Anti-abortion leader suggests ousting 3 Iowa Supreme Court justices, echoing removals in 2010

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A conservative anti-abortion leader says three Iowa Supreme Court justices should resign, be impeached or be ousted in the wake of a deadlocked decision that prevented a restrictive abortion law from taking effect.

Gov. Kim Reynolds had asked the high court to reinstate a blocked 2018 law that would have banned most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. The court's 3-3 split on Friday, with one justice recused, means a lower court's ruling keeping the law blocked is the final say on the matter.

The call to remove the justices by Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The Family Leader, a conservative Christian group, echoes a successful 2010 campaign Vander Plaats helped lead to oust three other Iowa Supreme Court justices in the wake of a 2009 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.

"In 2010, Iowans ousted three Iowa Supreme Court justices for disregarding the separation of power," Vander Plaats wrote on Twitter Saturday afternoon. "These three dissenters have shown blatant disrespect for the constitution, the people's representatives and we the people. They should resign, be impeached or be ousted."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/anti-abortion-leader-suggests-ousting-103004896.html

[rurallib]

1. It was quite interesting that ALL of Iowa's SC justices are Republican

but they still couldn't get the verdict they wanted.

Gubner Kim even made an illegal stop at the court back in April(?) to let it be known she was interested in this case.

So old BVP is going to try to mix church and state once more?

The funny thing is that now the legislature and governor are going to have to get their hands dirty and make abortion illegal right before an election. I think the last I saw abortion has a 62% favorable rating in Iowa.

Met BVP once - If that is a man of gawd then the barriers are pretty low.

[rsdsharp]

2. I don't think Vander Plops will get his way this time.

When they ousted the three justices (after a 7-0 decision) last time, it was right after the decision that had held prohibitions against same sex marriage a violation of equal protection. None of the justices fought back against the ad campaign.

This time, none of the three (2 of whom are on the court as a result of the last coup) are up until 2028. I think the decision will prove to be popular, and the justices may not take the attempt to oust them so quietly.

[progressoid]

3. Bob Vander Plaats?

He's still around?

Dang. I had him on my covid bingo card.