Iowa Republicans are trying to pass the most extreme agenda in Iowa history. Fortunately, many pieces of their extreme agenda are dead and here are the highlights:
Republicans on Education:
- Abolishing the Iowa Department of Education (SF 336)
- Exempting home school students from all compulsory education and competent private instruction requirements (SF 277)
Divisive Social Issues:
- Abolishing marriage equality in Iowa (SJR 5 & HJR 11)
- Re-instating the death penalty in Iowa (SF 76)
War on Women:
- Turning back the clock on women’s health care by outlawing some common forms of birth control and sending doctors to jail for trying to save a woman’s life (HF 138 & HJR12)
- Requiring victims of rape or incest to list their abuser on birth certificate (HF 318)
- Making divorce even more difficult for children and victims of abuse (HF 338)
Out of Touch on Guns and Public Safety:
- Allowing anyone with a licensed gun to carry it on school grounds (SF 251 & HF 169)
- School employees can get a permit to carry guns in schools (HF 172)
- Iowa public safety officials can’t enforce any federal gun law (HF 383)
- Repealing all of Iowa’s gun laws, allow criminals to carry weapons (HJR 4)
- License to kill by giving violent criminals immunity (HF 57)
Other Stuff:
- Allowing special interests and lobbyists to write administrative rules (SF 166)
- Nullifying the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (SF 81)
- Repealing licensure requirements for electricians and electrical contractors (SF 94)
- Gold and silver coins can be used for all financial transactions (HF 346)
- Tin foil hat stuff: State and local government can’t participate in UN Agenda 21 (HF 66)
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