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Bus tours in judicial retention battle make their cases in Mason City

Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana speaks to a crowd in Mason City’s Central Park on Wednesday, September 26th, 2012.  Jindal was traveling with the “No Wiggins” tour.

by Matt Marquardt –

MASON CITY – Two bus tours on the opposite ends of the judicial retention battle stopped in Mason City Wednesday morning to make their cases.

At one end of the spectrum was the “Yes Iowa Judges” campaign sponsored by the Iowa State Bar Association, which aims to defend all Iowa judges and justices who stand for retention in November.

The Iowa State Bar Association leadership rented a mobile media truck to travel to the 17 Iowa cities and towns being visited by the other bus tour, called the “No Wiggins” tour sponsored by the Family Leader organization.

Click here to view photos.

The “No Wiggins” contingent was much more high-powered and more people gathered at their demonstration.  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was there, as was Bob Vander Plaats, the president of the Family Leader and state chair for the Iowans for Freedom “No Wiggins” bus tour.  State Legislator Merlin Bartz also spoke.

Mobile media truck for “Yes Iowa Judges” parked on Washington Avenue Wednesday morning in Mason City.

Jindal gave a rousing speech condemning President Barack Obama and Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins.

“This election might be the most important of our adult lives,” Jindal said of the presidential race.  “Look at all the broken promises coming out of Washington D.C.  There’s enough reasons to replace this president, make him a one-term president.”

On Justice Wiggins, Jindal said Wiggins “doesn’t have the right to usurp the powers of the governor and the legislature.”

Vander Plaats said “David Wiggins has got to go, we have to get him out of there.”

Supporters of “Yes Iowa Judges” had a more simple message: Turn the ballot over and vote “yes.”

Watch the following video for much more:

httpv://youtu.be/LaM2kY18Wdg

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