Letters to the editor Nov. 3

Vote with a conscience

Here are a few things to consider when voting:

Men: Think about your mother, sisters and daughters. Would you want them to die because they couldn’t get emergency help with their pregnancy? Also consider the consequences of the male’s role in a pregnancy, as paternity suits will become more prevalent if women are denied access to vital health care.

People complaining about rich out-of-state liberals trying to control our state: Have you considered how all the rich out-of-state Republicans like Gov. Greg Gianforte, Rep. Matt Rosendale and their cronies have polluted our state with their narcissistic policies that tend to benefit only the wealthy?

Now, think back to the last legislative session and how a supermajority of Republicans attempted to radically change Montana’s Constitution, voted to allow NorthWestern Energy to unrealistically raise rates again, and caused your property taxes to skyrocket, yet somehow lowered deceitful Gianforte’s, who, by the way, has four mansions, yet claimed a property tax rebate on a home that’s not his main residence. And, he refuses to live in Helena, even though it’s required by Montana law.

So, how’d their radical legislation work out for you and the majority of Montanans?

Please vote with a conscience, look past all the false rhetoric, and consider how these people and their policies specifically affect you and your family.

— Lorene Bishop, Polson

Common sense

CI-128 allows abortion through all 9 months. If CI-128 does not pass, abortion is still legal in Montana with some common sense regulations, such as who can perform an abortion. Nothing changes. 

And while you’re voting, vote for State Supreme Court candidates Cory Swanson and Dan Wilson for common sense decisions. 

— Alana Myers, Bigfork

Supports Wilson

This fall, we have the opportunity to send an experienced and fair-minded judge to the Montana Supreme Court. 

District Court Judge Dan Wilson has the background, courtroom experience and temperament to be an excellent justice.

Prior to serving for the last eight years as a district court judge, he was a prosecutor and worked in private practice. His private practice included a wide range of civil issues, and he also represented people charged with crimes in state and federal courts. He has over 30 years’ experience in civil and criminal law both as a practitioner and recently as a judge.

Wilson’s Montana roots run deep. His great-grandfather homesteaded in eastern Montana and his grandfather served as a city judge in Malta and justice of the peace for Phillips County.

I’ve practiced in front of Judge Wilson and found him to be a fair-minded and hard-working jurist. As a Montana Supreme Court justice, he would follow the law and would not legislate from the bench.

Please join me in supporting Judge Dan Wilson for the Montana Suprerne Court.

— Jack Jenks, Missoula