COMPLEX? NO, IT IS AS SIMPLE AS RIGHT AND WRONG! IN CRIMINAL LAW, A PERSON IS JUDGED INSANE, IF THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG, AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY DID WAS WRONG! MY ENEMIES ARE NOT IN THIS CLASS OR CATEGORY OF PEOPLE, INSANE FOR TRYING WHAT THEY DID, BUT WELL AWARE, THAT EVERY ACT THEY TOOK, EVERY LIE THEY TOLD, EVERY DOLLAR THEY STOLE, WAS, VERY SIMPLY WRONG! TERMS THE ALLEGED INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TO ME, MIGHT WANT TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH, IN THE DAY AND AGE OF SMOKE SCREENS, MAGIC SHOWS, DARK MONEY, ACTORS, ACTRESSES, BULL SHIT POLICIES . . . POLITICS IS DRAMA, SUSPENSE, INTRIGUE AND WARFARE ALL DOLLED UP IN COWBOY BOOTS AND BOLO TIES. GREAT ARTICLE IN THE MISSOULA INDEPENDENT, OCTOBER 1--OCTOBER 8, 2015 [14], ENTITLED "THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MONTANA POLITICS: IN THE AGE OF DARK MONEY, COMMISSIONER JONATHAN MOTL STEPS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT! AND RIGHTLY SO!

Interest in the Integrity of State Elections, is "Beyond Reproach"

I am sure that the commissioner, will not remember, sharing the podium, so to say with me, back around, June of 2013.  I had just had my truck, stolen by four Iron County Sheriffs, In Utah, and I barely escaped the grasp of the most corrupt county in the nation at the time, I filed a lawsuit, against the county for corruption, back in May of 2010, culminating in a total gang rape of this, constitutional law attorney, starting with taking my home, my law practice, my furniture, art collections, and everything but the clothes on my back, go figure, just one day, short of me flying to Denver, to argue in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, on the Brock securities, case against the state of Utah, for $357 million, but, hey, don't let me pull the wool over your eyes, the theft of my entire life, but for the clothes on my back, and my truck, which was also, eventually stripped from me as well, as was another house, a cabin, and every vehicle, including the one after the truck that was register in Great Falls, Montana, but was blown up, on the 13th East exit, in Salt Lake City, Utah . . . corrupt, oh, hell, no, what is wrong with me and what was I thinking, back in the day, when my cute, son, Elliot, whisk his mother out of the state, to safety, or so I thought, up to Helena, where I was staying at the Jorgensen's Hotel, and just happened to be walking through the parking lot, and ran into a very official looking man, with a Montana Legislative badge or name tag, I believe, stating that he was in the legislature, or some official looking title.  I stopped the man, whom I learned was an attorney, and also the chair of the Helena, Pachyderm Club, a Republican organization, that welcomes everyone, or used to, to their meetings, held once a week, inviting public speakers, elected officials, and other people of interest in the community, to address the club and the public, keeping citizens actively involved in the political process . . . this was the brain child of President Reagan.

After meeting this distinguished gentleman, he invited me to come to lunch on his dime, and hearing a bit of my travails in Utah, invited me to speak.  In addition to me, there was a new female legislator from Helena, and newly appointed, Jonathan Motl.  Motl, got up and told us, somewhat of his experience, his history, why he thought the Governor appointed him  and what he saw his job to be.  I was impressed then, and I am even more impressed, as I have followed his position, through some really, gnarly, complaints, and controversial rulings, of which are mentioned in this article.  But, even more that enjoying his job and the rulings in the political arena in Montana, I relish the statements made about the man's character, finding few these days, that I would feel the same way about.  So, I thought, I would just be short and sweet, and bullet, just a few of the very incredible statements made about a tough job, and an amazing man!  I am quoting from the article:

• Motl's pensive, subdued demeanor makes him something of an oddity in the state's political scene. Montana is a place where candidates speak in colloquialisms and rhetoric-soaked soundbites, where officials embrace pomp and quirks as tools of the trade.  Our governors wave "VETO" branding irons on the Capitol steps.  Our senators salute with hands marred in farm accidents.  Debates stages are a place to brag not only of voting records but of multi-generational ties to the Big Sky. . . . 
• But Motl?  He's none of these things.  In the knock-down, drag-out battles for public office in the most interesting, individualistic state in the Union, he's Montana's security council, an enforcer who walks soft but won't hesitate to bring down the law on those undermining the fairness of the electoral process.
• "I'm an elected official and I believe the office I hold is a public trust," says Rep. Mary Ann Dunwell, D. Helena, who testified on behalf of Motl's confirmation.  "That is sacred to Montanans.  It is one of the foundations of our democracy, our right to vote and our right to elect people who we know as much as as possible about.  Since Jonathan has been in office, he's demonstrated that he feels that same way too, that this is a public service and this is a public trust."
• He takes his licks publicly with barely a hint of frustration or desire for retribution.
• He compares his charge as commissioner to that of an attorney, peppering lengthy descriptions with words, like justice and merit.
• Motl has a proclivity for remaining focused on the task at hand.
• Motl appears incapable of pandering, bragging or speaking in the snippy one liner manner voters have come to expect from the very people Motl monitors on a daily basis.
• Is he too good to be true, or could Motl finally be the right guy for the state's toughest political job?
• The strict adherence to the rules in the name of fairness is exactly what prompted Jim Murry to nudge Motl into applying for the commissioner's seat in the first place.
• He worked with political campaign laws for years and years, has probably had more experience or as much experience with all of that as anyone I know.
• Jonathan Motl is impeccably honest.  He's really a purest in many way.  He's going to do exactly what, in his mind, the law says he should do and he's had a reputation for being like that as long as I've known him.
• "It was the idea that for a temporary gain on a profit sheet you could do that much damage to a resource that served so many people for so long and you could do it with law," Motl says.  "That's when I became concerned that you had to work to get law to serve justice and not just the interest of somebody who could afford to do it."
• . . . "I think we all owe an obligation to pay back for what we're given by this system we have here.  But I believe the system has to serve everyone, not just the elite.  It has to continue to provide opportunities for people from poor backgrounds to have the same sort of access people from rich backgrounds have.  And our political system, in my judgement anyway, has to do just that--not just serve the elite but serve everybody."
• "I knew the law,I am by nature a hard worker and so I just got to work," he says.  "That's what [the staff] wanted."
• Motl remains even-tempered and matter-of-fact.  He smiles knowingly, acknowledges the names of those battling against him, but questions the legitimacy of their claims through fact rather than rhetoric.
• Motl is hopeful the new checks and balances will also cut down on the number of complaints filed with his office. (Montana Disclosure Act).
• Connell says Motl's office treated him "with courtesy and respect," and he harbors no hard feelings over the subsequent decision that he'd violated campaign practice law.  "This was not a slap-shot from a different party," Connell says.  "And frankly, it was shown to me where I did a process technically incorrectly.  Other than the fact that you walk around the woodshed and kick yourself in the butt, you just get on with your life and make sure you don't do ti again."  Connell describes Motl as a fair, even-handed rival, one who play "with both hands on top of the table."
• Motl's preference for fairness over flash and his lack of preoccupation with image and revenge, make him an ideal fit for the job.  Motl insists he'll continue to apply the letter of the law on behalf of the Montana public.

Motl was born on a small farm in Jackson, Minnesota, Motl spent his first years of education attending a one-room schoolhouse situated in his great uncle's field.

Montana is lucky to have a man of your stature, ethics, knowledge, and professionalism, monitoring the political climate in the state!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXAMPLE!