State of the Union/ Corporate Campaign Spending/ Medical Pot

Missoulian: Obama to take on economy in State of the Union

State of the Union Address

2011 state of the union speech photo taken by Lawrence Jackson

Missoulian: A.G. asks state Supreme Court to uphold ban on corporate campaign spending
Attorney General Bullock Issues Statement after Lead Plaintiff Appeals Corporate Spending Limit Case to U.S. Supreme Court
“If they want to spend – or ‘speak’ – in our elections, all we require is that they use their own money, not that of their stockholders, and that they disclose who they are, by listing their address and occupation when they contribute.”- Attorney General Steve Bullock

Missoulian: Molloy says federal law trumps Montana's medical marijuana law
Ogden Memo
Gonzales et al v. Raich et al
Supremacy Clause
U.S. Constitution Article. VI.
Clause 2: This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.