…The Russian judges give Russian team perfect scores.
Well, yes, 2012 is an Olympic year. And the big news about the Montana Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Judge Sherlock’s decision in the Western Tradition Partnership’s lawsuit challenging Montana’s prohibition on corporate political donations conjures up memories of those close competitions during the Cold War where the fate of US Olympians rested on the number of Russian judges.
The fawning media coverage of Steve Bullock’s “historic” victory is enough to gag a maggot. Like he was going to lose when the deck was so stacked in his favor. The fact that two justices had the courage to actually rule on the controlling law and/or the merits of the case was the shocker. There was no way in hell that Mike McGrath’s Court was going to hand the Democrat Party’s golden boy a big head-slap going into the gubernatorial election.
It isn’t the first time – and it won’t be the last time – that politics determines case law, so anyone who is surprised by either the timing or the decision is either terminally naive or fatally stupid. I would strongly urge anyone who falls into that crowd to take out extra life insurance. Your family will appreciate you for that anyway.
We’ll hear lots about this decision during the coming campaign — Captain Montana takes on the Evil Corporations and WINS!!!! If this case had been anything of a controversy, there’s no way Bullock would have shown his face in the courtroom, let alone argued the state’s position. But politically this was an ideal issue for the AG (Aspiring Governor) to showcase his legal expertise as well as his commitment to protecting the “ordinary citizens’ rights” from the mean, nasty 1%.
Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock (D) issued the following statement:
“For over 100 years, Montana has had an electoral system that preserves the integrity of the political process, encourages full participation, and safeguards against corruption. The Supreme Court’s decision upholds that system and is truly a victory for all Montanans.
The actual merits of the case are irrelevant – it’s a perfect “sound bite” issue, and even if WTP decides to appeal the decision, nothing will happen before the election that will make the front page of any Montana newspaper.
Don’t you just love it when the judges nail the landing?