Anti-judge bus tour dwarfed by pro-retention rally

Dan82 · Oct 29, 2010

http://iowaindependent.com/46337/anti-judge-bus-tour-dwarfed-by-pro-retention-rally

If event attendees are any indication of ballot totals following midterm elections Tuesday, three Iowa Supreme Court justices up for a retention vote next week will overwhelmingly maintain their seats.

At least 150 people filed through security at the Linn County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon in order to stand in support of the justices, who have been targeted by several national anti-gay groups for their unanimous 2009 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Iowa.

An hour later and five blocks east, supporters of the movement to oust the justices numbered 20 — and were nearly matched in numbers by counter-demonstrators. Supporters on both sides view the conflict as fundamental to the fabric of an ideal society, albeit for differing reasons, and emotions ran high when those of opposing views met face to face...

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Emberstone · Oct 29, 2010

apperently at another rally, only 15 people showed up, and 12 of those fifteen were brought from a local buisness when only three people actually came on their own volition.

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