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In the end, equality always wins.

Always.

The judges are "activist" simply because Mr King doesn't agree with the decision.

Pathetic.

Iowans realize this issue is one of human rights and are known for their vision. They will set in motion a trend for others in the nation to follow.

Text of the 14th Amendment, Section 1 to the Constitution:

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

This is one of those post-Civil War amendments, and we all know how bigots feel about those...

On April 3rd, 2009 5:38 pm ET arithmetic is liberal said:
Oh my! We can't have gays come to Iowa. That might lead to… dancing!!

Worse. It could lead to . . .

Musical theater!

I do not support gay marriage, but I do not condone the government telling people what they can and cannot do in private. I think there are much bigger issues to worry about than complaining over a gay marriage. We need to focus on getting the economy back on track.

Yes Iowa Rep. Steve King , God forbid that two human beings could have happiness in your jurisdiction.

Iowa as a gay mecca? The state would only be so lucky... Keep dreaming (closeted onserviative Republicans!)! I don't think the state has anything to worry about. You couldn't pay me to go live there!

I wish conservative Christians would stop acting like they know what God thinks and wants. Nobody knows. Keep your hypotheses to yourselves and don't judge other people for not believing your theories.

Why are more worried about same sex marriage than we are about 14 people being murdered?

It is time for the old politico guard in this country to get a life and live and let live. What in god's name are you so afraid of? It is time for the conservative extremists in this country to start walking the talk – "Do unto others as you would have done to you". Show some respect and tolerance for other people's rights. You do not have a monopoly on the moral high ground. Everyone in America has the same rights to the pursuit of happiness regardless of the sexual orientation.

Can anyone please tell me how it will personally effect Steve King if a gay couple gets married in his state.
He does not want the extra revenue generated to his state from people traveling there to be married, eating in restaurants and staying in motels?
Will he not sleep at night knowing he can not control what people legally do in their bedrooms?
People need to stand up to the Steve King bullies in this world. It is not for him to decide what consenting adults can and can not do.
Politicians need to stay out of our bedrooms.

The theocratic GOP is fading out of relevance so fast after they stopped being the party of Reagan and started being the party of Rush, Hannity, and Palin. They are trying to claw on to what little dying significance they might have left in this country, that they need to rail against something that cannot possibly harm them in any way.

I've been civil united in Vermont, and married twice in California (to the same spouse all three times). We'll keep getting married, too. But we just decided not to tie the knot in Iowa. It's probably not a huge gay marriage destination.

Eventually, the U.S. will have to choose between the ideals of our founders (which gave us the separation of church and state, the system of checks and balances, equal protection under the law and no taxation without representation) or the fears of the religious right (with a parallel in sharia, or Islamic law).

Graham April 3rd, 2009 6:09 pm ET

Since when did the "CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" ever say you have the right to marry? Someone answer that question!

Amendment 14.
You are allowed to marry.
Question answered.

I don't care about marriage for myself personally either way. However, I am enjoying a huge laugh at other people's expense right now. I love how gay marriage makes grown people whine and cry.

This is the single thing in the world with which i agree with Republicans. Marriage is between a man and a woman(full stop)

What the Iowa courts did today was very constitutional. Rep. King is on the wrong side of history. The rights of a minority cannot be placed up for the majority to decide. If this weren't the case, slavery would still be legal in this country.

The divorce rate for straight couples is north of 50%. So who is really debasing the institution of marriage here?

Republicans are afraid of everything except the one thing that is the most scary – themselves.

Iowa law says that marriage is between one man and one woman."

Hm... if "Iowa" law said that marrige is between "a white and a white" or "a Christian and a Christian," would Mr. King suggest that that would pass muster?

The great thing about our judicial system is that it is obligated to uphold the law and civil rights, regardless of whatever particular unconstitutional and discriminatory passions Mr. King and his supporters happen to harbor.

If you don't believe in gay marriage, don't do it! If you don't want any more gay,bi, transgender men and women in the world, take yourself out of the gene pool now.

I'd be more afraid of my state being a Republican mecca.

I'm sorry, but isn't limiting marriage to one man and one woman 'social engineering'. Why are people so afraid of same sex marriages? With all that we have to worry about in these times, I would think the energy spent on stopping something that is no ones business would be best placed in other areas.

