Author Archives: Marty Ryan

Fad Legislation

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Marty Ryan

It’s ironic that the recent effort to ban the designer drugs of today (Spice, salvia, etc.) also included removing benzylfentanyl and thenylfentanyl from the Schedule I drugs, meaning that they had no medical usefulness and were subject to potential abuse. Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Banned in Boston, designer drugs, Fawkes-Lee and Ryan, Iowa Board of Pharmacy, Iowa House of Represenatives, War Production Board, Zoot Suit Riots of 1943, zoot suits | Leave a comment

I Vote For The Person

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Marty Ryan

Yes, politics is a business. And it’s no longer a small business. Continue reading →

Posted in Issues, Voting Rights | Tagged Gary Johnson, President Obama | 1 Comment

Parental Rights and Wrongs

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Marty Ryan

it’s so strange that even the strange Justice Antonin Scalia concurred in the opinion of the majority by saying: “I join the Court’s opinion, which reasonably applies our precedents, strange though they may be.” Continue reading →

Posted in Issues, Privacy | Tagged dicta, Fourteenth Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Justice Kennedy, Justice Scalia, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, parental rights, qualified immunity, United States Supreme Court | 1 Comment

Criminal Courtesy

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Marty Ryan

When law enforcement officers act like this they don’t provide a lot of good argument for opposing review boards. Continue reading →

Posted in Issues, Open Meetings/Public Records | Tagged Brian Gardner, Chapter 22, Harry Daugherty, James Crawford, Linn County, professional courtesy, public safety | Leave a comment

Keep Your Fingerprints Off My Ice Cream

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Marty Ryan

Fawkes-Lee & Ryan opposes House File 696 because it offers a false sense of security to parents and society. Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Justice, Issues | Tagged Fawkes-Lee and Ryan, House File 696, House Legislative Oversight Committee, Iowa House of Represenatives | Leave a comment

Paying Attention

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Marty Ryan

You know what? Tom Vilsack never once said the word “veto” in the same sentence as “death penalty”. Continue reading →

Posted in Death Penalty, Issues | Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, Hary Blackmun, Vilsack | 1 Comment