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RINOs Called Out

Posted on Facebook by Montana Freedom Caucus:

Email to Governor Greg Gianforte:
Dear Governor Gianforte, I am becoming more and more disillusioned with the number of RINOs that are now representing the Republican Party and am beginning to wonder if it’s time to dump the party and go full Independent, or if there might be some hope that you and the Republican hierarchy will actually read and start adhering to the State Republican Platform that many of us worked so hard to craft, decades before you even thought of running for office. As the current Madison County Republican Finance Chair and, before that, the Vice Chair or Chairman, for the past 20 years, I have watched our solidly conservative State Representation being taken over by socialists calling themselves Republicans while our so-called leadership turn their heads the other way. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me……..and it’s been ongoing for at least that entire two decades. Your endorsement of all the worst RINOs against the very best of the best adherents to the Party Platform during the primaries last year, without even consulting with the County Republican Central Committees, spoke volumes of your dedication (NOT) to the State GOP Platform. I did not actively campaign against you, but it has become increasingly more difficult to endorse you and this Legislative Session may be the low water mark for your Administration if you don’t VETO the uncontrolled spending included in HB 2, HB 924, HB 863, HB 231, SB 542, SB 542, SB 535, and the Anti-parental rights Bill HB 599. Those of us in the hinterlands that haven’t shared in your success in the software industry are struggling to pay our bills with out of control government spending and Montana has more than their share of reasons to look with contempt at the forces that took us from one of the national leaders in Individual Incomes because of our mining, timber and natural resource sectors to the very bottom of the bucket because of the tree hugging socialists that have moved into the state during my lifetime. Greg, it’s time for you to be the conservative Republican that you told me you were when you first decided to run for office. Quit playing footsie with those within the Party that pretend to be Republicans only because they know that if they declare their true allegiance couldn’t get elected dog catcher. If you want to be a Democrat, run as one. If you want to be a socialist, run as one. If you want to be a Republican as defined by our State GOP Platform, act like one. I feel that you are a very decent Christian man, but between your short term in Congress and your term as Governor, it is becoming increasingly clear to me that the oath you took to uphold, protect and defend the U.S. Constitution and the Montana Constitution don’t represent any real knowledge of what those documents really represent, but rather your personal desire to please enough people to get re-elected to a very compromised office that does anything BUT support the conservative values of our Montana GOP Platform. You need to make a choice to be a Republican per our Platform or continue playing the game. I will be watching, will determine from your actions where you stand with the real Montana GOP (Platform) and will report to the many followers of my podcast and newsletters accordingly. Please VETO HB 2, HB 924, HB 863, HB 231, SB 542, SB 535, and HB 599.
Respectfully,
Dan Happel
May 7, 2025

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LCP: 100 Days and a Refocus

Excerpt from the editors notes in The Last Chance Patriot May Edition:

“….There have been so many important issues on both the state and national levels in the past five years that LCP’s attention was diverted away from the problem of Muslim immigration. Beginning with this issue of our newsletter, we will make an effort to refocus some of our energies on exposing what has been happening in the US while we were not paying attention.

The thing that pulled our attention back to Islam and the threat of Shariah within the US is the publicity about a new Muslim ‘community’ being developed near Plano, Texas. Please read the article about EPIC City elsewhere in this newsletter.

This issue includes an update on the Water Court proceedings and an update on MTCAG (Montana Citizens Action Group) activities, which are of more local interest. Looking forward, we will continue to try to provide you with information that you might not see in the MSM, both of local and national interest, and some global concerns that cross our radar…” (by Linda Sauer)

Read the full newsletter HERE!

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Water Rights Evidentiary Hearings

Testimonies that started April 30 concluded.

An update was given by Linda Sauer in the Last Chance Patriot newsletter. Be sure to read it!

To keep track of what is happening with our water rights, follow the blog Western Montana Water Rights.

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MT GOP: Foreign Funding Must Be Banned!

 

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Villain vs. Hero

From Facebook, posted April 24, 2025:

A spoonful of humor makes the medicine go down…

VILLAIN OF THE SESSION vs. HERO OF THE SESSION
In the Style of “Forward Montana” – But With A Conservative View
A Contrary Version by Bill Lussenheide
You know that very liberal gossip mill Forward Montana—the one that plays political dodgeball every week with their “Villain of the Week” posts, hurling tomatoes at every conservative who dares breathe in Helena? Well, move over, kids. I’m playing too! But I’m cranking it up from weekly snark to LEGENDARY LEVEL. Presenting: VILLAIN OF THE SESSION and HERO OF THE SESSION—Montana-style.
Let’s start with the bad guy, shall we?
Jason Ellsworth—yes, that Jason—is our certified Villain of the Session. And folks, this isn’t your charming rogue villain, like Hans Gruber in Die Hard or even Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit. No, no. Ellsworth’s the kind of villain you wouldn’t cast in a low-budget horror movie. No charisma, no clever lines—just a trail of ethics violations, backroom favors for pals, and the proud title of head honcho of the OUT OF LINE NINE—that lovely little cabal of legislative lemmings who lockstep voted to tank Montana values faster than you can say “conflict of interest.”
Honestly, if there were an award for “Most Likely to Alienate His Own Party,” he’d already have a trophy—and probably find a way to bill taxpayers for the polish.
But fear not, Montana! For every Saturday morning cartoon villain, there is a hero.
Enter: MATT REGIER—our HERO OF THE SESSION!
This man didn’t just show up to do a job—he showed up to clean up Ellsworth’s mess, weather a hurricane of nonsense, and still manage to preside as President over both the chaotic OUT OF LINE NINE and the wandering troupe of confused Democrats. He had incoming fire from all directions, including a slander campaign from Ellsworth himself—and guess what? He didn’t flinch. He just kept doing the work, voting with rock-solid conservative principles, and walking the high road the whole way.
Don’t take my word for it—his voting record ranked third best in the entire chamber for conservative alignment, according to Legistats ratings. That’s not just good, that’s “Do we build a statue now or later?” good.
And here’s the kicker—he’s likable. Seriously. Gracious, thoughtful, hardworking—basically the opposite of our “Villain Ellsworth” a political troll hiding in a suit.
So, raise a glass (of locally brewed, liberty-infused root beer) to Senate President Matt Regier. In a world of Jason Ellsworths, be a Matt Regier. Montana deserves no less.

Bill Lussenheide
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Our Way of Life Could Be Lost

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Betrayed by the Nine – Again

SB 287 passed 3rd reading despite scathing words on Senate floor. See post by Theresa Manzella on Facebook, Ravalli County Constitutional Republicans HERE.

In addition to the Democrat Yay, there was support from those who are no longer actually considered Republicans by the Montana GOP. Sounds like lack of accountability will prevail. List of “Republican” votes below (Montana Free Press 2025 Capitol Tracker).

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MT GOP Cuts Funding and Support for “Out of Line Nine”

Montana GOP will no longer fund or support nine senators accused of aligning with Democrats, but admits it cannot formally expel them.

Western Montana News reports on April 4. Read the article HERE.
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The Republican Central Committee of Lake County Montana consists of the locally elected and appointed officials of the state's Republican Party. The Mission of the Lake County Montana Republican Central Committee is to honor and uphold the America-First Patriot Republican and Constitutional values of life, liberty, freedom, self-reliance, self-defense, fiscal responsibility, sanctity of property rights, and the preservation of the Republic. This mission is accomplished by identifying, recruiting, supporting, and electing America-First Conservative candidates who will, without fail, support and defend the Constitutional values of our country, state, and county.

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