Why is it so hard for people to understand that marriage was created to be 1 Man and 1 Women. I am all for gay couples having rights to jobs, same sex health benefits, etc. but I believe that marriage was made for 1 Man and 1 Women. This country was built by christians and the Holy Bible. Read it. This country is so messed up because we want to make rules as we go. That is why the Bible explains that the wiser we are, the weaker we get. We are slowly self-destructing because we are following our own ways and not GODS way.

I have gay couple that are really close friends of ours. I would not attend a wedding if they had one. I believe people have the right to do what they want but it does not mean that it is right.

Just for your own info. Perhaps those so opposed to things different in life should check out near death experiences and reincarnation. Being Gay or even of a different race has nothing to do with biological standings. It seems that we reincarnate into different bodies to learn–so food for thought. Anyone can be placed in the body of an opposite sex–hence anyone of us could end up being gay or black, white, or yellow in another life. No better way to learn than walking a mile in another man's or woman's shoes.

Sad day for Iowans, since win does the Supreme Court get to play god. I believe god's intentions were to have a relationship between a man and a woman. Just typical Democrats screwing things up as usual. Here is an idea if you want to be gay lets put an extra tax on those people for making the rest of us normal people want to puke.

If one succumbs to the Jeffersonian basis for the first amendment, the erection of a wall between church and state, then marriage CANNOT be strictly defined according to one's religious beliefs. To the contrary, it MUST be viewed from a legal perspective, with the inherent embedded rights (taxes, medical decisions, estates, etc.). As such, it would be really nice if people could keep their religious views to themselves, and stop trying to use them to dictate policy. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled wisely.

Your ignorance says it all, sir.

Only uneducated people or people that choose to be ignorant would agree with you. You should be proud that your state is so avant-garde as to allow same-sex marriage.

I'm straight and engaged and I cannot comprehend what it must feel like to have people with their own religious views trying to implement legislation on behalf of their beliefs dictating who is acceptable to love and marry.

Congratulations, Iowa!

Hopefully more states will follow including my own, Florida.

Jimmy, since when is it constitutional to limit rights? And wouldn't banning same sex marriage actually do just that? If you really love the Constitution, you'd stop with the hypocrisy and phony outrage.

Don't worry yourself about it Sweetie. Go back and listen to the Music Man, in particular, the song Iowa Stubborn. It may be enlightened, but it's still Iowa.

How about some positive reaction from some Iowans like the Senate majority leader and Speaker of the House instead of just putting out negative responses from Republicans?

Oh, right – Iowa, that bastion of liberal views.

Of course Rep King is a Republican and continues to peddle hatred, misinformation and ignorance, the Republican thing when it comes to all things social.

What is the political makeup of the Iowa Supreme Court? Remember, California's Supreme Court was all Republican except for one Democrat appointment and they still overturned the hatred which led to Prop 8. Hopefully they'll overturn that mess as well.

I'm so tired of all the hatred coming from the right and the religious right. A person's sexual orientation is not their choice and they hurt absolutely NO ONE. They deserve the same rights as any other citizen. Religion has no place in our laws!!!

The country is falling apart, we are bleeding jobs mostly overseas, the banks are failing, the roads are crumbling, buildings are in decay and this piece of crap is concerned that the country is allowing people to have rights.

This is the trouble with the republicans for eight years they tried their best to control peoples lives and let everything else go. Throw this guy out of office unless he gets a grip.

Further proof that many Republicans are morons.

Oh My! Someone else's relationship is sooooo intimidating to mine. What a bunch of idiots. People deserve to be happy and marry anyone they want, regardless of gender. As long as they're adults, who cares? This is such a non-issue.

Since when did the "CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" ever say you have the right to marry? Someone answer that question!

Let me warn Republicans. When you are dead and gone our grandchildren will look at you like we look at the prejudice people of the 50' who warned of black men drinking from the same water fountain as white men. Archaic.

@phoenix86

"The United States was founded on the principal of the rule of the majority with respect for the minority. The judicial branch and liberal dems seem intent on changing this to Minority Rule without consideration of majority opinions."

And the Fourteenth Amendment is there to protect minorities from tyrannical bigotries of the majority.

When they ban people who had been divorced to remarry, they have a right to ban gays from getting married. According to the bible those who remarry when their spouse is still alive are committing adultery and divorce is a bigger threat on marriage than gays getting married. If the bible thumpers want to keep gays from getting married than we should not allow those who have been divorced to remarrying.

