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| Iowa House HJR 6 Public Hearing 1/31/11 (Aksarbent) |
Depending on whose account you favor, 50-70 speakers (Blue=progay, Red=anti) alternately (by house arrangement) urged, then decried the passage of HJR 6 in tonight's house chamber hearing before an overflowing gallery crowd. Many who signed up to speak weren't able to. HJR 6 will, if adopted by the Iowa House and Senate twice in succeeding sessions, allow the public to vote to amend Iowa's constitution to ban same sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships.
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| Iowa House HJR 6 Public Hearing 1/31/11 (Aksarbent) |
Oneiowa
sent out tweets throughout the hearing. Some of the more interesting:
One Iowa's exec director Carolyn Jenison with partner Angela in the House Gallery. about 4 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Anti-gay Sen. Kent Sorenson [and quite an all-round jerk — AKSARBENT] goes to introduce himself during the public hearing and the mic goes out. about 3 hours ago via web
Ken Sager IA Federation of Labor against : "What does this bill have to do with jobs?" about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone
Cindy Powell, with spouse Gayla Snook, says Cindy: "I had to wait until 53" to get married. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone
Opposition: "Serious medical risks" apparently associated with "alternative lifestyle" aka being gay about 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Cindy Jones worked w/Gov Vilsack, Culver-"Bring focus of legislative session back to the real issues-jobs, healthcare." about 2 hours ago via web
William Schulte lost husband Rob in CO; b/c CO didn't recognize his marriage, he didn't get partner's death certificate. about 2 hours ago via web
David Selman claims civil rights doesn't apply to gay rights, to give "special rights to sin is an abomination." about 2 hours ago via web
Liz George speaks of losing her partner of 21 years, how her final wishes were not protected without marriage. about 2 hours ago via web
Opposition: "Marriage did not receive fair representation in court because they (lawyers) did not cite the Bible." ?!? about 2 hours ago via web
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| Iowa House HJR 6 Public Hearing 1/31/11 (Aksarbent) |
"We do not seek to take away, we seek to protect," marriage "redefined" takes away the home, claims opposition. about 2 hours ago via web
Rabbi David Kaufman, "I do not believe that the state should dictate" to faith traditions who they may or may not marry." about 2 hours ago via web
"Don't give into the emotional bullying" of gay people, says one supporter of about 2 hours ago via web
Rich Hendricks, pastor at Quad Cities Metro Comm. Church, & partner, "We give into this bigotry...where will it stop?" about 2 hours ago via web
Jeff Angelo, Ames Former GOP State Senator, on "I have changed my position on this issue. I urge a 'no' vote." about 3 hours ago via web
Marvin Smith claims the "devastation of 'gay lifestyle'" is "attack on our society." about 3 hours ago via web
Jane Erickson, moved to Ames w/partner, "Moving out of the state meant giving up our marriage, we couldn't do it." about 3 hours ago via web
Jane Green says "uphold the law of nature and nature's God" be denying gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. about 3 hours ago via web
Suku Radia, CEO and President of Bankers Trust, Uganda native: "Iowans have no history of being intolerant." about 3 hours ago via web
Suku Radia, CEO and President of Bankers Trust, Uganda native: "I know well the tyranny of intolerance." about 3 hours ago via web
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| Iowa House HJR 6 Public Hearing 1/31/11 (Aksarbent) |
Speaker # 3 for opposition claims he had to pull kids out of public school because of "activist teacher." about 3 hours ago via web
Zach Wahls: "The sexual orientation of my parents has had zero effect on the content of my character." about 3 hours ago via web
Zach Wahls, 6th generation Iowan--"I was raised by a gay couple and I'm doing pretty well." about 3 hours ago via web
We're only on speaker #2 with the opposition before the "unintentional consequences" come up--"polygamy, schools." about 3 hours ago via web
Danny Carroll of the IFPC opens opposition remarks, claims to speak for the people of Iowa. about 3 hours ago via web
Republican and former senator to speak in favor of same-sex marriage about 3 hours ago via web
Spotted: Married gay man Dean Genth having a conversation with anti-gay Sen. Kent Sorenson. Awkward! about 4 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Pro-equality speakers filing in. Among them: Rev. Paul Johnson - Ames, Dean Genth - Mason City, Kim Jones, mother - Urbandale about 4 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
At the hearings. One Iowa blue well represented! about 4 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
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