Iowa Gov.-elect Branstad: Gronstal 'dictator' for marriage stance

Dan82 · Dec 8, 2010

http://www.necn.com/12/06/10/Branst...ockID=3&apID=6a043e42fad949a49e824d792825699c

Republican Gov.-elect Terry Branstad urged lawmakers Monday to let Iowans vote on a proposed gay marriage ban, calling the Senate's top Democrat dictatorial for not allowing senators to take up the matter.

Speaking at a gathering organized by The Associated Press, Branstad said Democrats had already paid a price for opposing efforts to let the public vote on a gay marriage ban. Democrats lost the governorship and control of the state House, and they barely hung on to their majority in the Senate.

Branstad also noted that voters removed three Iowa Supreme Court justices after a campaign that targeted them for their support of a unanimous 2009 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the state. The court ruled that a state law limiting marriage to heterosexual couples violated the constitutional right of equal protection...

http://www.necn.com/12/06/10/Branst...ockID=3&apID=6a043e42fad949a49e824d792825699c
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Revan · Dec 8, 2010

*hits head against wall*

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