How a Promise From Iowa’s Democrats to Shut Down Marriage Repeal Could Ultimately Fail
By keeping the bill to repeal the state’s gay marriage law in committee — a tactic being used by Statehouse Democrats to ensure it doesn’t go to the floor for a full vote — beyond 18 days, legislators can actually, with 51 votes, force the bill to go to a full vote. Which is what Republicans are trying to do. Though the Senate could still halt the bill’s progress. So, yea?
UPDATE: The effort has failed.
it failed…it won’t make it to the floor for debate…happened about 45mins ago. Next time we could see it go to public vote…2014!
Thank you Iowa, such great news. Next time I’m at the grocery store I’m going to buy corn flakes, popcorn, those new microwavable yummy steam-in-the-bag sweet corn and corn bread. Then I’m going to e-mail Maggie Gallagher.
Haha 2014? People won’t even care by then, probably.