Idaho, once known for its big potato iwill soon be renamed Sodom and Gamorrah

my partner and I, and all of my THOUSANDS of gay couple friends are going to flood Iowa, spend thousands of dollars, eat in your restaurants, stay in hotels! can you imagine the horror!? we might even visit our friends, families and churches we've left in Iowa to go live a comfortable life where we are not judged.

oh, never mind, i wouldn't give Rep Steve King the satisfaction...we're going to MA or CT instead!

josh in NC, presidential elections are decided by the electoral college. maybe if the news organizations on the east coast had not called the election for gore, maybe more repubs in the west would have gone and voted for W giving him more of the popular vote.

know your constitution.

To Jon in CA:

"Can anyone explain something to me…..

I"f being gay isn't a choice (rather a genetic make-up of an individual)…. HOW exactly does a genetic characteristic that has NO CHANCE of reproducing itself… continue to exist?"

Easy. Straight people keep having gay babies. If homophobic people hate gays so much, they should stop having them.

This is a great day to be an Iowan. Our state motto rings today: "OUR LIBERTIES WE PRIZE AND OUR RIGHTS WE WILL MAINTAIN."

Conservative Christians want to dictate their version of morality through the use of a 2000 year old piece of fictional literature that states that it's okay to stone a woman to death in the streets if the husband is displeased with her?; if your right eye offends you, pluck it out? Are you people kidding me?

The Christian religion is responsible for more death and destruction on this planet than any other. They stand in judgment of all, while again and again committing the worst sins against humanity. They've stolen every holiday they celebrate from early Indo-European pagan religions; starting with Christmas in 273 C.E.

This is America; there is separation of Church and State and for a good reason. It's to stop an immoral minority or a moral majority; whatever the difference is, from discriminating and taking rights away from the rest of us. Me for one, my wife and my little boy and girl, do not need their help, acceptance or salvation. I have nothing again Christ, but Conservative Christians are another matter. Stay out of our lives and may the Goddess have mercy on your souls.

I hope Iowans are able to banish the fraud of gay "marriage" from their state like we did in CA.

I'm from Iowa, a heterosexual, and I would like it if King would shut his mouth. The only bad things that will come of this are:

1. Westboro
2. We've invited the wrath of Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA.

Also, it doesn't matter whether being gay is a choice. Gay people are people, and all people should have the same rights.

i think we need to strongly defend marriage. lets outlaw divorce and make adultery a felony.

and for those of you who love to quote leviticus18:22 on gay relations, lets not forget the very important command of leviticus 19:19 "nor shall you put on a garment made of two different materials"

sign me up for the wool/cotton blend garment burning party

April 3rd, 2009 5:54 pm ET

What do the majority od Iowans want? Personally, I think the decision should be left up to them.
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That's not how the country operates. If you subject the rights of a minority to the popular whim of a majority, the minority will ALWAYS lose. Think about it this way. If, in 1776, there was a vote to determine if the vote should be extended to anyone other than White, land-owning males, what do you think they would have said? The courts are there for a reason. They do more than lock people up. The Legislative branch writes the laws (they did that 11 years ago). The Judicial branch interprets the laws (at the request of a party who feels a law is unjust). The Executive branch enforces the laws (which means the governor making sure the marriage licenses are issued fairly).

I hope someone gets riled up about the "Mecca" context. What is the link between Mecca and Gay folk? What is the relationship between any american and Mecca? I hope some gay folk wed in Steve's Church. Lets see him rebel against constitutional rights then. What is wrong with republicans man.

Why is it so hard to understand that the Supreme Court is there to protect citizens against discrimination from the "majority rules" mentality of the masses? Not everything should be put to a public vote! That tired old "activist judge" scare tactic only works on those people who are already too narrow minded to understand the previous point. And who wants them to be voting on your rights?!

@thetruth (liberal democrat???)

GAYISM??? I feel sorry for you. It must suck to live in fear of other people's love.

(yuck ! sickens me to even think about 2 men or 2 women in bed with each other..I am NOT republican, but I DO believe in the Bibles Blessing on marriages, 1 woman, 1 man…if they have neccesary skills, fine, hire them, however, dont promote thier marriages !)

We once banned interracial marriages based on this same reaction...ewww, it's gross, don't let it happen.

