Posts Tagged ‘Gay Marriage’

By Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker I have followed with great interest the debate on Iowa's judicial selection process, particularly in light of the 2009 decision by the state's Supreme Court to legalize so-called "gay marriage." Not surprisingly, many Iowans are pretty upset that a small group of unelected judges ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker If We the People do not vote on the November ballot for a constitutional convention, we have no one to blame for politics as usual but ourselves.  Regardless of their political stripe, people love to complain about partisan gridlock and the need for reform but, with rare exceptions, is anything actually done ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I’ve had it with all this doom and gloom from supposed pro-traditional marriage advocates in the aftermath of the federal district court decision striking down California’s Proposition 8. This was a decision from one federal judge in one federal judicial district, but the way some people are talking, you’d swear the Supreme Court had ... Full story

Last Friday, Bob Vander Plaats put an end to the speculation that he might run for governor as an independent candidate when he announced that he will instead lead a statewide anti-retention campaign against three Iowa Supreme Court Justices.  The details regarding Vander Plaats’ new political organization are sparse, but he did indicate that he ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker The answer to that question, gleamed from an analysis of voting and political contribution records, is that the process is completely partisan.  Supporters of Iowa’s judicial nominating system, often referred to as the “Missouri Plan,” claim that it removes politics from the selection process.  The evidence, however, illustrates that the process remains ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker In the final primary debate among Republican gubernatorial hopefuls, two of the candidates, both of which went on to lose the election, declared that they would impose a litmus test on judicial nominees.  For that they were called naïve by the ultimately victorious GOP candidate ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Still think the residency requirement is a bad idea? The Register is reporting that, of the 2,000 gay couples that got married in Iowa in the first year it was legal, over 60% were from out of state. Several people (including yours truly) called for a residency requirement last year in the immediate aftermath ... Full story

Last Thursday, Danny Carroll, the Chairman of the Board of the Iowa Family Policy Center, responded to the article I wrote earlier in the week, which brought light to his previous associations with the people he called out by name on Steve Deace’s radio program a few days earlier. The purpose of the article was ... Full story

Last Thursday, Danny Carroll, a former State Representative and the current Chairman of the Board of the Iowa Family Policy Center, was the guest on Steve Deace’s radio show for two hours. Carroll was brought on to discuss a recent article in the National Journal in which both he and Doug Gross ... Full story

By Emily Geiger So, I watched the gubernatorial debate online yesterday. I don’t think there were any major revelations that came out of it. Probably the part I found to be the most interesting was when the candidates were asked about their positions on gay marriage, and more specifically, their ... Full story