Legislators should't meddle with judicial elections and appointments

The three of us have known each other dating back a half century when Dorothy Bradley and Bob Brown were young legislators and Marc Racicot was emerging as a top prosecuting attorney. Over the decades we have been fierce competitors as well as staunch allies in the rough and tumble arena of Montana politics. We have maintained our friendship and appreciated our varying commitments, which was once a worthy Montana tradition.

Now, we are brought together by a common cause so compelling that we are speaking out together. Our concern regards legislation in Helena that, if passed into law, would be...