In 1989 the Supreme Court of Montana said this about Roger Koopman:
he has sued applicants in Justice Courts 112 times since 1983, and 12 times in the District Court. We do not know if all of those suits involved the precise interpretation of the contracts in relation to the facts here, but if they do, they cause an intolerable burden to be placed upon the court system in Gallatin County. The PDF file:
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BN EDITORIAL: Fixing 191 problem doesn't involve politics
Recently, Rep. Koopman accused Vincent of having area radio stations pull several public service announcements Koopman had recorded to encourage "safer driving habits" on 191.
As well-intentioned as the ads may have been, Koopman is a bit disingenuous in his claim that they "carried no political message," considering that they were recorded in his voice and included his name and House affiliation — and that they ran after he filed for re-election.
Equally disingenuous is his suggestion that Vincent somehow cares less than he about improving safety in Gallatin Canyon.
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Koopman, we're told, has recut the PSAs, this time using someone else's voice and leaving out his name and political affiliation.
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Here are some important facts on Rep. Roger Koopman's voting record on meth:
1) Cut it anyway you want, it's the worst voting record on meth in the entire Legislature. Eight pieces of legislation to fight meth passed both the House and Senate. Mr. Koopman voted against every one of them. No other Democrat or Republican did. Seven are now signed into law. One, a House Resolution, didn't require the signature of the governor.
The vote on SB 287, the bill former Republican Gallatin County State Sen. Don Hargrove referred to as "perhaps the most significant legislation of the session," was 97-3, Mr. Koopman casting one of the 3 "no" votes.
Adding insult to injury, both to Chronicle readers and to Mr. Hargrove, Mr. Koopman now refers to Mr. Hargrove's quote as "the alleged Don Hargrove quote" (Chronicle, April 12). Readers can check out Don's op/ed piece, "Montana's war on substance abuse making strides," in the Dec. 17, 2005, Chronicle. It's in there, word for word.
In his April 12 letter to the editor, Mr. Koopman also refers to two "non-existent votes on (meth) HB 721 and HB 440." Here's the official record on those "non-existent" votes.
HB 440: Require locks on Anhydrous Ammonia Storage Tanks; One of the eight antimeth bills Mr. Koopman voted against; Now state law. Page 381, Montana Legislature History and Final Status; Third Reading Vote, HB 440, 63-36, Mr. Koopman voting "no."
House Bill 721: The Montana Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act; Now state law. Page 650, Montana Legislative History and Final Status; Third Reading Vote, HB 721, 79-21, Mr. Koopman voting "no."
In his letter, Mr. Koopman states that "no legislator feels more strongly than I about the scourge of meth" and that "we as a state must declare war on this menace before it destroys our families and communities."
I'm going to say it straight out. Montana declared war on meth during the 2005 Legislature, and Rep. Koopman was AWOL.
John Vincent, candidate HD 70
Gallatin Gateway
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