Today Iowa Republicans introduced a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Iowa.

[progressoid]

H.J.R. 8
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is proposed:

Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section:

Sec. 26. Marriage. In accordance with the laws of nature and nature’s God, the state of Iowa recognizes the definition of marriage to be the solemnized union between one human biological male and one human biological female.

snip...https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/HJR8.pdf

[Freethinker65]

1. What does their God say about adultery and divorce and child marriage?

[rsdsharp]

2. Read Article VI, clause 2 of the US Constitution.

Sigh. I suppose this is a way to get at Obergefell, assuming they can get it in the ballot, and get it approved.

What happens to those who were legally married if Obergefell is overturned? These yahoos are incapable of looking beyond their current shiny object.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

7. Those already married are protected

That was the law Dems passed last year.

[rsdsharp]

9. Obergefell said states can't bar same sex marriage. This amendment would do just that.

If they can overturn Obergefell, which is based on the 14th Amendment, you think a statute will stand in their way?

[rurallib]

11. Also a vehicle for SCOTUS to revisit Obergefel and change it

My guess is a co-ordinated effort aimed at ending same sex marriage.

[Bettie]

13. It's to have a lawsuit to get the SCOTUS to

overturn Obergefell. That's what they want, because they are ugly and evil.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Bigots running the show in Iowa, unfortunately, I see. Iowa has allowed marriages for a long

time (same sex), and so what will happen to all of the already legal marriages already performed in Iowa?

Isn't it time to stand up as a collective whole and tell these bigots NO NO NO! to these types of bills, amendments, and the like.

[patphil]

4. Apparently they should have banned idiots from marrying in Iowa long ago.

Now Iowa is generations deep in Idiocracy!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. Too many cousins marrying?

Something in the water there in Iowa.

Marriage Equality is the law of the land. In Iowa too.

[PortTack]

6. Yup ...lots of small towns..two last names

[Bettie]

12. That is the case in most rural areas of the country

not just Iowa or even just red states.

Look around the rural areas in blue states...you'll find the same people.

[IA8IT]

8. Lesser Moronodons Natl Lampoon years ago two butts and no head

[Model35mech]

10. that sec 26 is one of the dumbest things I've read regarding marriage