The Iowa House voted 62-37 today to pass a resolution that would place a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on the ballot.
The resolution now goes to the Senate, where Majority Leader Mike Gronstal has vowed to block it. Even if it passes the Senate, the resolution would have to pass again in the next session of the Legislature before being placed on the ballot in 2013.
The proposed constitutional amendment would ban not only same-sex marriage, but also civil unions and domestic partnerships.
“The actions of the Iowa House have the potential to place families at risk,” HRC President Joe Solmonese said in a statement. “The people of Iowa deserve better from their representatives. Iowa has a proud tradition of protecting the liberties of all of its citizens and we call upon the Senate to restore that tradition.”
Watch video from Monday’s public hearing on the bill above.
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I would hope that this outpouring of bigotry and hate will encourage voters to make changes to the composition of the Iowa House during the next election cycle.
Of course, living in Texas, i understand the difficulty of such a task.