Two Iowa constitutional amendments face critical scrutiny
Editorial warns both amendments are flawed. 99 percent spending limit belongs in law, not the Constitution, and a 60 percent supermajority could centralize power and limit corrective action. Urges voters to reject the amendments in the upcoming special election.
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Antiniiatad Watsnessean
Iowa
California
Debating Iowa Amendments On Taxes And Local Control
A Cedar Rapids couple argues that the 60 percent threshold and Debt Prevention Amendment threaten minority rule, urging support for local fiscal control to fund schools and limit state debt. They cite past tax measures, local option sales tax, and the need for accountability. The pair, linked to Cedar Rapids School District tasks, defend local funding and balanced budgets.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
David Stanley
General Assembly
the Gazette
Justice Holmes
The
Gazette
Frank Nye
Iowa
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Community
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Des Moines
Boost missile defense via sea and space interceptors
Defense analyst James H. Anderson argues the Cox report shows China could threaten the United States with missiles using multiwarhead and decoy tech. He urges upgrade of sea and space based defenses, boost phase intercepts, and Aegis system enhancements to deter and defeat evolving threats.
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James H. Anderson
Cox
China
Clinton
White House
Beijing
U.S
North Korea
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
United States
Politicians invoke God to buoy political ambitions
Michael Olesker argues politicians misuse religion to gain power, urging private faith and warning against framing public policy through a claimed divine mandate. He cites Gore Bush and Dole to illustrate the trend and calls for separating personal faith from national politics.
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Michael Olesker
Maryland
God
Camp Airy
Red Sea
Israel
al Gore
George W. Bush
Elizabeth Dole
Washington
Bush
Houston
Jesus Christ
Dole
Philadelphia
Gore
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