Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT) talked about boosting pay for entry level teachers, lowering property taxes, keeping criminals behind bars, and more...but I thought this was the BEST line of the night.

It's not just what he said, but he said it with THEM sitting in the room right in front of him.

Just like the US Supreme Court Justices often attend the State of the Union address by the president in DC, the Montana Supreme Court Justices often attend the State of the State address by the governor. They were there as Governor Gianforte called them out for their biased, partisan rulings. He accurately described the majority on the court as "nonpartisan in name only."

Gov. Gianforte: "Our courts? Well, they've sided with the far left- either tying up the laws or tossing them out, and it's no wonder. Let's revisit last year's races for Supreme Court. The ACLU out of New York City dumped more than a million dollars into those races. So did the extreme left dark money groups who devise ingenious names to hide their intent. So did the trial lawyers. Their goal- to elect judges that will do their bidding. Let's face reality, folks, we already have a partisan Supreme Court in Montana. They're nonpartisan in name only.

He added this when it comes to judicial reform proposals in the Montana Legislature.

Gov. Gianforte: "And Montanans have a right to know the values and principles of the judges they elect. Let's bring light to the darkness. That's why I'm asking you to send to my desk a bill that empowers Montana voters to know a judicial candidate's political party. (APPLAUSE) This is not a new idea. Texas and six other states run their Supreme Court elections just like this."

 

Here's the full State of the State address (the court conversation starts about 35 minutes in):

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