Here we go – the 63rd Session of the Montana Legislature is starting to get weird!  Today I provide commentary about a few issues that caught my attention. Enjoy!

We Will, We Will, Spank You:

As I have written in the past, the Montana Legislature is like watching a three-ring circus (State House, State Senate, and Governor).

Over at the Flathead Memo on January 26 I read about a draft bill from State Rep. Jerry O’Neil, R-Columbia Falls, which would “Allow defendant to bargain for corporal punishment.” Today the Great Falls Tribune has the story.

I imagine we’ll hear a lot more about the bill in the near future when word gets out that Montana is offering to spank you.

I have not heard if the spanking will be tested on the members of the Montana Legislature.  Continue reading →