It seems that Bob Vander Plaats latest endorsement by David Barton of WallBuilders is bringing front and center once again the April 3rd move of the Iowa Supreme Court. For those of you who need the School House Rock version of what went wrong on this day I will briefly explain it to you again. The court was not out-of-bounds when it declared Iowa’s Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. To give opinions on the laws is the constitutional role of the courts. Where the court over stepped is when it took on the roles of the legislative and executive branches by saying same-sex couples could now be legally married and ordered that marriage certificates be given out beginning on April 27,2009. What should have happened is that the law got thrown back to the legislature to change in order to allow gay marriages or the constitution should have been amended to uphold traditional marriage.
What is interesting about this April 3rd decision is that one would have thought that a gay marriage “victory” in the heartland would have caused a snowball effect, right? Riiiiiiiiiiight. You only have to cast your eyes on what has been happening in the liberal deep blue northeast to see that this “victory” only meant one thing; that the only way traditional marriage was going to lose is if we let a handful of unelected officials have their way with it and a lazy legislature and cowardly governor stand back and allow it.
Since April 3rd we have seen the voters in the state of Maine overturn the new law made by their legislature allowing gay marriage, New York lawmakers voted against it, and in New Jersey the same-sex marriage bill was dropped which means it will basically die because the new Republican governor takes office in January. I’m sure this isn’t what Tim Gill and company wanted to happen in the wake of Iowa’s traditional marriage fumble.
Maybe what gay marriage activists ought to try in these states is to hide behind the judges’ robes in order to push their agenda. That may work until one, just one, elected official stands up to the courts and puts them in their constitutional place. Until then, all of our freedoms are up for grabs and held in the balance by an unelected few.
December 18, 2009 -
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Iowans Rock, Politics | Bob Vander Plaats, David Barton, Iowa Supreme Court, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Same Sex Marriage, traditional marriage, WallBuilders
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You forgot to mention the District of Columbia. The mayor signed a gay marriage law today. It was passed by the city council, just as you would have wanted. Thus two new jurisdictions have gay marriage in 2009.
Has your marriage been harmed yet?
Comment by Jerry | December 19, 2009 |
Once again, however, it was not put on a ballot for the voters. If it would have been, it would have failed just like it has 31 other times. What I believe to be best for this nation has nothing to do with how it affects ME. That is the reasoning of the left.
Comment by Iowans Rock | December 19, 2009 |