Text of Iowa petition rejecting judicial impeachment, signed by thousands of voters

Sally Peterson, Janece Valentine and Janet Rosenbury outside Iowa House
speaker's office after delivering 3,248 signatures to legislators

Justice Not Politics is waging a campaign against Politicians (almost all Republicans) in the Iowa House and Senate who are trying to impeach those Iowa Supreme Court justices not recalled by voters in November for their unanimous bipartisan ruling that banning same-sex marriage violates the equal protection provision of Iowa's constitution.

The organization is co-chaired by two former Iowa Lieutenant Governors: Joy Corning, a Republican, and Sally Pederson, a Democrat.

Here is the letter:

Dear Legislators:

I strongly urge you to resist any and all efforts to impeach the four Iowa State Supreme Court Justices. This threat undermines the integrity of Iowa’s courts and the whole judicial system.

Iowa’s law on impeachment is clear: It is only for officials who violate the law or their oath of office. Impeachment is not a wrecking ball every time some people disagree with the outcome of a single case. That is why a judge has never been impeached in the history of the state.

The future of the courts and these justices should be decided through the retention vote process, not a small, but loud minority who wish to inject politics into our court system.

Please protect our courts. Iowans want our courts to dispense justice not politics.

Sincerely,