Legislative logroll harms Iowa single-subject rule
Bob Rush argues the Iowa Legislature bundled unrelated items into a 200 page bill undermining the single-subject principle. He urges Governor veto and a special session to uphold the constitution, warning about back room deals and logrolling. He cites Article III and State v. Mabry as constitutional grounding.
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RiverRun Debate Sparks Taxpayer Backlash in Cedar Rapids
Dennis Barrier of Cedar Rapids laments city leaders waste of time and funds on RiverRun promoting a perceived boondoggle. He criticizes mayor and council for over a year of effort, urges accountability at the next election, and targets nonvoters as civil lawbreakers.
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Beethoven and cultural theory on rights and wrongs in prisons
The text argues that brain fingerprinting is imperfect and that understanding a culture’s language structures and cultural system theory explains how rights and wrongs are defined. It notes Beethoven’s assertion as hard to grasp and references minority report and Guantanamo.
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Brain fingerprinting debates in ethical and historical contexts
Kathleen Hall argues brain fingerprinting reveals facts but not crimes. She contrasts its use with historical wrongs from Nazi and slave-holding eras and reflects on protest, justice, and the cost of war. The piece cites Peg Mullen’s Unfriendly Fire and All Quiet on the Western Front to underline moral limits.
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