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furrbearI thought Republicans liked business, especially small business. Doesn't he get the beneficial economic impact? Couples from all over the midwest going to Iowa, spending LOTS of money getting married.Iowa Rep. Steve King (R-Kiron) released a panicked statement following the Iowa Supreme Court's unanimous ruling earlier today which legalized same-sex marriage in the state. King is panicked that Iowa is going to become "the gay marriage Mecca" and wants several obstacles drafted immediately.
Wrote King:
“This is an unconstitutional ruling and another example of activist judges molding the Constitution to achieve their personal political ends. Iowa law says that marriage is between one man and one woman. If judges believe the Iowa legislature should grant same sex marriage, they should resign from their positions and run for office, not legislate from the bench.“Now it is the Iowa legislature’s responsibility to pass the Marriage Amendment to the Iowa Constitution, clarifying that marriage is between one man and one woman, to give the power that the Supreme Court has arrogated to itself back to the people of Iowa. Along with a constitutional amendment, the legislature must also enact marriage license residency requirements so that Iowa does not become the gay marriage Mecca due to the Supreme Court’s latest experiment in social engineering.”
Think Progress posts a long list of King's record of bigotry.
Unfortunately for King the leaders of the Iowa legislature are fully behind the decision as evidenced by the dual statement from House Speaker Pat Murphy and Senate Majority leader Mike Gronstal earlier today.
Another thing that should be noted. The judge who wrote the opinion in the case was appointed by conservative Republican Governor Terry Brandstad.
It seems Republicans are behind most of the major favorable same-sex marriage decisions in recent history.
Guess he's just a phobic bigot.
