The Iowa Supreme Court judges unanimously legislated Iowa law to be changed in 2009. From the beginning of time marriage has been between one man and one woman but these judges changed Natural law to something else in Iowa’s law books. One of the many effects is the rewriting of language that refer to a husband and a wife. Copied below is just a part taken from a house study bill concerning taxes showing some of these language changes. You’ll need to overlook the bill’s line numbers as it does not read nicely in this format.
While this is just one bill the Iowa legislators are looking at right now requiring langue changes, do you wonder how many more language changes we will face since the judges legislation on defining marriage? How many more language changes in laws, legal documents, marriage ceremonies, and teacher to parent conferences? Iowa school children have access to many library books about families with one mom and one dad. What about these books our children read in school? Do you think the gay activists have thought about that? You can bet they have — that, and much more. This is not about simple word changes and it’s not about tolerating other’s changed sexual preferences. This is about change in our beliefs. If you believe like I do that God ordained marriage only between one man and one woman, put feet to your convictions. Contact Iowa legislators – any of them / all of them. http://www.luviowa.com/
House Study Bill 705
“29 23 person as an employer, and deferred compensation plans or any 29 24 earnings attributable to the deferred compensation plans, 29 25 up to a maximum of six thousand dollars for a person, other 29 26 than a husband or wife married person, who files a separate 29 27 state income tax return and up to a maximum of twelve thousand 29 28 dollars for a husband and wife married persons who file a 29 29 joint state income tax return. However, a surviving spouse 29 30 who is not disabled or fifty=five years of age or older can 29 31 only exclude the amount of pension or retirement pay received 29 32 as a result of the death of the other spouse. A husband and 29 33 wife Married persons filing separate state income tax returns 29 34 or separately on a combined state return are allowed a combined 29 35 maximum exclusion under this subsection of up to twelve 30 1 thousand dollars. The twelve thousand dollar exclusion for 30 2 married persons shall be allocated to the husband or wife each 30 3 spouse individually in the proportion that each spouse’s 30 4 respective the pension and retirement pay received by that 30 5 spouse bears to the total combined pension and retirement pay 30 6 received by both spouses. 30 7 Sec. 42. Section 422.9, subsection 1, Code Supplement 2009, 30 8 is amended to read as follows: 30 9 1. An optional standard deduction, after deduction of 30 10 federal income tax, equal to one thousand two hundred thirty 30 11 dollars for a married person who files separately or a 30 12 single person or equal to three thousand thirty dollars for 30 13 a husband and wife married persons who file a joint return,…”
(*slash thrus of “husband and wife” did not come through on the posting but is corrected best can do)
A similar bill with language changing is SSB 3200. In the House, the floor manager for HSB 705 is Rep. Sharon Steckman and subcommittee members are Rep. Charles Isenhart and Rep. Erik Helland. In the Senate, the floor manager for SSB 3200 is Sen. Pam Jochum, subcommittee members are Sen. Joe Bolkcom and Sen. Brad Zaun. Instead of taking time to redefine marriage, lawmakers need to take up the Iowa Marriage Amendment and begin the process of letting Iowans vote on the definition of marriage.
The three Iowa Supreme Court Justices up for relection November 2010 — Marsha Ternus, David Baker and Michael Streit
In spite of what some lawmakers would have us believe, the failure of the IMA to get out of committee this week is not the end of our hopes for action for this legislative session. It can still be brought to the floor of the Senate during this term – if we can get 26 members to sign on. We have 23 Senators, and we should have had Senator Kibbie’s signature on this resolution as well. He did, in fact, promise he would vote in support of the IMA if it came to a vote.
Newspaper quote from Senator Jack Kibbie:
Kibbie said he would vote to place an amendment before the people during a referendum.
”If it comes up in my presence and the roll call is called for Jack Kibbie’s vote it will be in favor of letting you vote,’‘ he said.
- The Messenger, Nov. 22, 2009
It did come to a vote. He did not support it.
It seems that Senator Kibbie is not a man of his word. It seems that Senator Kibbie refuses to faithfully represent his constituents.