The problem isn't really the marriage, but people taking offense. If gay behavior sickens you, that's understandable, because you're not gay. So don't think about it. But don't interfere with gay people when they want to get married. It's their choice.

Perhaps the great experiment in American democratic ideals is REBORN!

The seperation of chuch and state LIVES!

Civil rights is not a matter to be voted on.

If it was, the great experiment in American democratic ideals would be no different than communist China!

to gross was it better for you when bush walked around holding his hand

Fortunately this type of mentality will die off as our youth continue to be progressive. Go ahead and pass your laws to legalize discrimination based on your religious beliefs, but ultimately there will be equality for us. We who are gay no longer have to justify who we are as human beings or why we are homosexual/lesbian. We are contributors to society even if we are the minority and we refuse for our voices to not be heard any longer.

"phoenix86 said
The United States was founded on the principal of the rule of the majority with respect for the minority."

Right... If that were true then the south would still be segregated with blacks having to ride in the back of the bus and use different restrooms. The MAJORITY in those bigoted souther states had laws to prevent blacks from doing the same things with whites until the COURTS ruled it unconstitutional.

Just because the majority says they want something doesn't make it right.

Yes, us gays are just flocking to Des Moines. Come on, at least say what you really think. Republicans need the gays to scare up votes.

I'm not too crazy about the idea of gay marriages, but I have accepted that it's here to stay.
I also believe that gay marriages are not nearly as bad as straight divorces.

I cant really picture Iowa being a Mecca for anything

Nothing wrong with homosexuality, but that doesn't mean the sanctity of marriage should be violated. The President is with me on this one.

Gay Marriage has been legal here in Massachusetts for the past seven years and the state hasnt turned into a "gay marriage mecca"...the world didnt end...and neither me nor any other straight person I know has turned gay.

People are just so ignorant its not even funny.

(If being gay isn't a choice (rather a genetic make-up of an individual)…. HOW exactly does a genetic characteristic that has NO CHANCE of reproducing itself… continue to exist?)

Closet gays in heterosexual marriages, and bisexuals.

What do the majority od Iowans want? Personally, I think the decision should be left up to them.

Can you imagine how terrible it would be if gay people were allowed to live their lives as they saw fit without government "interFEARance" in the state of Iowa??? That would go against everything the Republican party stands for!

I really don't uderstand how two gay people comiting their lives to each other makes a bit of differance to anybody but the two people involved. The Republicans could gain a lot of ground by aliging their small government words with some non-action on social issues. It could actually strike fear in the hearts of Democrats. Let the loony fringe of your party go form their own party and we would all be better off.

As regards the silly comparison's between the First Lady and Carla Bruni, can we not assess them by the content of their characters? Rather than what they wear?

Frankly, one is a good role model and the other is a much rolled model.

Same sex marriage is a Civil Rights issues, not a state issue. As long as individual states continue to support same sex marriage, the agenda will become a Constitutional one.

Let people live free and happy, what do you care if two people who love each other get married?

Im a liberal democrat and I agree with Rep. King, lets get this issue out into the open and deal with it. Marriage wether you like it or not is an institution ordained and created by GOD. Yes GOD, the one who created all things, whether you believe he exists or not. In the Christian Bible GOD said that man to man or woman to woman love is abominadble unto him. Also the cities of Soddham and Gommorah were destroyed by GOD for all manner of sin, mainly because of rampant homosexual acts. If we continue to allow rampant gay activity we wil certainly perish. However I live in this world and think that people should not be discriminated against. Gay people can join together in whatever unions they want ..under no circumstances should we redefine the instution and call gay unions gay marriage or recognize it as such. Marriage is between a man and a woman. And no I dont fear gay people I fear GOD's wrath upon us all if we continue support gayism.

What are you homophobes afraid of? Good grief, if someone wants to be in a committed, monogamous marriage, how the heck does that hurt YOU?

If you put half the energy you waste in hate towards helping people be all they can be; towards helping those less fortunate than you; towards community service, this world would be a far better place.

We can all do without the naysayers that seem to be loudest, hatemongers and fear-spreaders in this country.

Thank goodness we elected Obama/Biden and not McCain/Palin!

Maybe its God way of reminding us that he will be the judge, and we should grow up.

phoenix86 and jimmy
Are you two, brother born out of a sister- brother relationship?
your comments are stupid beyond belief..

This issue is just what the republicans need to get their juices flowing.

