The only socialist rag is the tired song-and-dance Skees is performing

When I first heard Montana Rep. Derek Skees, R-Kalispell, wanting to toss the state’s constitution because it was “a socialist rag,” I sighed and was pretty sure I knew where the conversation was going.

The comment, first reported by the Flathead Beacon, wasn’t referencing the part of Montana’s constitution that deals with being entitled to a clean environment – air, water, land. Surely, guaranteeing such health to people seems like it could be an impediment to good capitalistic principles, and clean livin’ for everyone? Well, that sounds like an opening for state-run healthcare.

Nope. Apparently, a free clean environment isn’t part of a politburo plot.

Then, I thought about the state guarantee of access to public lands. I mean – public lands? – is there anything more socialist than everyone getting to enjoy the same land, regardless of property ownership?

Nope. That wasn’t Skees’ beef, either.

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