Montana Democratic Party: Unprecedented - Speaker Regier Blocks Montana Citizens From the House Gallery
April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023
HELENA, Montana, April 28 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release:
There appears to be no limit to the lengths Montana Republicans will go to strip away our rights. After banning Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D-Missoula), a duly elected Montana Legislator, from the floor of the House and speaking on debates, Speaker Matt Regier (R-Kalispell) has doubled down on his anti-democratic crusade and taken the unprecedented step of banning the public from the House gallery.
There appears to be no limit to the lengths Montana Republicans will go to strip away our rights. After banning Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D-Missoula), a duly elected Montana Legislator, from the floor of the House and speaking on debates, Speaker Matt Regier (R-Kalispell) has doubled down on his anti-democratic crusade and taken the unprecedented step of banning the public from the House gallery.