Iowa judges removed for backing gay marriage

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-ia-iowacourt-gaymarr,0,3992470.story

By DAVID PITT

Associated Press

9:20 a.m. CDT, November 3, 2010

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Emboldened by the removal of three Iowa Supreme Court justices, gay marriage foes said they plan to press Republicans who took over the governor's office and the state House to work toward a gay marriage ban.

"We held a court in check, but now we want action from the governor's office and action from the Legislature," said Bob Vander Plaats, a Sioux City businessman and former Republican candidate for governor who led the effort to remove the justices.

Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, David Baker and Michael Streit will be removed after about 54 percent of voters backed their ouster Tuesday. They were among the seven justices who unanimously decided last year that an Iowa law restricting marriage to a man and a woman violated the state's constitution.

[Vincardog]

1. You do remember that Hitler killed Gays as well as Jews right?

[NNN0LHI]

2. Think he began with Trade Unionists?

[Rambis]

3. This is a most disappointing loss

a small group of religious zealots got enough people who vote to carry this off. Waste of time, waste of money and a terrible statement of where our priorities are. Not jobs, not pay, not benefits cuts, not the defending of education, not health care, not small business. It is all about legislating morality still, after all these years?

[Lil Missy]

4. Heartbreaking. And the vote was 7 - 0 that a ban on SSM was unconstitutional.

Bunch of religious bigots. Fuckers.