Iowa Gay Marriage Debate
March 15th, 2006 at 01:49pm Chase Martyn
The Advocate’s site features an AP story on the Iowa Senate’s debate on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, and it produced this fun little quote:
“It saddens me that Republicans have resorted to playing partisan politics with hot-button social issues rather than work to find common ground solutions to move this state forward,” said Senate Democratic Leader Michael Gronstal, of Council Bluffs. Senator David Miller, R-Fairfield, countered by saying Democrats are “stonewalling” debate on same-sex marriages.
I love it when homophobes use the word “Stonewall.” Really, it suits them. Either way, the article says that the Senate is deadlocked, and that if nothing happens now the issue won’t come up again until 2010. I’m not entirely sure why that is, but that sounds good to me. Maybe in 2010 we’ll have flying cars and everyone will be accepting of others’ differences! Maybe…
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2 Comments Add your own
1. Iowa Progress » Foc&hellip | March 17th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
[…] According to the Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier, this week Focus on the Family ran ads in Iowa newspapers claiming that Senate Democrats are preventing Iowans from voting on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The bill is currently deadlocked in committee. In typical Republican fashion, the ad didn’t have much to do with reality (coughcoughdannycarrollcoughcough): When it comes to marriage, the people of Iowa should be seen and not heard,” the ad reads. “At least that’s the way Sen. Mike Gronstal would have it, as he refuses to let the people of Iowa vote on the Iowa Marriage Amendment.” […]
2. Gloria Wilke | March 8th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I think people need to grew up. No one should be allowed to tell people who they are allowed to love or marry. The lord is the only one who should be allowed to pass judgement not people. He tells us not to judge people. Everyone nneeds to remember that. Gays and lesbians are never going to go away, so everyone needs to open their minds and get used to us. We live in America, and should have the freedom to choose what we want to do in our own lives!!!!
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