Denny Rehberg: “I oppose this amendment. Oftentimes in Montana I have to try to go back and explain some of the dumb things that…”

“I oppose this amendment. Oftentimes in Montana I have to try to go back and explain some of the dumb things that Congress does, and I usually explain to them that we are a reflection of society, that there is no literacy test to run for Congress. They usually think that is pretty humorous. But unfortunately there seems to be no common sense test and sometimes in the courts as well. This is one of those times when I am glad not to be a lawyer, because as I look at the dueling cases that are occurring in the court, I look at the kinds of decisions the judge made in Washington, D.C. And I invited this judge to come to Montana and actually take off his robe, get out from behind the desk and come out and learn something about what he is deciding on, as opposed to other judge who lives out there who understands the problem. On November 20 of 2003, the district court judge back here in the case involving the limited use of snowmobiles in Yellowstone Park implied that the U.S. Government should consider strapping respirators on the resident bison of the park.”