Starting with the states. It's become painfully obvious that, under the Republican-controlled White House and Senate, the Supreme Court has become a political agency, no matter how we try to pretend that the process is non-partisan. Now the Iowa legislature is going one step farther:
It's taken them ten years, but the GOP-controlled legislature, perhaps emboldened by the brazenness of the national party, are "fixing" the system:
Republicans are busily remaking the country in their own image -- and if that doesn't scare you, nothing will.
Read the post -- it's fairly short but very instructive.
In 2009, Iowa became one of the first states to permit same-sex marriage when its Supreme Court issued a ruling that a ban on marriage equality was unconstitutional. It was a unanimous ruling and a thrilling victory for civil rights.
But this was Iowa, and marriage equality hadn’t yet found support from a majority of Americans. Three of the seven judges were up for re-election in 2010… and all three were booted from their seats after a concerted effort by conservative Christians.
It's taken them ten years, but the GOP-controlled legislature, perhaps emboldened by the brazenness of the national party, are "fixing" the system:
Republicans in the Iowa legislature have proposed two bills, HF 503 and SSB 1101, that would cut short his time in power. Specifically, the bills say the “term of the chief justice serving on the effective date of this Act shall expire on January 15, 2021.” (Cady’s term isn’t supposed to expire until December 31, 2024.)
The bills would also change the way justices are chosen, giving much more power to the party in control… and you’ll never believe this: The party currently controlling all branches of government in Iowa happens to be the GOP.
Republicans are busily remaking the country in their own image -- and if that doesn't scare you, nothing will.
Read the post -- it's fairly short but very instructive.
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