A few things about today's Iowa gay marriage decision.
The amendment process requires approval by two different state legislatures so the soonest it can come before the voters is 2011 if the legislature acts quickly (the 2009 session apparently ends in a few weeks). But instead of acting quickly, the heads of the state house and senate issued a joint release saying that gay marriage is a fine idea and it is about time for a state as progressive as Iowa. Which means for an amendment to get anywhere the GOP must get a huge increase in the 2010 election and then the soonest it gets to the voters is 2013. And the views of gays and marriage will change radically for the better in that time.
The decision is based on the equal-protection clause of the state constitution. The vote of the justices was unanimous.
The court site crashed this morning because it had 350,000 visitors.
There is lots of talk about the importance of gay marriage in Iowa because it is Midwest, not liberal Northeast (where Vermont and New Hampshire are poised to be next) or trendy California. Yup, Iowa has gay marriage before Calif.
Parties in Des Moines tonight!
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