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47of74

(18,470 posts)
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 09:41 PM Apr 2013

Iowa House Republicans want to cut pay of judges who approved same sex marriage.

Facepalm.

DES MOINES, Iowa – A handful of House conservatives want to reduce the pay of Iowa Supreme Court justices involved in a 2009 decision striking down a ban on same-sex marriages as part of an effort to maintain the balance of power in state government.

“It’s our responsibility to maintain the balance of power” between the three co-equal branches of government, Rep. Tom Shaw, R-Laurens, said Tuesday.

The justices “trashed the separation of powers” with their unanimous Varnum v. Brien decision and implementation of same-sex marriage without a change in state law banning any marriages expect between one man and one woman, added Rep. Dwayne Alons, R-Hull.

Their amendment to Senate File 442, the judicial branch budget bill, would lower the salaries of the four justices on the seven-member court who were part of the unanimous Varnum v. Brein decision to $25,000 – the same as a state legislator.


And both Shaw and Alons are spewing their own special brand of combination of bull and horse shit about this not being punitive.


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Iowa House Republicans want to cut pay of judges who approved same sex marriage. (Original Post) 47of74 Apr 2013 OP
I think that they're a little confused about who's trashing the separation of powers. drm604 Apr 2013 #1
They're a little confused about a lot of things. progressoid Apr 2013 #6
Can we cut republi-CON legislators' pay - just BECAUSE??? calimary Apr 2013 #2
I think cut their pay to minimum wage. 47of74 Apr 2013 #3
we need to start charging them fuckers for the vacation they take in Des Moines every year rurallib Apr 2013 #4
... progressoid Apr 2013 #5

progressoid

(49,825 posts)
6. They're a little confused about a lot of things.
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 12:34 AM
Apr 2013

How the hell can they even pass laws when they don't even understand how the system works?






calimary

(80,693 posts)
2. Can we cut republi-CON legislators' pay - just BECAUSE???
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 09:43 PM
Apr 2013

You know the whole "starve the beast" thing? Maybe they should wear that one around for awhile.

rurallib

(62,344 posts)
4. we need to start charging them fuckers for the vacation they take in Des Moines every year
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 10:20 PM
Apr 2013

One of them once tried to convince me they were up there to work. Really? I asked, tell me what you have done?

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