink! Well, that ain’t the way we do it in Montana. If we want a drink, the very LAST group we need permission from is pathetic little incel losers who probably sit hiding in the corner hoping beyond hope that no cowgirl wanders over and kicks their ass! They hate when that happens! Bwahaha! Cowgirls can spot a phony from a mile away. Hope this helps.

      • Are you kidding me? Vodka anything is good. But as you age, you worry more about your health. Cranberry juice is excellent for health. I eat cranberries daily, along with blueberries, nuts, raisins, cherries, dark chocolate, pumpkin seeds, etc. And my blood pressure is fine.

        But I did quit drinking whiskey years ago. I still love a good whiskey, but I switched to brandy for the health benefits. Turns out it has the same health benefits as wine. So I see nothing unusual about Jon caring about his health.

        Brandy, the thinking man’s drink! Just as much alcohol as whiskey too, but with amazing health benefits. Check it out. I partake daily.

        https://www.lybrate.com/topic/benefits-of-brandy-and-its-side-effects

      • And as I read your comments, I open my second 16oz can of Coors Light…🍺

      • Did I mention that I put my brandy in my beer? A sort of boiler maker. Lite beer of course. You get a helluva quick buzz that way!

        And people thought I would get bored in retirement. Not yet! The old time miners in my parents little mining town used to tell me that retirement was for sitting on your porch drinking wine, whiskey, and beer. And now I believe’em! Best way to watch the world go by. BTW, they used to make their own. Prohibition never made it up that high.

  6. I enjoy this blog, first thing I read every week day morning. Even the crazy commenters ( myself included) are treated with respect. Thank you guys for keeping me informed.

  7. One would think that if SOS Jacobsen was going to “enforce Montana law” and disallow inactive voters she might have told the petition people BEFORE they even began and BEFORE they turned in their signatures, instead of waiting until after and then changing the software. That way, the signature gatherers could have asked, “Are you a registered voter? Uh-huh. I see. And are you an active status voter?” Which of course 100% of registered voters know off the tops of their heads.

    And one would think an SOS who has been in office four years now might have discovered this clear Montana law before last month, especially since there were a number of ballot initiatives qualified to gather signatures in 2022.

    But nope, this clear Montana law only comes to light this year after many years and many SOS of a different reading. When it just so happens the initiatives are opposed by this Republican administration which has been actively abusing the power of its various offices all along to try and block the clueless rabble … err … voters of the state from having their say. What a coincidence.

    And as an added bonus, if they can keep CI-128 off the ballot, it might discourage a lot of those inactive voters interested in this issue from going to the polls to vote and reactivating their registrations and maybe voting for Tester too. Always the best results for Republicans when they can ensure by hook or by crook that the fewest people possible vote.

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