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Related: About this forumSenator Mark Chelgren Aims To Purge Democrats From Iowa Universities.
'The party affiliation on your voter registration card could block you from employment at Iowas state universities were a newly proposed bill by Senator Mark Chelgren became law. Senate File 288, proposed by the Ottumwa legislator, could bring about a Soviet-style purge of liberal-leaning college staff in Iowa. Chelgren wants to impose an ideological litmus test in order to create a partisan balance, based on how Iowa has voted in past elections.
The legislation proposes that a person shall not be hired as a professor or instructor member of the faculty at such an institution if the persons political party affiliation on the date of hire would cause the percentage of faculty belonging to one political party to exceed by ten percent the percentage of faculty belonging to the other political party.
The Secretary of States office would be directed to provide voter registration lists to the colleges so that new job applicants party affiliation could be checked before the hiring process gets underway. Graciously, Chelgren allows for people registered as No Party to slip through the process without facing the litmus test.'>>>
http://iowastartingline.com/2017/02/20/senator-chelgren-aims-purge-democrats-iowa-universities/
shenmue
(38,537 posts)liberal N proud
(60,956 posts)They envision being the sole rule in this country.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)"were a newly proposed bill by Senator Mark Chelgren became law"
I see that you've copied the text from the article correctly, but just look at it!
"where a newly proposed bill ... became law" would suggest it already is law.
"were a newly proposed bill ... to become law" would have a different meaning.
Maybe they don't know how to form sentences in Iowa.
(Or how to spell words -- either would suggest that it's already right-wingers who occupy the academic posts there.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)sure the ACLU is on this like butter on toast!
riversedge
(73,151 posts)madaboutharry
(41,362 posts)One good thing about the Trump era is that we are finding out who the fascists are.
progressoid
(50,753 posts)These fuckers are destroying this state.
CurtEastPoint
(19,188 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)What the fuck is in the drinking water down there in Ottumwa?
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)He's from Radar's home town?!