Iowa Gets It Right Again
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled today that the ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The only recourse at this point is for the Legislature to bring a referendum to the voters. My problem with that is if a law is said to be unconstitutional, how can the people vote against that? But for now, I'm happy for my friends who will benefit from this ruling.
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I'm not surprised given that Iowa has a rich history of civil rights firsts:
1839 = Iowa Supreme Court refuses to enforce a slavery contract (26 years ahead of the federal level)
1851 = Iowa legislature removes legal constraints on interracial marriage (116 years ahead)
1868 = Iowa Supreme Court rules against segregated schools (a century ahead)
1873 = Iowa Supreme Court rules against a steamboat that violently ejected a black woman from a first-class dining table (91 years ahead)
1949 = Iowa Supreme Court rules against a lunch counter that banned blacks (15 years ahead)
2009 = Iowa Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage.