from citizen McCoy

Senator Mike Gronstal,

Article 1. Section 2. of the Iowa Constitution says, “All political power is inherent in the PEOPLE. Government
is instituted for the protection, security, and benefit of the PEOPLE, and they have the right, at all
times, to alter or reform the same, whenever the public good may require it.”

What part of Article 1. Section 2, do you not understand? You obviously do not comprehend that the electorate,
your employers, are sick and tired of politics as usual. They made their statement in 2008 and after being
duped have risen up once again in 2010 to restate their point.

The politics of the past is what the people are sick of. They are sick of party politics and the arrogance of their
employees. You have either forgotten, or did not know, or you are ignoring why we hired you. Regardless it’s
time for a refresher course. You were hired to represent the PEOPLE of this great state, and not to fulfil your
own particular agenda, the agenda of a special interest group or to feed your ego. Through your myopic view
you have convinced yourself that you are doing what is right. Denial is not a river in Egypt.

It is understandable and reasonable for the Senate and the House to adopt rules to provide for the expediting
of the workings of those two bodies. However; something is drastically wrong when those rules, made by the
employees, take priority over the employers and the constitution that the employees swore to uphold. Your
excuse that these are the same rules that Republicans adopted indicates you don’t get it. The people are sick
of non constitutional rules hindering the implementation of the constitution., whether the Republicans or the
Democrats adopted them. This is the party politics we are sick of. As a party you may express your difference
in ideology and you rightly should debate those ideologies, for they represent your constituency. However,
when you become so wrapped up in your party’s ideology or some special interest group’s ideology, you have
missed the point that you are representing the PEOPLE of Iowa. We the PEOPLE, your employers, gave you your job and we will fire you and every other employee who is on their own power trip and have disregarded their employer.

In your defense, I agree that the constitution is for the protection, security and rights of the people and to
avoid the tyranny of the majority, as you previously quoted in the Des Moines Register on January ninth. This
is why we are a Republic and not a Democracy. The constitution, however, does not provide rights and privileges for behavior because rights are granted by the creator as stated in the moral law of our nation, the
Declaration of Independence; “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these is Life, Liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness (right of property). That to SECURE these (Creator given) rights, Governments are
instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Governments have no
authority to grant rights. They have the responsibility and only the power the PEOPLE grant them.

There is no homosexual gene in the DNA code of man, so the scientific evidence reveals that homosexuality is
a behavior. You are correct when you state peoples rights should not be put to a vote; however, rights are not
the issue. Behavior is. So your whole premise of protecting the rights of a special interest group who struggles
with their own identity, is erroneous and reflects either your refusal to consider the scientific evidence of the
International Human Genome Consortium or it reflects your biases toward homosexuals.

You may remain full of self pride, and may even persuade some of your fellow Democrats to join you in being
an obstructionist, or you can decide to start serving the PEOPLE of Iowa. Your choice and your fellow employees’ choices on this issue and on other issues that will be presented to you during this session will determine how long you will be employed. The PEOPLE, your employer, will no longer put up with the petty, bickering, partisan politics of the past. It is yours and other politicians self-aggrandizement that has lead to the decline of this great nation and state.

In conclusion let me remind you of Article 1. Section 2. of the Iowa Constitution says, “All political power is
inherent in the PEOPLE. Government is instituted for the protection, security, and benefit of the PEOPLE,
and they have the right, at all times, to alter or reform the same, whenever the public good may require it

Caree