GOVERNMENT AND LAW Campaigns, Elections, and American Institutions We support: 235. Automatic/Same-Day Voter Registration 236. OCE/RVRA/IRV/RCV 237. Iowa’s redistricting system used nationwide 238. absentee/early-voting 239. mandatory election audits 240. truth in political advertising 241. 5-year lobbying ban on Federal/State elected/appointed officials leaving government 242. paid federal/state election holidays 243. vote-by-mail 244. comprehensive congressional-ethics/CEC-reform 245. mandatory release of state/national candidates tax-returns 246. [MINORITY REPORT TO STRIKE 245] 247. [MINORITY REPORT TO REPLACE 245 WITH: “mandatory release of state/national candidates' tax-returns as condition of ballot inclusion”] 248. Johnson Amendment 249. Iowa’s judicial merit-selection-system 250. Iowa constitutional amendment requiring full funding for co-equal judicial-branch 251. government transparency 252. publicly funded campaigns/elections 253. standardizing election poll-supervision, ballot type/tabulation 254. re-examining [501(c)(4)] political-activity 255. requiring political activity transparency–including funding 256. caucus system improvements 257. [MINORITY REPORT TO STRIKE 256] 258. open-source software/paper-trailed voting-systems 259. VOICE/Fair-Elections-Now-Act 260. limiting campaigning-time 261. [MINORITY REPORT TO ADD: “campaign/debate processes including third-party candidates”] We oppose: 262. Citizens United 263. superdelegates 264. [MINORITY REPORT TO STRIKE 263] 265. corporate personhood 266. [MINORITY REPORT TO ADD: “Electoral College”] 267. Super-PACs 268. official languages 269. gerrymandering 270. national constitutional convention Civil Rights and Civil Liberties We support: 271. community right to enact laws protecting health/safety of natural persons/environment 272. repealing 2001 USAPA and 2008 FISAAA 273. providing tax-credits/employment bonding programs 274. barring law enforcement officials from sexual activities with suspects/detainees 275. limiting “cavity searches” 276. Miranda Rights 277. separating church and state and returning to pre-1954 pledge of allegiance 278. fully-funding Iowa Legal Aid 279. individual/legal entity right to BDS any country/corporation 280. freedom of speech and press 281. restoring VRA(1965) entirely 282. renaming Columbus Day 283. DC/PR/Guam/Territory right to statehood We oppose: 284. RFRA 285. national ID 286. warrantless-searches/electronic–drone surveillance 287. non-church religious-exemptions from anti-discrimination laws 288. presidential self-pardons 289. subverting civil-rights Consumer Protection We support: 290. strengthening/expanding/vigorously enforcing anti-trust laws 291. penalties that deter corporate malfeasance 292. personal financial responsibility for law-breaking elected officials 293. government official insider-trading laws 294. foreclosure safety-net 295. CFPB: fully-funded independent agency 296. GDPR-level PII data protection We oppose: 297. robocalls 298. utility deregulation/privatization 299. limiting court access 300. “Pork-Barrel” amendments Criminal Justice We support: 301. legalizing cannabis 302. vacating non-violent drug-offense past sentences 303. ending war-on-drugs/treating drug-addiction as public health issues 304. mentally-ill/addicted offender treatment programs 305. specialty-courts 306. de-escalation/bias programs/training/improving police-community relations 307. independent investigations of deaths involving police/corrections 308. fully-funding/timely rape-kit processing 309. equitable funding for public defense/prosecution 310. juvenile sentencing/incarceration reform 311. citizens’ review boards 312. HCPA 313. contemporary Nordic inmate-rehabilitation-model: a. rehabilitation not punishment b. increasing rehabilitation programs for recently released individuals c. inmate minimum wage d. restorative justice e. incarceration alternatives 314. EJI 315. community policing 316. reforming civil/criminal forfeiture laws 317. victims’ services 318. [MINORITY REPORT TO ADD: “legalizing/taxing/regulating all recreational-drugs”] 319. preventing/identifying/treating human trafficking victims 320. prosecuting “white-collar” crime 321. classifying abortion clinics/provider attacks as domestic-terrorism We oppose: 322. requiring supreme court super-majorities on constitutional questions 323. charging defendants for: court-appointed-attorneys/probation/community service/jail-rent 324. shackles/restraints during childbirth 325. for-profit jails/prisons 326. capital punishment 327. mandatory-minimum sentencing 328. bail-system abuse 329. law-enforcement militarization 330. “Stop-and-Frisk” policies 331. NDAA indefinite-detention provisions 332. civil/criminal statutes of limitations on child-abuse/sexual-abuse cases 333. ex-offender housing-discrimination Government Services We support: 334. prosecuting government officials charged with quid-pro-quo bribery offenses 335. full-access to ALL public records excepting PII 336. substantive funding for: a. safe/reliable/well-maintained bridges/roadways b. secure ports/water supplies/infrastructure c. rural county/city (emergency) services d. FVPSA/VAWA e. Division of Tobacco Use and Control f. Public Broadcasting g. Art in State Buildings h. SHS projects/goals i. prisons 337. USPS Banking 338. VOCA compensation going to victims 339. fully-funding/enforcing federal/state mandates 340. COLAs including medical costs/food/energy 341. local/international food-aid programs 342. State Bank of Iowa We oppose: 343. eminent-domain