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Tag Archives: Fawkes-Lee and Ryan
Fad Legislation
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
Keep Your Fingerprints Off My Ice Cream
Fawkes-Lee & Ryan opposes House File 696 because it offers a false sense of security to parents and society. Continue reading
Every Step You Take . . .
The eeriness of Orwell’s prediction didn’t occur in a year, it took time. Government in this country has not gone as far as England, but if we’re not vigilant, it will be a matter of time. Continue reading
Driving Young Adults Out Of Iowa
Some members of the Iowa House are determined to make all children look alike. Continue reading
This Year’s Missing Argument
The lack of proving who’s tougher on crime this election cycle might indicate that Iowa has passed all the laws necessary to deal with every crime imaginable, or that Iowa’s punishments for crimes are just, or perhaps all the nasty perpetrators are locked up and can no longer offend society. Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Issues
Tagged Branstad, crime, criminal justice, Culver, death penalty, Fawkes-Lee and Ryan, sentencing
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What Have You Got to Hide?
It’s almost funny how law enforcement agencies hesitate to produce in-dash camera videos from police cars, but when the agency has a promo piece it wants to hit all corners of the earth it expects the media to print or broadcast its news release without delay. Continue reading