Rehberg's homeland security bill is scary

The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a dangerous bill that should have all of us in Montana — and especially those of us in the northern tier — on high alert.

It's called the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act (House Resolution 1505 if you want to look it up yourself), and it gives the federal government sweeping new power to shut down our public lands.

The National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act is co-sponsored by Rep. Denny Rehberg, and it is exactly the kind of Big Government Montanans don't tolerate. All of us should be up in arms over the prospect of...