Posts Tagged ‘Supreme Court’

By Nathan Tucker Some commentators in Iowa have argued that adding a marriage amendment to the Iowa constitution is unnecessary.  Rather, they maintain that the legislature has the authority to remove from the courts any jurisdiction to review the constitutionality of a statute.  As a result, proponents believe that there is no ... Full story

By Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker I have followed with great interest the debate on Iowa's judicial selection process, particularly in light of the 2009 decision by the state's Supreme Court to legalize so-called "gay marriage." Not surprisingly, many Iowans are pretty upset that a small group of unelected judges ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker Julian Bond, a Virginian who serves on the board for the People for the American Way, argues that the answer to that question is yes.  In a guest op-ed that appeared in the Des Moines Register on Wednesday, Bond argued that, during Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Senator Grassley and ... Full story

Yesterday, Bob Vander Plaats held a mid-afternoon press conference in front of the Iowa Judicial building. It was the second time in less than a week that Vander Plaats held a press conference about his new initiative to oust the three Supreme Court Justices who face a retention vote in November. The purpose of the ... Full story

Mr. President, I’d like to take a few minutes to discuss the reasons why I’m voting against Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. An appointment to the Supreme Court is one of the most important positions an individual can hold in the United States.  It’s a lifetime position on ... Full story

By Thomas E. Woods, Jr. When I appeared before hundreds of members of the Iowa GOP late last June on the eve of the state party convention and received a standing ovation from throngs of party loyalists, I knew the business-as-usual crowd would be annoyed.  I had just finished explaining that if we are serious ... Full story

Roxanne Conlin could remedy her weekend complaint that her uninspiring U.S. Senate campaign is ignored by the media if she'd answer questions about her positions on issues that make a difference in Iowans' lives, a spokesperson for the Republican Party of Iowa said today. While speaking to a special interest group in Las Vegas, Conlin bemoaned ... Full story

Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding his vote on Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. “Since the nomination hearing for Solicitor General Kagan ended, I have spent time reviewing the hearing record.  Thorough consideration has led me to conclude that I cannot vote for Solicitor General ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker In a 1995 law review article entitled Confirmation Messes, Old and New, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wrote: “The problem is not that the Senate focused too much on a nominee’s legal views, but that it did so far too little.…The kind of inquiry that would contribute most to understanding and evaluating ... Full story

As a gubernatorial candidate in 2006, Chet Culver said that he believed that marriage is between a man and a woman. That was the position Culver held during the Democratic primary, as a candidate in the general election, and after being elected Governor of Iowa. In January of 2008, Culver was asked to respond ... Full story