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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa voters have voted to remove three state Supreme Court justices, siding with conservatives angered by a ruling that allowed gay marriage.
The vote Tuesday was the first time high court justices have lost a retention election in Iowa.
The three who weren't retained were Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and justices David Baker and Michael Streit. They were the only justices up for retention this year.
All three Iowa supreme court justices who ruled in favor of legalizing marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples have been voted out of office.
Groups including the National Organization for Marriage, the Family Research Council, and the American Family Association launched a successful $1 million campaign against the justices.
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund today announced that more openly LGBT candidates won election to public office in the U.S. in 2010 than in any year in America’s history.
At least 106 of the group’s record-breaking 164 endorsed candidates were winners as of Wednesday morning, including Providence, R.I., Mayor David Cicilline (pictured), who will become the fourth openly gay Member of Congress when the House convenes in January.
Ahh Democracy in action.. Love it!
Tim-
They were on the court of seven justices who unanimously decided last year that an Iowa law restricting marriage to one man and one woman violated the state's constitution.
Too bad it won't mean much when the time comes when every state will be forced to at least recognize same sex marriages performed in other states. It really won't be too long until this happens.
Something Navy neglected in his OP is that 4 of the Justices that also voted for gay marriage stayed on the court.
Agreed. DOMA is going to fall. Even the most starch conservative will not dare argue that the federal government has any say in how states regulate marriage licenses and it is in complete contradiction to the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution. Once DOMA is out of the picture this becomes a nonissue over night. While the 31 states that have constitutional amendments against same sex marriage will not grant licensees to same sex couples, they will be forced to recognize those granted in other states. At that point, it just means all those states will lose the revenue they could have had from same sex weddings.
Don't count on it bud.. Even Obama is no friend of the gays, and he doesn't want to take up that issue over the next two years.
Tim-
Don't count on it bud.. Even Obama is no friend of the gays, and he doesn't want to take up that issue over the next two years.
Tim-
It's a sad day for independent judiciary when the "will of the people" is no longer the United States Constitution and judges who are just doing their job are kicked to the curb. What are you thinking Iowa?
3 Iowa justices removed after gay marriage ruling
SheWired.com - Iowa Supreme Court Justices Who Voted for Gay Marriage All Booted
I applaud the judges for taking the high road and choosing not to campaign. Hopefully their example will continue to set the tone in Iowa.
It doesn't matter. Within the next 5 years, if not sooner, there are several gay marriage cases headed to the SCOTUS, including a couple that could make DOMA unconstitutional.
And law, not activism, is in the favor of gay marriage.
Maybe? The only way is through the courts, at least for now, time will tell, but this message in the OP will ring bells for none appointed judges all across the nation.
Tim-
Maybe? The only way is through the courts, at least for now, time will tell, but this message in the OP will ring bells for none appointed judges all across the nation.
Tim-
This is why judges shouldn't be decided by popular vote. Or at least if they are, they should be voted in for life.
I don't agree that judges should be voted in for life, but electing them is also not a good option. There needs to be a process for removal for judges who make egregious errors, just like there is a firing process for any other job.
It's a sad day for independent judiciary when the "will of the people" is no longer the United States Constitution and judges who are just doing their job are kicked to the curb. What are you thinking Iowa?
correct; judges shouldn't ignore the law. and when they do, the people should remonstrate them.
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