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Damn them. The court has eloquently spoken and civil rights should not be up for a vote.
A joint resolution sponsored by 18 Senate Republicans was introduced Thursday proposing a constitutional amendment specifying marriage between one man and one woman as the only legal union that is valid or recognized in the state.
“This starts the ball rolling. It’s imperative that the citizens of the state of Iowa have something that they can point to as a mechanism to start the ball rolling,” said Sen. Merlin Bartz, R-Grafton.
“Now that we’ve had this introduced in the Senate, they’ll have the opportunity to contact their legislators and ask them to support the Senate joint resolution,” he added.
However, Bartz conceded Senate Joint Resolution 2001 faces nearly insurmountable odds in being debated during the 2010 session – given the steadfast opposition from Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs.
Related:
* Bam Bam bleats: Iowa’s governor should immediately call for a referendum on marriage equality
* Iowa Court Eviscerates Right-Wing Talking Points
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Hold strong DemsGah it sounds funny to even say that about the dems…
The leadership is all on our side and they need support…
Wrong headline, Pam!It should have read: “One Iowa volunteers and staff delivered more than 18,000 postcards to state legislators from constituents asking them to reject a constitutional amendment that would deny gay and lesbian couples the freedom to marry.”
One Iowa is a class act.
YeahIf I remember correctly, the Senate Majority Leader not only said no, but hell no to this mess way back when they first rumbled about it and it doesn’t look like that’s changed as the story cited mentions.
This is about likely to occur as the South Carolina legislature would be to pass a marriage equality bill tomorrow. It’s part of the long con to keep “the base” fired up and try and make themselves seem relevant.
The nice thing…The nice thing about Iowa is that even if they were to move against equality as quickly as possible, it would be years before it actually appeared on the ballot. Years during which Iowans would have a chance to get used to gay folks getting married, and see that there isn’t any negative fallout. I firmly believe that the more time people have to see equality in action, the less likely they are to respond fearfully and take our rights away.
The South Carolina General Assemblymade themselves irrelevant years ago. That won’t change any time soon.