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Branstad: Vander Plaats' plan on gay marriage illegal
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| Last Edited | COSDem May 28, 2010 06:20pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Sioux City Journal |
| News Date | Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday a GOP rival's plan to try to stay a Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage by executive order would be an illegal act that would discredit the office of governor.
Speaking to about 50 supporters at the Crouse Café, Branstad said the best option for overturning the 2009 ruling that struck down Iowa's law defining marriage as only between one man and one woman would be to bring a constitutional amendment before voters. He conceded voters first would have to supplant legislative leaders currently blocking such a move with Republican majorities in the House and Senate next November.
Meanwhile, Sioux City management consultant Bob Vander Plaats said he would hold the Iowa Supreme Court "in check" if he wins the June 8 GOP gubernatorial nomination and defeats Democratic Gov. Chet Culver in November by issuing an executive order on his first day in office to halt same-sex marriages until the Legislature addresses the issue or gives voters a chance to amend the Constitution with one-man, one-woman marriage language. |
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