It has all of the hallmarks of the devisive, close minded, intolerant, hateful, us versus them, hypocritcal mentality that has turned the nation's stomach.

Keep up the great work GOP , and be rewarded with defeat after defeat

Social engineering? When did equality become social engineering? Doesn't Mr. King see the revenue generating opportunity here? Being the gay marriage mecca would be a GREAT advertising to attract the gay tourist dollar.
Equality is not up for debate or vote. It's a privilege granted by the Constitution.

I don't seem to remember the Republicans crying "down with activist judges" when the US Supreme Court over-ruled the popular vote and gave ole GW the presidency........

Homosex is a sickness like Obama bowing to worship King Abdullah. Plain wrong.

Liberal court decsion, should be decided by residents, without ACORN, unions and George Soros backed organizations showering money on all of the crooked liberal politicians (is there any other kind?)

Homosexuality is a sickness. Like Obama bowing before King Abdullah.

@ Gareth says,
The role of the judicial branch is to step in when things are **AGAINST THE LAW**. That's what was done here. That's all. They said that the law, as written, was in violation of the state's Constitution"

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The solution – change the State Constitution like we did in California!

From the Fourteenth Amendment:

"No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

What part of that don't the idiot neo-cons understand? Self-righteous, narrow-minded, bigotry... Next, they'll start trying to make it illegal for girls to go to school and women to get driver's licenses.

"jimmy" and "say again" both work for the Republican party, do not let them BS you with their fake outrages. Tell Bonner I said hi and that his hair sucks.

Can anyone explain something to me.....

If being gay isn't a choice (rather a genetic make-up of an individual).... HOW exactly does a genetic characteristic that has NO CHANCE of reproducing itself... continue to exist?

If not for artificial insemination or gay people having children the heterosexual way.... two gay people would never have offspring – continuing the genetic link.

Jimmy,

Explain the constitutional rationale for discrimminating against gay couples who seek to get married that ISN'T based on religious beliefs? Unless you are going to argue that gay people aren't actually full citizens of the US, then you don't have a legal leg to stand on.

Remember, 40 years ago, it was illegal in over 20 states for interracial couples to get married. Such laws were also passed in the name of "tradition".

Sorry, GOP, gay marriage is going to happen in this country. And when it comes, and very little has actually changed, you're going to feel really freaking stupid.

As a native Iowan who now lives elsewhere, I am proud of my home state being so progressive. I'll bet the midwest has the highest concentration of intelligent people, as long as you exclude Missouri.

In the past, I, like most people, believed that the difference between Dems. and Reps. were policy and political power. What I never thought about was the intelligence, or lack there of, of our elected officals. However, since the election of Pres. Obama, it is being made perfectly clear that we have many Republicans who are either religious fanatics or are just plain stupid. Since when does the opinion of the majority outweigh the decisions of the Supreme Court of any State or the Country... "what fools these mortals be".

Rep. Steve King- get over it! This was the same argument used in Massachusetts, and it didn't happen.

Denying same sex couples the right to marry is wrong, and goes against the 'equal protection' clause, and this is what the Iowa Supreme Court ruled- and rightly so!

Conservative idiots need to read up on their civics textbooks. The role of the judicial branch is to step in when things are **AGAINST THE LAW**. That's what was done here. That's all. They said that the law, as written, was in violation of the state's Constitution.

There's nothing 'activist' about it - or how else would you explain a **UNANIMOUS DECISION** from a court stocked with **REPUBLICAN** Judges, geniuses?

God, the stupidity of conservatives is mind-boggling. Most have no idea of how their own government works.

Appropriate name for this guy. What a homophobic horror show! Hasn't he ever heard of "liberty and justice for ALL?"

Dan you are a so cruel... but then again i don't think you care that other people think that of you. What a shame!!!

Oh my! We can't have gays come to Iowa. That might lead to... dancing!!

Apparently Iowa is where you can get corn cobs and your cob corned.

Iowa Rep. Steve King condemned his state Supreme Court's Friday decision to lift a decade-long ban on same-sex marriage, saying it puts the state in danger of becoming a "gay marriage Mecca."
Steve King need to out of the Closet !!!!!

Gay marriages are outlawed in Mecca, and the penalty is stoning to death. Someone tell this idiot to try some other city, Vatican would be my choice.

