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[IA] House advances constitutional amendment on gay marriage by 62-37 vote
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Feb 01, 2011 06:50pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | O. Kay Henderson |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 2, 2011 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Three Democrats joined with 59 Republicans in the Iowa House this afternoon to pass a resolution on gay marriage. The proposed constitutional amendment would ban same-sex marriages, as well as civil unions and domestic partnerships.
Representative Dwayne Alons, a Republican from Hull, said Iowa should join the states which have passed similar restrictions.
“We are not stepping off a cliff into a deep, dark hole and doing something that’s totally unusual or odd or strange compared to a number of other states that have done this exact same thing where the people of their states have amendment their constitution,” Alons said at the conclusion of today’s debate. “In fact, to the number of 30 have done that already.” |
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