Comments on: Iowa Senate President Blocks Same-Sex Marriage Ban http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/04/06/10449 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:29:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: hb http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/04/06/10449/comment-page-1#comment-37697 hb Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:04:42 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=10449#comment-37697 Well said! (And did anyone else notice the tie on the guy who walked behind him?) Well said!
(And did anyone else notice the tie on the guy who walked behind him?)

]]> By: Kristie http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/04/06/10449/comment-page-1#comment-37660 Kristie Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:27:59 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=10449#comment-37660 It's such a shame that more people in positions to make a real difference in policy don't yet "get it" the way he does. Hopefully it won't take much longer. I think that this decision and the clear and well thought out reasoning given in the ruling may just be a real turning point. When it comes right down to it, it's not about "condoning" homosexuality it's about the laws of our country being applied equally to all it's citizens regardless of race, gender, religion and yes, sexual orientation! It’s such a shame that more people in positions to make a real difference in policy don’t yet “get it” the way he does. Hopefully it won’t take much longer. I think that this decision and the clear and well thought out reasoning given in the ruling may just be a real turning point.

When it comes right down to it, it’s not about “condoning” homosexuality it’s about the laws of our country being applied equally to all it’s citizens regardless of race, gender, religion and yes, sexual orientation!

]]> By: Leonard Drake http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/04/06/10449/comment-page-1#comment-37657 Leonard Drake Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:02:26 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=10449#comment-37657 God, just listening to that video makes me want to pack my bags and move to Iowa. How much does it suck right now to live in Arizona? (It might also help to note that I am an educator in training, who resides in the state ranking 49th or 50th in education funding.) God, just listening to that video makes me want to pack my bags and move to Iowa. How much does it suck right now to live in Arizona? (It might also help to note that I am an educator in training, who resides in the state ranking 49th or 50th in education funding.)

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