off_world_beings
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:11:15 -0700
Vermont republicans and democrats already passed the right to gay marriage - and beat down the Republican governer's childish veto, and they are now focused on more important issues. Vermont is already in a better position economically due to intelligent decisions of past decade or more, and now they are focused on the economy and people's quality of life -- not on pathetic squabbling over such a childish argument. The rest of the country will eventually follow Vermont's lead. Period. OffWorld --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , "raunchydog" <raunchy...@...> wrote: > > Fairfield Daily Ledger > Supervisors call for action on same-sex marriages > The resolution asks the Legislature to resolve the discrepancy between the April 3 Iowa Supreme Court ruling and the 1998 Defense of Marriage Act, which states marriage in Iowa is only between one man and > By LACEY JACOBS > Ledger staff writer > Published: > Monday, April 27, 2009 2:58 PM CDT > > Before the state's Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriages took effect this morning, interested residents packed a meeting room in the Jefferson County Courthouse to hear what the local board of supervisors had to say about the issue. > > Following a brief discussion, the supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling on the Iowa Legislature to pass legislation providing for a public vote to amend the Iowa Constitution or to pass legislation conforming Iowa Code to the Supreme Court's ruling. > > "I think the Legislature and the governor have really not done their job. We now have conflicting Supreme Court opinion and law, and I personally I would like to see the Legislature address the issue," supervisor Steve Burgmeier said. > > The resolution he drafted Friday was reviewed and amended by the county attorney and assistant county attorney. > > "It may not do what I want it to do, but it does what the county attorney says I can have it do, and that's important," Burgmeier said. > > Assistant county attorney Pat McAvan said the board has the ability to lobby the Legislature for action, and it's not uncommon for the board to do so. > > "You're certainly allowed to do this. What you're not allowed to do is make legislation on this issue," he said. > > Supervisor Dick Reed said certain issues should take into account the voices of everyone concerned and he supports a public vote on the issue of same-sex marriage. > > "My concern is that the Legislature in this state and the governor in this state have taken a position where they've stated that because the court has issued an opinion, that somehow or another that has become the law of the land. I'm sorry, but I don't accept that premise," supervisor Lee Dimmitt said. > > For the complete article, see the Monday, April 27, 2009, Fairfield Ledger. > > http://tinyurl.com/d32gav <http://tinyurl.com/d32gav> > http://goldentrianglenewspapers.com/articles/2009/04/27/fairfield_daily_\ ledger/top_stories/doc49f60d0051629780627547.txt <http://goldentrianglenewspapers.com/articles/2009/04/27/fairfield_daily\ _ledger/top_stories/doc49f60d0051629780627547.txt> > > > Jefferson County Supervisors this morning unanimously passed a resolution this morning asking lawmakers to take action against same-sex marriage. > > "We expect the Iowa legislature to resolve the issue," said Stephen Burgmeier, chairman of the three-member, all-Republican board. "We hope it either leads to a public vote or to a constitutional amendment." > > About 40 people attended the 7:30 a.m. meeting, a meeting that typically attracts three or four people, Burgmeier said. Almost all at the meeting were against same-sex marriage, he said. A group of residents also brought a petition that asks County Recorder Charlotte Fleig to deny the licenses. > > Fleig acknowledged that she was aware of the petition but hadn't received it as of 9 a.m. this morning. She said she will issue the licenses but, as of 9 a.m., no same-sex couples had requested a license although there was at least one same-sex couple who called to inquire about the process. > > http://tinyurl.com/coczoh <http://tinyurl.com/coczoh> > http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090427/NEWS/90427010/0/NEWS11 <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090427/NEWS/90427010/0/NEWS1\ 1> >