Comments on: Gronstal: No same-sex marriage debate http://iowaindependent.com/13660/gronstal-no-same-sex-marriage-debate Iowa politics, news, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:46:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: B_W http://iowaindependent.com/13660/gronstal-no-same-sex-marriage-debate/comment-page-1#comment-19844 B_W Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:39:57 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=13660#comment-19844 If the citizens of the state of Iowa have a right to vote on this issue without the legislature engaging in "pure obstruction" then why do we have a legislature? Why does our constitution require the legislature to vote new amendments up or down before they go to the voters?<br><br>It's called REPRESENTATIVE democracy. A majority of our elected leaders should agree with a potential amendment before it is sent before the voters. <br><br>Mike Gronstal knows his caucus in the Iowa Senate and he knows the votes aren't there for an amendment banning same-sex marriage, so why buy into the political circus that the Republicans want to create? Stick to your principles Mike! If the citizens of the state of Iowa have a right to vote on this issue without the legislature engaging in “pure obstruction” then why do we have a legislature? Why does our constitution require the legislature to vote new amendments up or down before they go to the voters?

It's called REPRESENTATIVE democracy. A majority of our elected leaders should agree with a potential amendment before it is sent before the voters.

Mike Gronstal knows his caucus in the Iowa Senate and he knows the votes aren't there for an amendment banning same-sex marriage, so why buy into the political circus that the Republicans want to create? Stick to your principles Mike!

]]> By: B_W http://iowaindependent.com/13660/gronstal-no-same-sex-marriage-debate/comment-page-1#comment-16250 B_W Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:39:57 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=13660#comment-16250 If the citizens of the state of Iowa have a right to vote on this issue without the legislature engaging in "pure obstruction" then why do we have a legislature? Why does our constitution require the legislature to vote new amendments up or down before they go to the voters?<br><br>It's called REPRESENTATIVE democracy. A majority of our elected leaders should agree with a potential amendment before it is sent before the voters. <br><br>Mike Gronstal knows his caucus in the Iowa Senate and he knows the votes aren't there for an amendment banning same-sex marriage, so why buy into the political circus that the Republicans want to create? Stick to your principles Mike! If the citizens of the state of Iowa have a right to vote on this issue without the legislature engaging in “pure obstruction” then why do we have a legislature? Why does our constitution require the legislature to vote new amendments up or down before they go to the voters?

It's called REPRESENTATIVE democracy. A majority of our elected leaders should agree with a potential amendment before it is sent before the voters.

Mike Gronstal knows his caucus in the Iowa Senate and he knows the votes aren't there for an amendment banning same-sex marriage, so why buy into the political circus that the Republicans want to create? Stick to your principles Mike!

]]> By: RegularJoe http://iowaindependent.com/13660/gronstal-no-same-sex-marriage-debate/comment-page-1#comment-16232 RegularJoe Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:22:49 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=13660#comment-16232 Commemorative Buttons Available...<br><br>I have a supply of buttons commemorating the (Unanimous! That *SO* Rocks!) Iowa Supreme Court ruling.<br><br>I donated a bunch of these to the Linn County Stonewall Democrats on Friday at the celebration at Hamburger Mary's...and was quite honored to present a couple to the Varnum's.<br><br>See <a href="http://www.thejoezone.info/buttons" rel="nofollow">http://www.thejoezone.info/buttons</a> for more info Commemorative Buttons Available…

I have a supply of buttons commemorating the (Unanimous! That *SO* Rocks!) Iowa Supreme Court ruling.

I donated a bunch of these to the Linn County Stonewall Democrats on Friday at the celebration at Hamburger Mary's…and was quite honored to present a couple to the Varnum's.

See http://www.thejoezone.info/buttons for more info

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