well....i'm not exactly sure what this means for the presidential primary discussion working up to caucus season, but an iowa district court today ruled that same-sex couples can marry. the argument is based on the guarantee within the state's constitution of equal treatment to all people.imagine that.......
judge robert hanson, in his sixty-three page ruling, wrote:
Couples, such as plaintiffs, who are otherwise qualified to marry one another may not be denied licenses to marry or certificates of marriage or in any other way prevented from entering into a civil marriage pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 595 by reason of the fact that both persons compromising such a couple are of the same sex.
he goes on to say that the law limiting marriage between a man and a woman, "constitutes the most intrusive means by the state to regulate marriage. this statute is an absolute prohibition on the ability of gay and lesbian individuals to marry a person of their choosing."
could it be that common sense is making its way inward from the coasts.....?
this case will, of course, now make its way to the iowa supreme court...... but this is a significant victory as it comes from the value-center of the united states.
should make for an interesting weekend of political discussion.....
e.
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