“The scientists have been trying to get leaders to understand that we are collapsing the planet. Today we are seeing the evidence of climate chaos and as we rush to protect ourselves we cast our future into more chaos.
There is a tiny window left to slow the disaster we have created. Everyone every…”
“Many people have been murdered by an individual who stated the goal was to terrorized based on identity. Political violence is one thing. It has clear laws an consequences. Many incidents of violence that push the President's name as a source should concern Republicans and Democrats equally. No lead…”
“Water moves of it's own accord. Given the recent flooding people should understand that fact. We are facing diminished access around the world to fresh water and we must share responsibility for protecting it. Management of this precious resource must be scientifically sound and free of personal int…”
“Cutting SNAP blindly and not addressing water safety at a federal level is disgusting and irresponsible. We can elect leaders who are able to balance complicated ideas and explain sacrifices or we can keep falling like lemmings after slogans. Iowa has enough children living with food insecurity. Ou…”
“Keep on working on this bill. It puts child protection first but we must have a fair and transparent way to cope with asylum seekers and global problems. The reason we elect people to work in groups is to find balance in the face of ethical dilemmas. We need stronger leaders as individuals and as a …”
“This is too broad of a law. In fact, it will allow small businesses to be excluded from employer plans by requiring and even higher payout in order for a company to be allowed to purchase healthcare. It will shut my business out. It will have a different impact on every state because these laws int…”
“Members are out of touch with the cost of living for the rest of country. Maybe eliminating this deduction would help. While you are at it: take away their cheap and dependable health insurance. Let these independent people chose from the own state options. Maybe then, they'd like a better system.”
“States right to protect themselves. We do not have a DV registry, we do not report child maltreatment across state lines, we have enough case examples to understand that violence in the family is associated with violence in the community. Be informed about the factors that predict interpersonal gun …”
“In requesting a change to the law, law makers who are responsible will demonstrate that their proposed change will be good for the community. That is what it means to elect a representative: someone has been chosen to carefully evaluate complex issues with attention to the benefits and coasts. While…”
“Redraft the bill. Mandatory sentencing of any kind has lead to some terrible outcomes for children. We cannot afford mandatory sentencing and this bill is more false security that disrespects the court. More people on the sex offender list does not advance protecting children. The legislators can be…”