The IFPC folks put it this way:
either Senator Kibbie should sign the pledge to support the IMA with all the power of his office,
or he should resign from his position.
That’s it – either SIGN or RESIGN.
Do the job he was hired to do, or get out of the way.
We received an email asking if our tea party members are open to criticism. It’s time for you to comment.
“ Two questions for members of the so-called “Tea Party” movement:
First, where do you even get off using that name? To identify yourselves with the Boston Tea Party is delusional. That demonstration protested taxation without representation. You have representation. In the 2008 election each of you had the same vote I did. And after having it your way for eight disastrous years, you lost.
Secondly, in the midst of raving hysterically against “big government,” have you ever stopped to think who else is going to defend you against corporate plutocracy? Case in point: If you actually informed yourselves, you’d support health care reform instead of spreading paranoid fantasies about “government takeover of health care.” If one day you suffer a catastrophic illness and lose your home and life savings after being ripped off by your health insurance company, you’ll be getting what’s coming to you.”
3/6/10 – We do not have representation when senators like Harkin do not respond to our calls, letters or emails and will not hold a town hall meeting in our area. When politicians take from us our money, our choices in services we buy and run our businesses by stringent regulations, while these laws do not apply to themselves – then they are not one of us and they do not represent us.
We did not have our way for eight years although there is some truth to the disastrous aspect.
Corporate plutocracy does not concern me nearly as much as socialism and the lack of recognizing Natural Law in our country.
Do you believe the government will protect your home and life savings more than these corporations will? At least the corporations realize their survival depends on citizens being able to buy and spend. The government realizes it grows when citizen’s are oppressed. When you turn over your right of pursuit of happiness to the government for the sake of a little security, then you will get what’s coming to you. You and your children’s children. dvm
TOMORROW, January 23 is your county caucus at 1:00 PM. O’Brien County ’s caucus will be at Primghar South O’Brien Elementary School; Sioux County will be at Sioux Center High School. The purpose of the caucus is to elect representatives to the county central committee; elect delegates to the county convention scheduled for March 9 and to allow participants to have input in forming the County Republican Platform.
LUV Iowa Campaign Launches Legislative Initiative
ADDED 1/7/2010 – We are hoping to make TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS to the Capitol for next TUESDAY. If you might be interested in car-pooling or caravan together to the Capitol go to “Contact” page above and your email will get to me.
12/28/09 Pleasant Hill, IA – IFPC Action President, Chuck Hurley, today announced plans to launch an initiative in conjunction with the LUV “Let Us Vote” Iowa campaign. The initiative, which is being called “Two Days For Marriage,” will kick off with a gathering at the State Capitol on January 12th.
According to Hurley, “People from all over the state have reached out to IFPC Action, and joined the LUV Iowa Campaign. On January 12th, we are encouraging those people, and all Iowans who care about preserving marriage and the constitutional separation of powers, to come together to take a stand, and once again ask Iowa lawmakers to ‘Let Us Vote’ on the Iowa Marriage Amendment.”
January 12th is the date when Governor Culver is scheduled to deliver his annual Condition of the State address. In addition to all 150 State Legislators, the Iowa Supreme Court Justices also attend the speech.
Hurley said, “We expect the Members of the Iowa Legislature to listen to their constituents and not to stand in the way of our constitutional right to vote on the Iowa Marriage Amendment. Any Member who stands between the people and our right to vote is risking their political future. We will remember in November.”
LUV Iowa is short for Let Us Vote Iowa, www.LUVIowa.com.
PLAN NOW TO BE AT THE IOWA CAPITOL ON JANUARY 12, 2010!
January 12th Schedule Taking Shape
- 7:00 am – Doors open at the Iowa Capitol
- 10:00 am – Governor Culver delivers “Condition of the State” speech
- 11:00 am – LUV Iowa Supporters talking with Members of the Iowa Legislature
- 12:00 Noon – Press Conference and Rally on the West Steps of the Capitol
http://php.teamem.com/luviowa.com/twodays.php
http://www.bringhomethepoliticians.com/
“We, hereby, demand and will pursue the relocation of all US Representatives and Senators to spend no less than 75% of their time in elected office in our State Capitals to telecommute via secured phone, fax, email, and web conference with their federal counterparts.
