Category Archives: Issues

Primary issues in which Fawkes-Lee & Ryan are involved

Wedding Bells In The Future

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Marty Ryan

It’s going to be a very blue session if time is spent on energy-wasting issues such as judge impeachment, maneuvering in the Senate to get germane amendments to bring up a resolution that will provide for a constitutional amendment to write discrimination into Iowa’s Constitution, and other silly little games that do not address the real problems in this state, such as high unemployment rates, top-heavy school administrations, and an escalating usage of drugs and alcohol, without any meaningful and successful exit plan. Continue reading →

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We Have Issues…

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Marty & Stephanie

The concept of an issues-based public policy firm evolved from witnessing how important liberties were being lost or watered down. Continue reading →

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Ethics Board Stumbles Over Right & Wrong

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Marty Ryan

If you were to guess which state agency represented the best example of transparent government the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board (IECDB) would, or should, be toward the top of the list.  Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Last month, … Continue reading →

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1995

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Marty Ryan

I saw a beam of light through the pessimism. Continue reading →

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Legal Sexual Assualt

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Marty Ryan

You have to wonder what advocates of these body searches are thinking, if indeed they are. If the government told them their car would be searched each time it was parked in a city parking garage they would undoubtedly be very upset. Or, would they? Continue reading →

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As a Matter of Fact

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Marty Ryan

One reason why the issue of the death penalty has not popped up in major newscasts or other media accounts, nor should it, is that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to execute a minor. Continue reading →

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