Related story by Trish Mehaffey here Map for Michael Streit, 2010 Map for David Baker, 2010 Map for Marsha Ternus, 2010 Map for David Wiggins, 2012 Counties where majority voted to retain Wiggins (counties where majority voted to oust judges in 2010 appear in bold): Allamakee Black Hawk Boone Bremer Buchanan Cedar Cerro Gordo Clayton [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Some Iowa business leaders are concerned about the consequences of kicking out judges based on a special interest group’s political agenda, warning that if politics are pushed into Iowa courts, that could be the “first domino to fall” — nudging out the principles of fairness and impartiality, and forcing businesses and economic [...]
continue »By The Gazette Editorial Board —– Two years ago, we strongly opposed the campaign to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices who joined a unanimous 2009 decision striking down a ban on same-sex marriages. Now, those seeking to punish the court for doing its sworn duty to uphold the Iowa Constitution have set their [...]
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By Bob VanderPlaats — Iowans are savvy enough to recognize fear and intimidation by the legal elites and liberals who are telling them to vote “yes” to retain Judge David Wiggins. They are accusing us of politicizing the system when Iowans are simply utilizing a retention system put in place 50 years ago. Iowans are [...]
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Leaders of a newly formed Justice Not Politics Action group announced plans Wednesday to launch a “Yes on Retention” campaign in support of all Iowa justices and judges whose names will appear on the ballot in Iowa’s Nov. 6 general election. The group plans to kick off its grassroots voter outreach effort with events in [...]
continue »DES MOINES — Conservative activist Bob Vander Plaats announced the launch of an effort Saturday to defeat Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins in the Nov. 6 judicial retention vote. “This is about freedom, not just about marriage,” Vander Plaats said while unveiling Iowans for Freedom’s 2012 campaign. “We see this as a freedom and [...]
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Family Leader President Bob Vander Plaats urged Gov. Terry Branstad to remove his title from the upcoming Iowa Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ ((Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning) Youth in an open letter Tuesday, and invited Branstad to instead partner with his socially conservative group in hosting a more “comprehensive” anti-bullying conference. Vander Plaats wrote in [...]
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