Majestic State of Montana neither racist nor redneck

The word on the street down Fox News way says Montana Democrat Governor Brian Schweitzer believes some constituents of the Treasure State are racist and redneck, especially those from around the 45 years of age demographic, which is why new legislation should start with the young, early enough and target the tender child with its cultural and societal change.

As one who usually visits the Paradise Valley, Livingston and Yellowstone River region of this great state around now ever other year or so with the majority of our American family still over there, although we are not fully part of the privileged white majority with a native background from mixed Blackfoot, Cree and Ojibway traditions all the way Pacific North West from Spokane Washington to Old Father De Smet Mission of the Sacred Heart Idaho or Cataldo and Coeur De Alene Idaho then traced to various reservation lands in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, I still believe my own Montana is not the Montana that Schweitzer has come to lose hope in, wants to change and progress away from its traditions.

For him to compare it with the historic walk from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama is not fair, though again I agree with the intent behind the Indian Education for All Montana Code Annotated 20-1-501 legislation, however we must never allow the importance of American indigenous cultural heritage and education to trump the everlasting lifelong freedoms, liberties and the pursuit of happiness of those others.