Elitism Spills Over to the State Level

The elitist attitudes in Washington, that I covered in my last blog, have apparently spilled over into our state politics here in Iowa as well. You can see evidence of this at every turn in Des Moines today and it's breeding the same disdain that we've been seeing at the national level, though it goes virtually unnoticed by the... you guessed it... liberal media.

I refuse to continue calling them the "mainstream" media, as they are no longer mainstream, but have decided to finally start showing their true colors. I only hope that those watching are starting to pay closer attention to their blatant spread of propaganda.

It seems that down in the State House today our officials no longer think they need to listen to "we the people" any longer either. One issue in general will exhibit what I'm talking about... same-sex marriage.

I guess the elitism here started with the seven unelected officials on the Iowa Supreme Court who decided that they knew what was best for us here in Iowa and that they could legislate from the bench. That, in and of itself, is sort of a barometer on the climate in Des Moines today and was only the beginning. It gets worse.

Now it seems as though our elected officials in the House and Senate believe they know better what's best for us as well, as the Republicans in both houses tried to get a "Let Us Vote" bill through and were rejected by those in power... the Democrats.

All the "Let Us Vote" bill would do is give "we the people" of Iowa the right to vote on marriage here in Iowa. It would merely give us the same opportunity that 31 other states had, including more liberal states like New York, California, Maine and New Jersey. The record 31-0 for traditional marriage.

The Democrats in Des Moines are turning a deaf ear to "we the people" of Iowa on this very important issue and are attempting to play it down. They don't believe that we should have the right to vote on this issue here in Iowa. Why? Likely has much to do with many campaign contributions from those in the gay "rights" communituy.

The majority of Iowans want the opportunity to vote on this extremely important issue that has huge ramifications. The majority, no... basically ALL of the Democrats in Des Moines don't believe that we should have that right and won't let any legislation pertaining to this see the light of day.

Our local state senator, at a recent town hall meeting, was asked repeatedly about getting the opportunity to vote on this by an elderly couple. They were told that if their line of questioning continued the meeting was over. After asking yet again and adding that the majority of Iowans want this, Heckroth stated that he didn't care what the majority of Iowans wanted, but would vote based solely on his own convictions!

That seems to be the attitude in Des Moines on a plethora of issues. They don't care what we think or believe that we don't know how to think for ourselves. Guess they forgot who put them in office. Let's not let any of these elitists officials in Des Moines forget who handed them their walking papers this coming November.