Iowa Governor praises State Legislature for not taking up the Freedom to Marry

April 01, 2010

As reported by Rod Boshart in the Sioux City Journal:

 

"Gov. Chet Culver today praised the Democratically controlled Legislature for not starting the process to amend the state constitution to declare that civil marriage in Iowa can only legally enjoin one man and one woman.

"'We stood firm for the civil rights of every Iowan by saying loudly and clearly that any and all efforts to add discriminatory amendments to our state constitution have no place in our state constitution,' Culver said in assessing the 2010 legislative work product.

"'...I think the overwhelming majority of Iowans do not want to amend our constitution in such a way that's discriminatory. I think that's the bottom line,' Culver added. 'I think Iowans want to move forward and the Supreme Court has spoken loudly and clearly and I think it's time to move on.'"

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