Iowa should only hope that it becomes a gay marriage mecca. Do you have any idea how much disposable income gay couples have? I'd bet most gay couples coming into the state would spend $2-6,000 on an Iowa wedding. That doesn't include all the friends and family would spend either.

What a stupid man. Read the justices comments. We are you. We just have a lot more money.

yuck ! sickens me to even think about 2 men or 2 women in bed with each other..I am NOT republican, but I DO believe in the Bibles Blessing on marriages, 1 woman, 1 man...if they have neccesary skills, fine, hire them, however, dont promote thier marriages !

It would be wonderful if Rep. Steve King would actually read the judgement from top to bottom, and stop worrying about civil marriage for same-sex families. Religious marriages can be guided by their own beliefs, but civil marriage is a creature of the state, and religions were NEVER intended to supplant state constitutions. He might want to check into countries with religion and state as one. As to the idea that the majority should rule over the constitution, he needs to study some constitutional law, Judges are one of the three legs of the Republic's and the State of Iowa's and are not answerable to voters or legislators or religions or interest groups, but to the founding documents of the most wonderful country in the world, the USA. Besides, we in Canada have gay civil marriages, some held in churches, most held in city or town halls, and hell has yet to arrive here.

OK, Now we 've a King who is a fixer of these kindsa knotty situations. And that's what we call a King-fixer. Yay!

I can't for the life of me understand why some are so threatened by homosexuality...and this is coming from a born again white heterosexual female...?

Another bigoted idiot!!!!!! What only marriage for the heteros? What makes these people feel that they are so important. Gays are a tax paying citizens. How dare these christians wackos put their religion onto what is supposidly the free world. It is only free when you are a WHASP. White Heterosexual Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Whether you to believe it is a sacrament or a right it doesn't matter... to be treated as a second class citizen will be something that the moral right will never feel; never understand. Long Live the right to human rights that are granted to us by the constituition.

So...it's unconstitutional for Supreme Court Justices to decide that a law is unconstitutional? Steve King has NO IDEA what he's talking about. In his mind, if a judge rules a law unconstitutional, the voters can decide that the judge was wrong and that the law really IS constitutional after all.

Clearly, Mr. King hasn't ever attended a gay wedding. I've been to two, one in CA when they were legal and one in MA and these guys go all out! I'm talkin' huge cake, over-the-top decorations, full wedding band, the whole nine. Does he have any idea how much money will be spent on these things every year? That's economic stimulus right there. It's like he's saying "there will be too many conventions if we rule conventions constitutional." Accept the money, accept the stimulus, accept the fact that gays are always going to be around. If you're so worried about the sanctity of marriage, then you should absolutely draft legislation to outlaw divorce. Do it right now. While you're at it, draft legislation to outlaw marriage if the man and woman are incapable of reproducing. No menopausal women, no impotent men, no men who have had vasectomies (better outlaw those too while we're at it), no women who cannot carry a baby to term.

What would the matter with that be?
Are we afraid of Iowa corn fields getting trampled by Chuck Grassley's "Giant Maurading Lesbians"?

The same argument was made in MA about a gay mecca, that didn't happen. Just more fear mongering from the neo cons. Get a life and maybe you will get your nose out of mine!

Some comments are so ignorant and stupid that it does not deserve a response.

This homophobe's rantings is one such example.

"Iowa law says that marriage is between one man and one woman."

Not anymore, Mr. King. Hope you enjoy living in a "gay marriage Mecca."

San Francisco is the world's gay destination now, do the people of Iowa want the same thing to happen to their state? If they do, I'll be very surprised.

Oh, good grief.

Ellen Ripley asked a very pertinent question in the movie Aliens 2 which I find so relevant now - did I.Q's drop sharply while I was away?

This is stupid!

Discrimination is illegal in America.
Any questions?

Iowa as a "gay mecca" – that might be the funniest thing I have read in a long time.

The United States was founded on the principal of the rule of the majority with respect for the minority. The judicial branch and liberal dems seem intent on changing this to Minority Rule without consideration of majority opinions.

Perhaps the great experiment in American democratic ideals is dead.

Representative Steve King is absolutely right.

There is nothing constitutional about the Iowa court's decision today.

I hope they have ceremonies in your driveway, dude. Get a grip.

What's next? If Iowa becomes the gay mecca (forget about the other states who voted to allow gay marriage), then it may become the next fashion mecca...

What will they ever do?

This is just homophobia and religion crying out.