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Tag Archives: Iowa Legislature
By the dawn’s early light
The Iowa Legislature is often a source of frustration and agony for many who follow the process, and particularly for those involved in the process. But it can also be a source of great entertainment as long as you don’t … Continue reading
Pissed Off
A private sector employee from Iowa goes across the border on a Friday after work to Illinois and his friends ask if he wants a hit off a blunt. He takes a hit and thinks nothing of it. Recreational use … Continue reading
Invasion of the Judicial and Legislative Branches
On Monday, July 16, Governor Terry Branstad issued a commutation to 38 of Iowa’s lifers. That group of lifers consists of those felons who are serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Fairness, Issues, Youth
Tagged cruel and unusual punishment, Des Moines Registser, Eighth Amendment, Governor Terry Branstad, Graham v. Florida, Iowa Board of Parole, Iowa Constitution, Iowa Legislature, Miller v. Alabama, Roper v. Simmons, United States Supreme Court
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“Lead Is Poison Coalition: Ammunition Myth vs. Reality”
Lead is toxic; lead kills eagles, vultures, hawks, and other raptors. It’s easily preventable by using alternative shot. Continue reading