Former Mo. Supreme Court Justice Attacks Amendment Three

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Intro:	A former Missouri Supreme Court justice accuses some state lawmakers of trying to buy judges.
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Wrap:A committee of former Missouri Supreme Court judges spoke out in opposition to Amendment 3.

The amendment would give the governor power to name a majority of the commission that selects nominees for non-partisan judgeships.

Retired Missouri Supreme Court Justice Ray Price says Missourians do not deserve to have a court room that is influenced by politics.

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Description: What they really are trying to do is concentrate power in one political office that they can affect by big money contributions. They aught to be honest and say that's what's going on. They want to be able to buy judicial appointments like they try and buy everything else in Jefferson City.

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Description: What they really are trying to do is concentrate power in one political office that they can affect by big money contributions. They aught to be honest and say that's what's going on. They want to be able to buy judicial appointments like they try and buy everything else in Jefferson City.

Missourians will vote for the amendment on November 6th.

Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Eric Stoyanov

Intro:	A group of former state Supreme Court judges is urging Missourians to reject a ballot measure for changing how top judges are selected.
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Wrap: The ballot measure would give the governor power to name a majority of the commission that nominates candidates for non-partisan judges like the state Supreme Court.

The former members charge the measure injects politics into judicial selections.

The proposal's sponsor is a long-time critic of the non-partisan court plan, St. Louis County Republican Senator Jim Lembke.

He charges the current system already is political.

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Description: This idea that the current system is not political is a fallacy. It is political, except it's just controlled by a very small group of Missourians.

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Description: This idea that the current system is not political is a fallacy. It is political, except it's just controlled by a very small group of Missourians.

Missourians will vote for Lembke's Consitutional Amendment 3 on November 6th.

Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Eric Stoyanov