Leading Republican Candidate for Iowa Governor Would Try to Stop Gay Weddings
There are few great days in the world of politics. Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats got a taste of success this week when theiowarepublican.com poll put him ahead of other GOP candidates.
He led the poll of six candidates with 46 percent, followed by 27 percent undecided and 14 percent favoring state Rep. Chris Rants, R-Sioux City. There was a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent.
...On same-sex marriage, he said he would issue an executive order that halts gay marriages until the lawmakers take action by amending the definition of marriage or putting it to a vote of the people.
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posted by Mark & Scott at
7/18/2009 02:33:00 PM
1 Comments:
This really isn't a religious issue. We have laws that provide support and benefits for married people. All of those laws were passed because the people thought that helping marriage was the best way to help raise the nation's children. The institution of marriage was considered the best institution for raising children. That's why we supported marriage through the law. We support other institutions through out laws such as farmers, doctors, nurses, students and military veterans. Farmers are supported because they raise the nation's food supply; marrieds are supported because they raise the nation's next generation.
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