Opinion: Friends of the Montana Constitution is dedicated to promoting and enhancing public understanding and appreciation of the 1972 Montana Constitution.

Regular readers of this column may remember my interest in the so-called Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence dated May 20, 1775, a date enshrined on North Carolina’s state flag.

Henry H. “Tip” Vincent, a detective and tracker for the Union Pacific Railroad, carried a Sharps rifle loaned to him by Otto Franc as he pursued ...