The conservative case for the CSKT water compact

by Cory Swanson, Guest opinion, Daily Inter Lake July 29, 2018. In 2015, the Montana Legislature ratified the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ water compact with Montana, which settled all water rights claimed by the tribes under the 1855 Hellgate Treaty. This…

The Story of Montana’s Last Indian Water Compact

by Dr. Edwin Berry The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact may be the most important and controversial political issue in Montana’s history. This Montana story is not just about the Compact. This story is about the split in…

The team that makes fewest mistakes wins

by Dr. Edwin Berry, also in NewsWithViews Politics is like the sport of sailing. In a world-class competition, you may have 30 to 50 competitors, all very experienced, smart sailors. You all have identical boats. You have a level playing field….

Democrats’ Intellectual Dishonesty is Montana’s biggest problem

by Dr. Ed Berry, NewsWithViews Republicans and Democrats will always have different opinions on partisan issues. We get that. We can live with that. Jim Webb, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate correctly said, The other party is not the enemy. They…

Very Conservative Evangelicals are bad for GOP

by Dr. Ed Berry (also published in Daily Inter Lake, October 4, 2015) Former Kalispell Mayor Tammi Fisher and Montana House Majority Leader Keith Regier have ignited a battle over conservative ideology. ( See their opinion letters in the Daily Inter Lake, September 9 and…

Let’s not forget who gave us Senator Tester

by Dr. Ed Berry Montana’s Senator Tester helped bring Obamacare to America. Now Senator Tester is a key proponent of Obama’s Iran deal. Today, the Montana GOP requested donations to help them hold Tester accountable for his misdeeds. Jeff Essmann, Montana…

Climate Change Alarmism is a Religious Belief

Right-wing radicals love conspiracies. They believe the federal government is poisoning them with Chemtrails and Smart Dust. They believe Montana’s CSKT Water Compact is an Agenda 21 government conspiracy to put them into crowded housing units in California. They forget that the California…

The 3 Rules to find Truth

by Dr. Ed Berry Introduction We seek truth because truth will make us free. If we don’t find truth, we will not be free. This may be the most important article I have written. As a theoretical physicist who knows the players…

Catch the 36-year pass

Here’s my 2-minute presentation to the HJ Committee on April 11. This is the big picture of the Compact. If you don’t get it then Tea Party “smart dust” has turned your brain into a goverment-controlled machine. – Ed by Dr. Ed…

Why Montana needs the Water Compact

by Dr. Ed Berry In late November 2014, before I studied the Compact, I opposed the Compact. But a good scientist always looks for evidence that his theory is wrong. So I set aside a few weeks to read the Compact, the…

Drought Insurance offer Expires May 1

by Dr. Ed Berry The year is 2025, ten years after the Montana legislature acted on the CSKT Water Compact. We look in on a Montana high school class as they discuss the 2015 vote on the Water Compact that…

The Four Faces of the Republican Party

Please go to this link to read my 2020 candidate recommendations for Montana. Sorry for the wrong link in my email. by Dr. Ed Berry Henry Olsen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center wrote an insightful article “The Four…