IOWA: Attempt fails to constitutionally ban gay marriage
A lawmaker's attempt to push legislation aimed at amending the Iowa Constitution to ban gay marriage failed Tuesday.
House Minority Leader Christopher Rants sought a procedural vote to allow the proposal to skip past the typical legislative process and come up for debate in the full House. Approval of the resolution would be the Legislature's first step toward setting a public vote on amending the constitution.
Brad Clark of One Iowa, a Des Moines-based civil rights group, praised the House's action.
"Instead of playing politics with our state's constitution, we are thankful that the Iowa House has chosen to focus on real issues facing Iowa families," Clark said.
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House Minority Leader Christopher Rants sought a procedural vote to allow the proposal to skip past the typical legislative process and come up for debate in the full House. Approval of the resolution would be the Legislature's first step toward setting a public vote on amending the constitution.
Brad Clark of One Iowa, a Des Moines-based civil rights group, praised the House's action.
"Instead of playing politics with our state's constitution, we are thankful that the Iowa House has chosen to focus on real issues facing Iowa families," Clark said.
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