Senator: No Debate On Iowa Marriage Equality in 2010
Senator: No Debate On Iowa Marriage Equality in 2010.
Iowa’s Sioux City Journal’s Bret Hayworth writes,
“Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, was previewing key issues for 2010. After he addressed fiscal matters for the entire length of his remarks, I asked if he would allow a Senate floor debate on marriage. Nope, he quickly answered.
“Why? “I’m not about to put discrimination into the state constitution,†Gronstal said.
“So you agree with the court ruling? “Yes.â€
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