for private-profit 344. nepotism 345. fast-track congressional voting without public debate 346. tax-cuts defunding public programs 347. privatizing/outsourcing government services/assets Gun Safety We support: 348. guardian accountability for minor negligent-gun-access 349. public/private property gun-free zones 350. updated version of the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994, restricting: a. silencers/suppressors b. bump-stocks c. high-capacity-magazines d. fragmentary-rounds 351. [MINORITY REPORT TO ADD: “updating/amending the 2nd-Amendment”] 352. mandatory safety/proficiency training 353. [MINORITY REPORT TO STRIKE 352] 354. expanding NICS 355. firearm transfer universal background checks 356. registration 357. waiting periods 358. just-cause Sheriff discretion issuing Concealed-Carry 359. mandatory liability insurance for gun/ammunition owners/sellers/manufacturers 360. GVROA(2017) 361. mandatory reporting lost/stolen firearms 362. reasonable gun-regulation/responsible gun-ownership 363. gun buybacks We oppose: 364. open-carry 365. Dickey Amendment 366. NCCR 367. private post-1968 firearms transfers without serial numbers Immigration We support: 368. state/federal DREAM/DAPA/DACA/TVDL/UAFA 369. resolving visas/permanent-residency backlogs/prioritizing family unity 370. Visa denial/removal judicial review 371. refugee classifying unaccompanied minors 372. adult/minor-refugee/asylum-seeker resettlement programs 373. immigration reform eliminating biases/reflecting skills needs/respecting national security needs/providing quicker-clearly-defined citizenship pathways 374. undocumented immigrant DL/vehicle registration 375. expedited vetting Syrian/Yemeni refugees 376. reinstating Governor Robert D. Ray’s refugee-programs 377. requiring/funding immigrant/minors/guest workers legal representation 378. applying fair-labor laws/due-process to all We oppose: 379. detaining undocumented minors 380. immigrant detention/deportation quotas 381. locally enforcing federal immigration laws 382. mass raids/related enforcement practices 383. religious exclusion 384. “papers please” 385. unnecessary travel-bans 386. abrogating birthright-citizenship Internet and Telecommunications We support: 387. publicly-owned/universal HSIA 388. modernized “Fairness Doctrine”/equal-time rule We oppose: 389. internet censorship 390. warrantless bulk-data collection 391. cyberbullying 392. FCC’s “UHF Discount” allowing media monoliths Taxes and Social Security We support: 393. charitable-giving tax-deductions 394. Veterans Exemption 395. restoring TIF’s original purpose 396. “public-assistance” penalties for large employers 397. fair/just tax-code including progressive-taxation of capital/increasing top-marginal tax-rate We oppose: 398. chained CPI 399. raising retirement age/cutting SS-benefits 400. taxing: unemployment/workers’-compensation/disability/SS-benefits 401. refundable corporate tax-credits 402. corporate tax-loopholes 403. SS-fund diversion 404. corporate-welfare Transportation We support: 405. Complete-Streets 406. crash-prevention engineering 407. Main Street Iowa 408. helmet laws 409. ET3/Hyperloop/High-speed Rail/light-rail feeder-systems 410. backseat passenger seat-belt law 411. transportation alternative-energies 412. rural-transportation expansion ACRONYMS USED IN THIS SECTION 501(c)(3) – a tax-exempt organization 501(c)(4) – a tax-exempt and non-profit social welfare organization BDS – Boycott, Divest, Sanction CEC - Citizens Election Council CFPB - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau COLA – Cost of Living Adjustment CPI – Consumer Price Index DACA – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DAPA – Deferred Action for Parents of Americans DC – District of Columbia DL – Drivers License DREAM – Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors EJI – Equal Justice Initiative ET3 - Evacuated Tube-Transport-Technologies FCC - Federal Communications Commission FISAAA - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (of 1978) Amendments Act (of 2008) FVPSA – Family Violence Prevention and Services Act GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation GIVFAP - Grow Iowa Values Financial Assistance Program GVROA - Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017 HCPA - Hate Crimes Prevention Act HSIA - High-Speed Internet Access ID - Identification IOWA - Best State in the United States of America Johnson Amendment – a provision in the U.S. tax code, since 1954, that prohibits all 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates IRV – Instant Runoff Voting NCCR - National Concealed Carry Reciprocity NDAA - National Defense Authorization Act NICS – National Instant Criminal Background Check System OCE – Office of Congressional Ethics PAC - Political Action Committee PII – Personally Identifiable Information PR – Puerto Rico RCV - Ranked Choice Voting RFRA - Religious Freedom Restoration Act Robert D Ray - Mythical creature, a Republican that embraced immigration RVRA – Restoring Voting Rights Act SHS – State Historical Society SS – Social Security TIF – Tax Incremented Financing TVDL – Temporary Visitor’s Driver’s License UAFA – Uniting American Families Act UHF - Ultra High Frequency, In this context the name of a rule allowing single-company ownership of TV stations reaching up to 72% of households vs. 39% USAPA- USA Patriot Act USPS – United States Postal Service VAWA – Violence Against Women Act VOCA – Victims of Crime Act VOICE – Voter Owned Iowa Clean Election VRA - Voter Rights Act