“Please list any and all, current personal or business websites, web pages or memberships on any Internet-based chat rooms, social clubs or forums, to include, but not limited to: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, YouTube.com, MySpace, etc.,” the City form states. There are then three lines where applicants can list the Web sites, their user names and log-in information and their passwords.

I can understand an employer wanting to make sure that staff members aren’t members of, say, racist or hate-sites, or having the company name sullied by (for example) a teacher who has posted naughty pictures on her MySpace page…but asking for the actual login and passwords? In addition to being just flat-out wrong, giving your login & password information to ANYONE is the #1 taboo for protecting your identity online.

There was just something special about him: his perpetual upbeat nature, his passion for retro-TV and comics, his love and knowledge of awesome music, and his just overall good-guy-ness. Unfortunately, he was also battling some health problems - he received dialysis regularly and was waiting for organ transplant surgery - but it just never really occurred to me that Sam would ever not be here.

But sadly, I received word today from Randy that Sam has indeed left us, at the far-too early age of only 42. I wish that we had the opportunity to meet in real life - when I spoke with him a couple of years ago on Christmas Day, when he was doing his on-air deejay stuff down in Savannah, we even talked about him coming up to visit his Montana blogger fan club.

The blogosphere and the world just lost a super guy.

I was scrolling through some of Sam’s archives and stumbled across his entry from Christmas 2005, when I surprised him with a holiday call. He titled the entry “When Titans Meet!” and here’s a bit of it:

As you remember, I left the phone numbers to the station here so anyone who wanted to call me today could, as I all I wanted was to hear some friendly voices today. I got one in the form of David from Better Living Thru Blogging! I gotta tell ya, I was surprized that anyone called me and I’m glad that he did. After the bad day I was having…he cheered me up just by telling me “Merry Christmas” which was something no one else had done since I had been on the air all day. I’m glad to finally talk to you. Thank you once again for making me an Official Montanian (Montanan? I forget. Sorry). If it’s okay with you, I’ll make you a Official Savannaian.

“HB 246 declares that any firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories made and retained in Montana are not subject to any federal regulation or control under the power given to Congress in the U.S. Constitution to ‘regulate commerce … among the states’.”

Of course I think it’s a pretty good idea - if something is completely made and used solely in Montana, then it shouldn’t be subject to Federal laws, etc. It sounds reasonable.
But then I thought: if this is such a good idea, shouldn’t it apply to other things, too? For example, beef: if a cow is raised in Montana, sold in Montana, slaughtered in Montana, and consumed completely in Montana by Montanans, then shouldn’t that cow and beef be exempt from any Federal laws or rules - such as the USDA or FDA, etc?
In other words: if the state sovereignty legislation for firearms is the right thing to do, then shouldn’t Montana apply the same standard to other products? Or is there an aspect of this legislation that I don’t understand?

Since May 1, the C$ has increased 7.72¢ from 84.51¢ to a current quote (as of mid- morning) of 92.23¢.

Since April 1, the C$ has increased 12.75¢ from 79.48¢ to a current quote (as of mid- morning) of 92.23¢.

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From: Gary Marbut-MSSA
To: mssa@mtssa.org

Dear MSSA Friends,

I have been invited to be on the Glenn Beck Show this Friday to talk about MSSA’s Montana-made guns bill. This Tenth Amendment assertion idea is going viral. Clones of our Montana HB 246 have been introduced in Alaska, Texas and Tennessee. I have information that clones are being prepared for introduction in Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Washington, and maybe some places I haven’t heard about.

Just in case you’ve been living in a cave, HB 246 declares that any firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories made and retained in Montana are not subject to any federal regulation or control under the power given to Congress in the U.S. Constitution to “regulate commerce … among the states.”

The message I will carry is that since the states created the federal government, it is the states which must get their creature on a leash and enforce the literal terms of the Tenth Amendment, and that state-made and retained guns are a fine vehicle for beginning that Tenth Amendment assertion.

If plans work out as laid, I will be on the Beck Show Friday, 5 to 6PM, Eastern time. I am told that this show is on from 3 to 4 PM in Montana. HB 246 sponsor, Rep. Joel Boniek (R-Livingston) is scheduled to be on the show also.

FYI, I’ve done interviews with the Associated Press, USA Today and Newsmax about HB 246 and the state-made guns movement. MSSA is definitely in the news! Also, somebody is building a “Montana Firearms Freedom Act” page on Wikipedia. Way cool!

Best wishes.

Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com

The article continues, “The newly built ritual bath (in Bozeman) is serving Jewish residents from Wyoming, Idaho, North and South Dakota, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, in addition to the 2,500-strong Jewish population of Montana, according to Chabad.org.”

The mikveh is located at the Bozeman Chabad House.

Mikveh, or mikvah, (MIK-vuh), Lit. gathering. A ritual bath used for spiritual purification. It is used primarily in conversion rituals and after the period of sexual separation during a woman’s menstrual cycles. The Christian practice of Baptism has its origins in the mikveh.

The following is a list of CONFIRMED Tea Party Tax Revolts planned within the state of Montana. Please note that we ONLY list events happening on April 15th.

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City: Billings
When: April 15, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where: US POST OFFICE on 27th Street, Just off of I 90
Contact: EMAIL
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City: Bozeman
When: April 15, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Where: Downtown Bozeman, TBA
Phone: 406.579.1496
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City: Kalispell
When: April 15, TBA
Where: Downtown Kalispell, TBA
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City: Missoula
When: April 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Where: The Streets of Missoula, TBA
Other Info:http://www.just-citizens.com/taxdayteaparty

I’m sure that there will be other Tea Parties after April 15th…

MORE: news stories about Montana Tea Parties are gaining steam…

Congratulations to David & Regina Letterman! ALSO: check out this nifty look at Choteau!

Previous Letterman/Montana tidbits: Cold Hard Cash on Letterman show; Tim Montana on Letterman show; and other Letterman news.