Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, the folks for preserving Missouri’s non-partisan court plan are taking no chances:

C121294 10/26/2012 MISSOURIANS FOR FAIR AND IMPARTIAL COURTS COMMITTEE The Missouri Bar 326 Monroe P.O. Box 119 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/24/2012 $300,000.00

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A “yes” vote on Amendment 3 is a first step in the process of gutting the Missouri Court Plan and taking us all down the road to partisan judicial elections for appellate courts and the state Supreme Court. That kind of campaign contribution environment would not be modest and circumspect now, would it?

Previously:

The irony impaired opponent of the “Missouri Court Plan” (January 31, 2008)

The irony impaired opponent of the “Missouri Court Plan” – part 2 (May 13, 2009)

Campaign Finance: Who would want to politicize the judiciary? (August 30, 2012)

Campaign Finance: one of these things is not like the other (September 5, 2012)