Posts Tagged ‘Gay Marriage’

Senator Tom Harkin Senator Harkin told a crowd of Democrats in Davenport this week that Republicans are in for a surprise this November. Harking said, “This thing is going to turn, and it’s going to turn big. Once a healthcare bill gets passed, people will see the benefits.” Really Tom? Look, we all know you ... Full story

Jan Michelson was a speaker at the Iowa Family Policy Center’s event yesterday at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines. TheIowaRepublican.com recorded his speech. It runs just under seven minutes, and is classic Michelson. Lots a humor, but he also makes a great point.... Full story

Written by Nathan Tucker (Davenport) Recently I wrote in favor of amending the Iowa Constitution at a constitutional convention so as to allow Iowans the ability to propose constitutional amendments by way of a ballot initiative.  This proposal was in response to an ongoing discussion among conservatives over the prudence and practicality of using ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Seriously, can we have someone besides Jason Clayworth write about gay marriage for the Register? What’s Tom Beaumont doing? Heck, I’d even take Jennifer Jacobs. Apparently Kathie Obradovich is too busy trying out texting and driving, so I'm not even going to ask about her. Or do they keep assigning the ... Full story

Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives used a procedural rule yesterday in an attempt to advance a bill that would allow the people of Iowa to vote on an amendment to the state’s constitution that would define marriage as the union between one man and one woman. The procedure required 51 votes to pass, ... Full story

House Republicans are expected to use a procedural rule today that would let them advance a bill that would allow the people of Iowa to vote on an amendment to the state’s constitution that would define marriage as the union between one man and one woman. Rule 60 allows House members to withdraw a bill that has ... Full story

Given the unwillingness of Democratic leaders to allow a marriage amendment to the Iowa Constitution to come to the floor in either chamber of the General Assembly, the question has been raised as to the practicality and the wisdom of pursuing a constitutional amendment by another procedure—the constitutional convention. The Promise: The Iowa Constitution provides two ... Full story

Last Thursday, TheIowaRepublican.com met up with the Branstad campaign in Waterloo. Branstad, who was in the middle of his “Comeback Tour,” officially launched his campaign for governor from the Iowa Historical Building last Tuesday. On Thursday, the tour took him from Waterloo to Storm Lake, with stops in Mason City ... Full story

Last week, the Iowa Family Policy Center’s Iowa Family PAC endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats. The endorsement itself didn’t surprise anyone. What surprised people was that the most prominent pro-family organization in the state chose to echo the exact same endorsement structure that State Representative Kent Sorenson used just a week earlier when ... Full story

Note: This post originally ran April 27, 2009. I figure since One Iowa is running reruns of its ad, I can do a rerun of my post about their ad. Enjoy! By Emily Geiger I’m sure many of you have seen the ad promoting gay marriage from One Iowa, a gay activist group formed here in ... Full story