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Vilsack supports retaining Iowa judges
Agriculture Secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack says Iowans should vote to retain three members of the state Supreme Court.
The Des Moines Register reports that Vilsack spoke Sunday on a conference call sponsored by the pro-retention groups Fair Courts for Us. Vilsack says if judges are afraid of losing their position because of political issues they will stop making decisions based on facts and law. Vilsack says Iowa judges address issues "fairly."
The group Iowa for Freedom that has sought to remove Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and justices David Baker and Michael Streit because they joined a unanimous 2009 decision that found a ban on same-sex marriage violated the Iowa Constitution.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gestures during his speech at the U.S.-Philippines Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission in the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday Oct. 26, 2009. Vilsack today announced plans for US$8.5 M in international assistance under the USDA's Food for Progress Program for the Philippines in the aftermath of recent typhoons that have caused severe flooding and hundreds of deaths in the country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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