Iowa Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case Dec. 7

[Shana A]

Iowa Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case Dec. 7
by: Pam Spaulding
Fri Nov 28, 2008 at 09:00:00 AM EST

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8432

The speculation is that this case will re-energize legislative efforts in states that have no marriage amendments to get them on the ballot.

    The national fight over same-sex marriage is coming to a peak in Iowa, where the state's highest court will hear arguments next month over whether the state's ban on gay unions is unconstitutional.

    The debate over the future of Iowa's Defense of Marriage Act, a decade-old law that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, comes after a ruling by a lower court judge last year.

[Lisbeth]

Why don't they just change the law so it only applies west of Interstate 35? Then eastern Iowa can go on being progressive and let the red necks stay in their end of the state.