blake murphy wrote:

> On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 18:35:06 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
> > Bob
>
> roy edroso, at the *alicublog* site, had this to say:
>
> The traditional rightwing press releasers are on the warpath, of course,
> and Republican Iowa Congressman Steve King is terrified that the Hawkeye
> State will become a "*** marriage Mecca" and replace ethanol as their
> leading industry.


I hear that the dour elderly het couple in the famous Grant Wood _American
Gothic_ painting will be replaced by a dour elderly ******* couple, blake...


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Greg

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