Letters to the editor July 11

Women’s rights

On July 4, 1776 the Second Continental Congress adopted the  declaration of independence declaring, “We hold these truths to be self  evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights governments are  instituted among men, deriving their powers from the consent of the  governed.”

On June 21, 2024 Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights submitted 117,000 good signatures in support of CI 128. This is the largest number of signatures ever gathered for a citizens initiative in Montana. Every county was represented and all 100 House districts qualified.