The amendment to ban gay marriage in the U.S. is not limited to the federal level. States around the nation are taking on the issue, and Iowa is included.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Nussle[wiki] says banning gay marriage is a “quality of life” issue. Nussle, who is leaving congress after serving 16 years in the House, supports amendments to the federal and state constitutions that would ban gay marriage. “I’m an original co-sponsor of the amendment to protect marriage at a federal level. It was just re-introduced and I’m an original co-sponsor of that as well and I believe Iowa needs to set a standard when it comes to quality of life, and that’s based on the union between a man and a woman,” Nussle says.
Nussle says “activist judges” are “out of control” and have “free-lanced” on cases which have set in motion a fight over whether gay and lesbian couples have the same rights as married men and women. “I believe there’s a clear difference in this election between the candidates on this issue,” Nussle says. [radioiowa]
I’ve always had it in my mind that, aside from the idea of seperation of church and state, the government should always make laws regardless of sex or race. More often than none, much of those laws that have been created revolve around crime. People want the right to celebrate their love through marriage, regardless of their sexual orientation.
It’s all a matter of governments officially recognizing the union of a same-sex marriage, but there is also a slight stigma that conveys a sense of it being against the law for homosexuals to be in love, in the eyes of the state. We struggled with similar notions, such as apartheid, in the past. All humans deserve the respect and ability of being treated as equals.
I know who I don’t want for “guber” this fall back in my home state, but don’t think you can escape to Canada where gay marriage is llegal today. Prime Minister Harper[wiki] is pushing for a vote to repeal the law this fall. Conservative mindsets are noticeably on the rise in North America.
the nation has no place in the bedrooms of the nation. doesn’t the american gov’t have more pressing issues to deal with? and i don’t mean that big ‘ol wall…
Pennsylvania just passed an anti-gay marriage amendment to the Constitution. It’s the first step in a years-long process to actually amend the Constitution, but they’ve taken it. Done at a time when there’s massive animosity against the state legislature over back-door deals for pay raises and divissive economic problems thorughout the state.
But to suggest that this has any bearing on the legislature raising the gay marriage question during an election year is purest cynicism. I mean, c’mon, it’s not like state already banned gay marriage 10 years ago.
Oh wait, they did. So I guess they’re just trying to secure their power at the expense of the rights of their citizens. I’m sure nobody’s ever commented on that.
And on a related note, check out the latest Lewis Black CD. His comments on Rick Santorum and the broader issue of gay marriage are brilliant. Really just stunning.