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While it's not a complete net-neutrality across the board. Having lived in Montana before I can tell you why they did this despite being Red State. Montana has
by anfilt 9y ago
While it's not a complete net-neutrality across the board. Having lived in Montana before I can tell you why they did this despite being Red State. Montana has always been a state that values strong state rights. It was one of the last States to have a speed limit.
So state preemption would rub a lot of Montanians the wrong way. Montana also has a democrat governor at the moment.
- jdmichal 9y agoMontana is also the state that tried to pass a gun law that didn't require federal registration if the gun was made, sold, and used in Montana. Federal courts struck that one down. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana_Firearms_Freedom_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana_Firearms_Freedom_Act
- lostapathy 9y agoKansas has a similar law on the books. These laws haven't exactly been struck down, but states can't seem to uphold them either. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2017/feb/06/2-kansas-men-spared-prison-prosecution-over-state-/ http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2017/feb/06/2-kansas-men-spared...
- anfilt 9y agoHonestly, when reading about that, I find the panels reasoning of: "Circuit panel unanimously ruled that Congress could regulate the internal manufacture of firearms within Montana because the creation and circulation of such firearms could reasonably be expected to impact the market for firearms nationally." Seems a bit of stretch if you ask me. I am not sure I would call that interstate commerce.