Dear Editor: The Debate Surrounding the Montana Plan

To the Editor:

As Montanans are asked whether to sign petitions related to The Montana Plan, I find myself thinking less about the initiative itself and more about what the debate surrounding it reveals about us as citizens. Millions of dollars may be spent attempting to persuade Montanans what to think. Some will argue that this spending proves the need for additional laws and regulations.

Others will argue the opposite.

But perhaps the more important question is this: When did we begin believing that our own judgment is so fragile that it must be protected from information? The strength of a...