Former Montana Gov. Marc Racicot warns republic is at risk

By PHIL DRAKE
Independent Record

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Montana Gov. Marc Racicot says there are serious warning signs that the U.S. Constitution and republic are at risk. He said many grew up in an America where being a neighbor meant more than living next door. He said there was a shared positive attitude about life, neighbors, families and values, the Independent Record reported. But Racicot said that should be contrasted with the often thoughtless and inaccurate public communications of today where 360,000 Tweets per minute hit social media. Racicot said the internet is a marvelous creation, but it has also strained people’s social existence, especially in politics where irresponsible suggestions that have no basis in fact can perpetuate.