Grateful left-leaning James C. Nelson is retired
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Editor,
We are writing in response to an article written by James C. Nelson in the Dec. 6 issue of the Valley Journal. He is also a frequent contributor to the Missoulian. Mr. Nelson was an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1993-2012 and was appointed by Marc Racicot. This position, by definition, is supposed to be non-partisan. I only mention this because Mr. Nelson appears to have very left/liberal leanings according to this Nazi piece (likening Trump/Republicans to Hitler/Nazis.) My guess is he was hugely liberal on the Supreme Court as these beliefs don’t disappear post-retirement. Mr. Nelson has written and participated in other radical events. According to a March 21, 2023 article by Montana Free Press (liberal), Mr. Nelson “referred to Republican efforts to reshape the judiciary as a ‘jihad,’ a ‘fight to the death’ and ‘a war perpetrated by the supermajority Freedom Caucus, the Legislature, the governor and the attorney general.” Between the “jihad” and “Sieg heil” rantings, we get on our knees giving thanks that this gentleman is retired and, hopefully, not influence-peddling in current Supreme Court decision-making. Next, he will liken Trump/Republicans to Putin/Communist Russia. Oh, wait… that card has already been played.
Larry and Dorothy Ashcraft
Polson
