An Open Letter to State Senator Mike Gronstal

An Open Letter to State Senator Gronstal

from citizen McCoy

Senator Mike Gronstal,

Article 1. Section 2. of the Iowa Constitution says, ³All 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.²

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 it¹s 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 don¹t 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 party¹s ideology or some special interest group¹s 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; ³We 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.² 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 employees¹ 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, ³All 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

Steven McCoy