Tag Archives: Scotus

NRA Should Not Pick SCOTUS

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from Iowans for Gun Safety: Thanks to the influence of the gun lobby, US Senators (including Grassley and Ernst) have vowed to deny President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee a hearing—never mind an up or down vote. But the … Continue reading →

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Public Demonstrations Planned To Protest Grassley Obstruction

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Trish Nelson

WhyCourtsMatterIowa.org Why Courts Matter Iowa Coalition to Rally and Tell Senator Grassley – “Do Your Job” Why Courts Matter Iowa coalition members, volunteers and supporters will gather at the Polk County Courthouse, Sunday, March 13th at 2:00 pm, to protest … Continue reading →

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Women Justices Blast Texas Anti-Choice Law

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Freespeech TV “With the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court has only eight justices opening the way for a 4-4 tie in what many see as the biggest abortion case in a generation. Such a tie … Continue reading →

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Kaul: The Passion Of Scalia

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Trish Nelson

otherwords.org George W. Bush might not have occupied the White House and brought on the Iraq War. By Donald Kaul My mother always told me never to speak ill of the dead. For that reason I won’t go on at … Continue reading →

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Grassley Intends To Obstruct Supreme Court Nomination

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Trish Nelson

[Note from BFIA: Click here to see Grassley’s schedule of town hall meetings this week.] Des Moines, IA — The Why Courts Matter Iowa coalition released the following statement today in response to Senator Chuck Grassley’s promise to delay a … Continue reading →

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Justice Scalia Found Dead In Texas

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Dave Bradley

As many have already heard, Justice Antonin Scalia died at a Texas ranch today. Our humblest condolences to his family and friends. The nation goes on. Thanks to the work of our far sighted founders, our government is a government … Continue reading →

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A Musical Day In America

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Trish Nelson
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President Obama: A Victory For Every American

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Trish Nelson

President Obama’s statement on the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.  On March 23, 2010, I sat down at a table in the East Room of the White House and signed my name on a law that … Continue reading →

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Mid-July Hodge-Podge

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Paula Poundstone tweets: “CNN headline said Sarah Palin calls for “impeachment,” but it did not say of whom, and there is no evidence that she knows.” Joni Ernst also favors impeachment and will be willing to waste your time and … Continue reading →

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ALEC Legislatures: Creating The Crises

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Republicans have lots of solutions. What they were short on for the longest time – until the Reagan presidency – was problems that those solutions could answer. One of their favorite solutions was privatized schools. But until Republicans were able to … Continue reading →

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