Individual and Property Rights

• Eminent Domain – Monica is a strong supporter of property rights and she passed legislation clarifying that an easement is the preferred interest taken in eminent domain.  Monica believes eminent domain is a last-resort option and that all property owners should be justly compensated when eminent domain is used.

• Patriot Act – Monica understands that protecting our civil liberties is an important part of the job of anyone who is elected to represent us. That’s why she—along with 85 percent of Montana legislators, Democrats and Republicans—voted for a resolution in 2005 urging Congress, the President and Montana’s Representatives to fix this law so it would protect the civil liberties of all Americans.