GOP leads charge for constitutional convention
from IowaPolitics.com
Despite two Republican bloggers leading the charge for passage of a constitutional convention this fall and Iowans for Tax Relief contemplating its involvement, it appears at this point that the ballot issue stands little chance of passage and has strong opponents on both sides of the aisle.
... The nonprofit 501(c)(4) group encouraging Iowans to vote for the constitutional convention this year is called “Call the Convention.” Its president is Nathan Tucker, a Davenport attorney who writes for The Iowa Republican blog. Its vice president is Craig Robinson, the founder and editor-in-chief of TheIowaRepublican.com who was political director of the Republican Party of Iowa during the 2008 caucuses.
Board members include other key Republicans such as Chuck Laudner, a former executive director of the Republican Party of Iowa who’s the new campaign manager for the “Iowa for Freedom” group that’s pushing to oust three Supreme Court justices. Also on the board are Patty Brown of Des Moines, Bob Haus of Urbandale, Brent Hoffman of Sioux City and Daryl Hendrickson of Davenport.
“There are a number of amendments that need to be passed and the Legislature has shown an unwillingness to do it,” Tucker said. “A convention is needed to bypass the Legislature and get the matter into our own hands.”
