Fog Warning

While the Federal government repeals the DADT policy, the Iowa Supreme Court remains under fire. In the last election, 3 judges were voted out due to their participation in a unanimous decision about gay marriage in Iowa. An organization led by an former candidate for governor, claimed that the judges needed to be ousted to protect their view of marriage. They have further stated that the remaining judges will be their next target. In effect, that group created a fog of confusion in the media in the final days before the election, and the public responded thinking it was better to get new blood in the justice system. After all, its rare in Iowa for judges to conduct a campaign to remain on the bench. It was the first time in more than forty years, that Iowa had ever voted to oust a Supreme Court Judge, let alone three of them. Fortunately, a lawsuit has been filed claiming that the retention vote was illegal since it was not on a separate ballot. Happily, if the lawsuit holds, then the three judges will be allowed to retain their seats until a new election can be held. If there is to be another vote, lets hope that both sides have a chance to clear the fog and that voters are more informed.