Op-Ed: Libby Montana Needs Your Attention

I am writing to bring to your attention a set of 5 bills that are harmful to regular Montanans in general, and specifically right now to the people of Libby, Montana, involved in asbestos litigation.

SB 385 (Sen Tom McGillvray) creates a "governor-appointed" special court that has the same clout as a state district court, except the judges are not elected and, as such, are not answerable to the people who elected them.

The special court this bill creates will also include the "asbestos court," however, there are no asbestos cases set for trial right now, so there is no work or demand for asbes...