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William769

(55,147 posts)
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:10 AM Oct 2012

Could gay marriage in Iowa be jeopardy?

Could gay marriage in Iowa soon be a thing of the past? It may rest on one Supreme Court Justice's bid for re-election.

Justice David Wiggins could lose his seat pending the outcome. He and six colleagues ruled in 2009 that banning gay marriage is unconstitutional in Iowa. But, now some opponents of gay marriage known as the ‘No Wiggins' want to vote him out with hopes of reversing the court decisions.

"Now you have an opportunity to tip the balance with a fourth justice and an opportunity to even reverse this horrific decision," Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.

That was former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum who made a few stops on the ‘No Wiggins' bus tour just a few weeks ago. A group who said Justice David Wiggins needs to be voted off the bench this fall. A cause that's firing up folks on both sides of the political spectrum.

http://www.whbf.com/story/19768975/the-fate-of-gay-marriage-in-iowa-to-be-decided-this-election

This is could be California all over again. Yes you can marry, no you can't marry, and of course the Federal Government doesn't recognize any of it! How much crazy do we have to endure before someone finally stops the madness?

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Could gay marriage in Iowa be jeopardy? (Original Post) William769 Oct 2012 OP
Sweet Bleedin' Jesus on the Cross RetiredTrotskyite Oct 2012 #1
My idiotic neighbors have a "No Wiggins" sign in their yard. progressoid Oct 2012 #2

RetiredTrotskyite

(1,507 posts)
1. Sweet Bleedin' Jesus on the Cross
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:52 PM
Oct 2012

Don't these asshats EVER give up?! This is a beautiful example of why we need marriage equality nationwide instead of the stqtte-by-state crazy-quilt arrangement we have now.

Should marriage equality win in Washington State, Maine and/or Maryland, I wonde what tactic the haters will try to come up with.

progressoid

(49,991 posts)
2. My idiotic neighbors have a "No Wiggins" sign in their yard.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:45 PM
Oct 2012

These morons can't accept the fact that the justices were only following the IA state constitution. They didn't re-write the law.

Removing these judges does nothing to change that. It's just petty and spiteful.

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