I hate it here…
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) - A resolution was introduced in the Iowa Senate Wednesday that asks the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that guarantees the right to same-sex
… I’m waiting for interracial marriage to also come up… were regressing at lightning speed.
How exactly does Iowa have standing for such a claim? In 2009 the Iowa Supreme court affirmed that the right to marry (gay or otherwise) was enshrined in the state constitution. Even if SCOTUS made such a ruling at the federal level, it wouldn’t change the state constitution.
Nothing better to do then this?
Trying to decide who gets to have a government approved contract for the thing people are going to do anyways?
What a bunch of do nothing waste of time assholes.
It’s all very “We’re miserable, so you have to be too.”
Yes but if they weren’t spending all their time oppressing minority groups they’d have to solve actual problems and that’s hard.
Cruelty is easy. It’s a fast and cheap way to pretend that they’re solving problems.
And here we go…
From the text of the resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly of the State of Iowa rejects the decision of Obergefell v. Hodges ; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of the State of Iowa calls upon the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse the Obergefell decision, and restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman…Does the Supreme Court even have the power to reverse a previous decision without a new case revisiting the issue?
And doesn’t it violate the separation of powers in multiple respects for a state legislature to tell the Supreme Court how to interpret the federal constitution?
What Republicans have come to realize (and Democrats refuse to accept) is that you can just DO THINGS at the executive level. And if the bureaucrats follow along, then you’ve functionally established new policy.
The Iowa legislature can pass a rule saying “No more issuing marriage contracts to gay couples” and the state courts can say “Okay, we’ll stop doing that and we’ll also stop recognizing existing contracts”, and all the low level county officials can just ignore the legal status of gay married families and then private businesses can follow suit. And then that’s it. No SCOTUS decision is going to pay out on insurance benefits claims to a legally de-certified no-longer-spouse.
On the flip side, the Iowa legislature can author this act and the people of Iowa can rise up in protest and say “Fuck you, we won’t do what you tell us.” Private businesses can continue to honor marriage contracts. Low level bureaucrats can continue to treat gay couples as married. Mid-level bureaucrats can defend and promote them. High level bureaucrats who continue to force these abhorrent laws on people can be removed from office.
The problem is that… the fish rots from the head. More likely than not, we’re seeing this push because Iowa’s basket of deplorable plutocrats want to expand the number of minorities they can piss and shit all over. Just like how DOGE gutted the “Woke” federal bureaucracy, I suspect we’re going to see Iowa state leadership tearing the spine out of any state or local government agency that refuses to accept gay rights are expired.
Do you have the courage to stand up to your boss? Do you have the support of your friends and coworkers to call a strike in a business that singles out the LGBTQ folks who work there? Will you march on your city council and demand they take your side or get out of the way? Will you march on your state house? Will you stare down a bunch of bigots in badges when you do it?
This is a big ask and its not easy to find enough folks willing to stand up for what is right.
Sure, but if Iowa can just reject a Supreme Court ruling without consequence then so can any state for any reason on any subject. Then the court has no power anymore.
They won’t respect the “sanctity of marriage” by treating an immigrant spouse as a citizen… or respect marriage at all when they cheat on their wives while they’re pregnant. They want to bring back state-sanctioned bigotry, that’s it.
How about we just stop honoring Republicans’ right to marriage? They’re all abusers anyway so it’d probably save some people’s lives.
Abolish and criminalize religion
I’d rather not create thought crimes, or give the government a vague label to slap on any group of people they want to criminalize.
Make it even simpler abolish organized religion. You’re free to do whatever you want in the privacy of your home, but get rid of all the temples, churches, mosques, and synagogues. No tax exemptions for religious organizations either (and that one change would kill most Christian churches practically over night).
Iowa is so close to flipping blue. This is not going to stop that. This will never pass, but we always knew the geriatric old bitches in the GOP were going to try and bring it here.
Don’t take anything for granted. Texas has been on the verge of going blue for years but people don’t show up for midterms and the GOP has been doing their best to make the state unlivable unless you just enjoy suffering or watching others suffer. They’ll also make any excuse to make voting harder unless you’re in a rural county.
Texas has been on the verge of going blue for years but people don’t show up for midterms
They are under new management at least. Hinojosa is out after being a boat anchor since 2012. The new guy is allegedly to his left, but I don’t do optimism about democrats anymore.
This is what they want more tolerance of, their bigotry. They’re the ones dividing people and saying certain people shouldn’t be treated with dignity. We need freedom from religion.
Bigotry is the only thing they seem to want tolerance of.
they just wanna ‘ask’? and not do the actual dirty work (and unpopular–a majority of that state supports same-sex marriage) of writing and passing a state law that conflicts with obergefell, and then defending that law as it is challenged up the judicial ladder?
I knew in my heart of hearts that this was coming.
