We’ve suggested in the past that candidates who receive questionnaires from ideological groups probably are not well served in answering the questions on them: The questions are usually designed to frame ideas and issues according to the thought processes of the group, while the candidates may think of those issues differently. An answer, yes or no, from a candidate can amount to putting words in the candidate’s mouth. So, a candidate who does answer can be assumed to look at these questions much as the organization does. So we’ll be interested to know who winds up responding to the new Idaho Values Alliance questionnaire for applicants for the Idaho Supreme Court. Here are the questions -- Randy Stapilus/Ridenbaugh Press.

Question: Which questionnaires should political/judicial candidates answer?

Hat Tip: State Sen. Shawn Keough (for sending this link along.

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