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When a Court Vetoes the People: It Happened in Montana

In Montana, the state’s highest court has asserted an absolute veto over what the people may add to their own constitution.
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When a Court Vetoes the People: It Happened in Montana
A voter casts a ballot in Missoula, Mont., in a file image. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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One of the few ways the people can check an overreaching judiciary is by passing constitutional amendments. At the federal level, the people reversed U.S. Supreme Court decisions through the 11th, 14th, and 26th amendments.

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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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