God Bless Iowa, Bastion Of Sanity

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    (CNN) -- An Iowa district court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples can marry based on the state constitution's guarantee of equal treatment, court documents show.

    The ruling was in response to a December 2005 lawsuit brought by six same-sex couples seeking to wed. They were denied marriage licenses and claimed such treatment violates equal-protection and due-process clauses in the Iowa constitution.

    The court also struck down a state law declaring valid marriages are only between a man and woman.


    http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/08/30/iowa.samesexmarriage/index.html
    God bless Iowa (IMO)!
     
    dgridley, Aug 30, 2007 IP
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    addaminsane Well-Known Member

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    Im trying to figure out if this is a sarcastic post or serious
     
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    I think marriage is about love, not law. I don't have any problems with two consenting adults getting married, even if they are of the same sex. I think gays should enjoy the same protections and freedoms under the law straights do.

     
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    SuviCyriacNadakuzhackal Well-Known Member

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    That is really great news for Senator Larry Craig!!! The Iowa court ruling came in about the right time for him to come out of the closet.
     
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    :rolleyes:

     
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    I'm all for gay marriage. I can't see why gays are excluded from the same fun the rest of us are having ;)
     
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    He's not gay, he was just peeking. Is it odd for a 60+ year-old grandfather to be a little curious?
     
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