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Caption: THREE DAYS AFTER THE FLORIDA REPUBLICAN PARTY announced opposition to three justices, former ABA President Sandy D'Alemberte and former Justice Major B. Harding, with Defend Justice from Politics, were surrounded by a gaggle of reporters in Tallahassee. "My concern is the perception that this might have on the decision-making process of judges--Supreme Court, appellate, and trial judges. If decisions that they make are going to be challenged by a political party--Democratic or Republican--will that have a perception of impacting the fairness of the decisions that they make?" Harding asked. D'Alemberte, a former Democratic legislator, said no political party should get involved in the merit retention elections, and he would be "infuriated if the Democratic Party...