On the Local level, State Representatives and Senators will be relocated to spend no less than 75% of their time in elected office in the City Halls or Court Houses of our Districts to likewise telecommute with their state counterparts.
This will essentially “embed” politicians among the people they’re supposed to represent allowing them to always be informed with our communities’ positions on each issue and be within close reach to voice our opposition when necessary.
• Restores Balance of Power – Citizens are put back in charge of this country.
• Nonpartisan – This plan favors no political party since all need to be reigned in.
• Anti-Lobbying – Lobbyists spend most of their budget on travel expenses.
• Reduce Corruption – Citizens/Local Media resume their role as government watch dog.
• Cost Effective – The cost of upgrading state and local facilities for this plan is dwarfed by the savings from stopping out of control government spending.
• National Security – Any natural disaster or assault on DC would be far less catastrophic because it would be taking down only one server on a grid of 51.
Petition:
We, hereby, demand and will pursue the relocation of all US Representatives and Senators to spend no less than 75% of their time in elected office in our State Capitals to telecommute via secured phone, fax, email, and web conference with their federal counterparts.
On the Local level, State Representatives and Senators will be relocated to spend no less than 75% of their time in elected office in the City Halls or Court Houses of our Districts to likewise telecommute with their state counterparts.
This will essentially “embed” politicians among the people they’re supposed to represent allowing them to always be informed with our communities’ positions on each issue and be within close reach to voice our opposition when necessary.”
Petition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/bringhomethepoliticians.html
LuvIowa? Let Us Vote, Iowa. Check out the web site www.LUVIowa.org and sign the petition to pass the Iowa Marriage Amendment through the Iowa legislature if you agree marriage is established by God and should be recognized by the civil power as legally, morally and historically between one man and one woman only.
Are you thinking you should write your congressmen or maybe even your president? Maybe you don’t even know who your state representative is. There is a website titled DearPolitician.org that makes it easy peasy – and it’s free. No more excuses -do it!
There are many logical and relevant aspects that must be presented to the Congress and the American people as this health care bill’s debate is supposedly winding down this month. We must act now and be very vocal…continually vigilant for our own sake as well as our posterity’s.
1. Hypocrisy: Why aren’t all Americans asking the elites in Congress “if this is such a great health care plan, why aren’t you willing to sign onto it for yourselves and your staff members?” While the Republicans add this amendment, it is repeatedly shot down by the Democrats. Reid didn’t even let it see the light of day out of Committee.
2. Health care for who? Why are the unborn unprotected by this bill? If we don’t allow their births, who will pay for this monstrosity in the coming generations? How can we morally sit back and allow taxpayer money to fund aborting the unborn? Even if you aren’t appalled by abortion on a moral level, can’t you at least see the economic need for continued life so that this bill can be paid for…..
3. Fraud: The current stimulus package fraud of $6 million given to Clinton’s pollster for 3 jobs (let’s see that’s $2 million per job?????!!!!) is nothing but a warning siren as to what will happen to taxpayer’s money with this huge health care bill. The only ones to reap the benefits of the health care bill will be lawyers, politicians, high paid lobbyists and bureaucrats.
And finally, something that must seem “annoying” to so many in Washington, D.C.: the Constitution and its limits.
4. When a reporter asked Nancy Pelosi where in the Constitution it is written that Congress has the right to impose this health care bill on the American people, her response was: “Are you serious? Are you serious?” Yes, Nancy, we are serious. More serious about the Founding Father’s intents than you obviously are. We’re reading that document and we know what you’re trying to do is not in there. She needs to hear this as well as every other politician that is willing to run roughshod over that precious document.
Tammy
The Manhattan Declaration was released on November 20, 2009 with 150 original signers. Today, December 9 there are 275,999 signers (24 new ones added in the time it took me to read the document today). Signers have a common stand on life, marriage and liberty and we encourage you to read more about it and sign. http://www.manhattandeclaration.org/