http://iowaindependent.com/20646/tourism-bureaus-pitch-iowa-same-sex-marriage-rights-at-disney Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://iowaindependent.com/20646/tourism-bureaus-pitch-iowa-same-sex-marriage-rights-at-disney/comment-page-1#comment-23808 W Scott Lincoln Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:25:57 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=20646#comment-23808 Mr. Joe Jennison is wrong when he mentions "...if the California Legislature is unwilling to take the step to give gay couples the right to marry..." as the they have...twice, but the governor has vetoed the legislation both times. The California Supreme Court has also ruled that bans on same sex marriages violate the state constitution, but they were overturned by the voters and California's unusually simplistic methods of constitutional amending. It is up to the voters now to overturn prop 8. Mr. Joe Jennison is wrong when he mentions “…if the California Legislature is unwilling to take the step to give gay couples the right to marry…” as the they have…twice, but the governor has vetoed the legislation both times. The California Supreme Court has also ruled that bans on same sex marriages violate the state constitution, but they were overturned by the voters and California's unusually simplistic methods of constitutional amending. It is up to the voters now to overturn prop 8.

]]> http://iowaindependent.com/20646/tourism-bureaus-pitch-iowa-same-sex-marriage-rights-at-disney/comment-page-1#comment-19652 W Scott Lincoln Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:25:57 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=20646#comment-19652 Mr. Joe Jennison is wrong when he mentions "...if the California Legislature is unwilling to take the step to give gay couples the right to marry..." as the they have...twice, but the governor has vetoed the legislation both times. The California Supreme Court has also ruled that bans on same sex marriages violate the state constitution, but they were overturned by the voters and California's unusually simplistic methods of constitutional amending. It is up to the voters now to overturn prop 8. Mr. Joe Jennison is wrong when he mentions “…if the California Legislature is unwilling to take the step to give gay couples the right to marry…” as the they have…twice, but the governor has vetoed the legislation both times. The California Supreme Court has also ruled that bans on same sex marriages violate the state constitution, but they were overturned by the voters and California's unusually simplistic methods of constitutional amending. It is up to the voters now to overturn prop 8.

]]> http://iowaindependent.com/20646/tourism-bureaus-pitch-iowa-same-sex-marriage-rights-at-disney/comment-page-1#comment-19090 W Scott Lincoln Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:25:57 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=20646#comment-19090 Mr. Joe Jennison is wrong when he mentions "...if the California Legislature is unwilling to take the step to give gay couples the right to marry..." as the they have...twice, but the governor has vetoed the legislation both times. The California Supreme Court has also ruled that bans on same sex marriages violate the state constitution, but they were overturned by the voters and California's unusually simplistic methods of constitutional amending. It is up to the voters now to overturn prop 8. Mr. Joe Jennison is wrong when he mentions “…if the California Legislature is unwilling to take the step to give gay couples the right to marry…” as the they have…twice, but the governor has vetoed the legislation both times. The California Supreme Court has also ruled that bans on same sex marriages violate the state constitution, but they were overturned by the voters and California's unusually simplistic methods of constitutional amending. It is up to the voters now to overturn prop 8.

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