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If Rob Sand becomes identified with any override of the Governor’s veto of HF639, he WILL become the next Iowa Governor. This political issue will be a central campaign issue. This GOP boondoggle will turn Iowa blue unless the county central committees take positive action quickly to censure the Governor and clearly communicate both support of constitutional eminent domain and ridicule of CO2 being a “poison”. Just having an “R” behind one’s name is now becoming a national joke. We have to abandon partisanship and work to have a reputation of putting principle before party. The Iowa GOP has to hold the Iowa Party Platform with higher respect than having legislative majorities. The public is tired of partisanship.
“We oppose federal or state government taking private property away from the owner for the use of another private party. Eminent domain should be used only for public use.” 2018 platform currently published on IowaGOP.org.
Our integrity (to the electorate) is at stake.
– Dusty Westbrook
Warren County, Lincoln 1
