Out with Taylor
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Editor,
My hope is reason rather than ignorance helps us pick our next group of legislators. Friendship does not equal competence.
Ms. Taylor has many friends, apparently, but for me, her demonstrated judgment and logic as a representative fall short of what I expect of someone who really does work for me; me being us in Montana. Last year, she voted to repeal the citizens’ Constitutional amendment to allow marijuana. I am not a marijuana fan, but I believe someone who works for us does not vote to shut out our voice because they are unable or unwilling to work to repair it.
She claims rancher/farmer roots and willingly took government subsidies, yet decries government intervention. She is now an “orchardist,” with her lakefront property purchase, and makes use of the favored tax rate, which ends up diminishing our state revenues. So of course, she supports no tax increases. She is pro-life but argued for the death penalty, incorrectly or purposely misstating medical facts. So she is only pro-life sometimes. She opposes physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill individuals, ignoring a person’s rights in favor of government-imposed restrictions. Her logic, as she says, is that doctors might be wrong in their diagnosis, which I assume means she has more faith in the trustworthy medical diagnosis of a legislator like her. I don’t want her government to veto my doctor’s care and professional advice.
Lastly, like others, I find the attack ad she sent reprehensible and so symptomatic of what is wrong with choosing a friend over someone competent and principled. I believe a current shout-out is correct with one small change: anybody but her.
Rich Bell
Polson
