Comments on: GOP lawmaker attempts to exclude gays from domestic abuse bill http://iowaindependent.com/29770/gop-lawmaker-attempts-to-exclude-gays-from-domestic-abuse-bill Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: len_ri http://iowaindependent.com/29770/gop-lawmaker-attempts-to-exclude-gays-from-domestic-abuse-bill/comment-page-1#comment-25383 len_ri Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:09:04 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=29770#comment-25383 "Still on the books" is the most uninformed argument possible. For example, the U.S. Constitution has the 18th Amendment on alcohol prohibition. Prohibition was repealed by the 21st Amendment, but the 18th is "still on the books" there for all to see.<br><br>That's how laws often work. They are void but still part of the records. You would think a "law maker" would know that. “Still on the books” is the most uninformed argument possible. For example, the U.S. Constitution has the 18th Amendment on alcohol prohibition. Prohibition was repealed by the 21st Amendment, but the 18th is “still on the books” there for all to see.

That's how laws often work. They are void but still part of the records. You would think a “law maker” would know that.

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