The Republican majority in the Legislature is filing many bills attacking the Judicial Branch of government.  Rep Powers spoke on the House floor supporting an independent judiciary.  As a former high school social studies teacher, she schooled her fellow legislators on the separation of powers.  She was quoted in the Helena Independent Record as saying “I think that if we are tired of the judiciary striking down the laws that we make, that we need to stop passing unconstitutional laws that trample on the rights of the people.”