Without the support of Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, efforts to amend the Iowa Constitution can not move forward in the Senate.
Below is the text of Senator Gronstal's response to Senate M...
Without the support of Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, efforts to amend the Iowa Constitution can not move forward in the Senate.
Below is the text of Senator Gronstal's response to Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley of Chariton on April 6, 2009, the first day the Senate met after the unanimous decision by the Iowa Supreme Court to allow same sex couples to marry.
Transcript One of my daughters was in the workplace one day, and her particular workplace at that moment in time, there were a whole bunch of conservative, older men. And those guys were talking about gay marriage. They were talking about discussions going on across the country.
Any my daughter Kate, after listening for about 20 minutes, said to them: You guys dont understand. Youve already lost. My generation doesnt care.
I think I learned something from my daughter that day, when she said that. And Ive talked with other people about it and thats what I see, Senator McKinley. I see a bunch of people that merely want to profess their love for each other, and want state law to recognize that.
Is that so wrong? I dont think thats so wrong. As a matter of fact, last Friday night, I hugged my wife. You know Ive been married for 37 years. I hugged my wife. I felt like our love was just a little more meaningful last Friday night because thousands of other Iowa citizens could hug each other and have the state recognize their love for each other.
No, Senator McKinley, I will not co-sponsor a leadership bill with you.
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Your argument is fundamentally flawed, as the bible is fundamentally flawed. You begin by talking about respecting another's argument, but you completely contradict yourself within your own comment. If you respected others, you would acknowledge the fact that gay people want nothing more than to be treated fairly UNDER THE LAW. Nothing more, nothing less. The tired old saying of "gays want special rights" is just fear mongering, nothing more. Keep your religious beliefs out of OUR government.
What I love the best is that he could have just said "No, I won't co-sponsor the bill" but he took the time to say it so eloquently and show his support for equality for all citizens. Excellent speech! And ppolarski and others, you may believe whatever you want about what God does or does not recognize, but it has no place in making policy in a country founded on the concept of separation of church and state. And the reality is we use the word marriage as a legal term so it should belong to all.
Absolutely wonderful. His daughter is right too. The next generation does not care. I live in Massachusetts and no one raises an eyebrow on this very dead subject.
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/it's still real to me, dammit!
"Oh snap!"
Well done Senator!