Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> "Bob Terwilliger" >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
> > blake wrote:
> >
> >> my understanding is that it's not as easy to amend the constitution
> >> in iowa as it is in, say, california:
> >
> > Correct; it's not NEARLY as easy as putting it to the voters, the way
> > it happened in California. The amendment effort is almost certain to
> > fail, and it cannot even be put to the test until 2012. Maybe once it
> > fails, Iowans will come to accept same-sex marriage. But even if that
> > happens, I don't think it will make Iowa any more attractive as a
> > place to live. (And I say that even though both of my parents grew up
> > in Iowa, and most of my relatives still live there.) But it could
> > certainly provide an unexpected and welcome source of revenue for the
> > state.
>
> I'm still surprised how it went in Iowa. I figured it had about as much
> a chance in Iowa as it would in Missouri. It'll be interesting to watch
> at the very least.


IME Iowa is a pretty progressive state, Michael, it has more in common with
a relatively liberal "live and let live" northern state like Minnesota or
Wisconsin than it does with a fairly redneck state like Mizzourah...


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Greg

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