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02/01/2011
Only 3 IA lawmakers spoke in favor of marriage ban; polygamy and incest cards still managed to find play
From today's Iowa House debate on marriage (in)equality:
”If we remove the gender requirement for marriage, there is no rational basis to define the number”...“So we open up the possibility of the constitutional recognition of polygamous relationships. That’s a slippery slope. And I don’t know where the logic is to draw the line. We wouldn’t recognize incestuous relationships between two consenting adult brothers and sisters. That raises up within us disgust, and we can’t accept that. We draw lines. We define marriage.”
Rep. Rich Anderson (R)
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***For those (Democrats) who spoke in favor of equality: LISTEN to archive audio from the debate.
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