House/Senate reject GOPs marriage efforts

[47of74]

Source: Des Moines Register

What Republicans wanted was the right to pull House Joint Resolution 6 out of a committee so that it would be placed on the debate calendar and avoid a legislative deadline this week.

The effort failed in the Senate where all 18 Senate Republicans signed a petition circulated by Sen. David Johnson, R-Ocheyedan, as well as one Democratic senator, Tom Hancock, D-Epworth. They needed 26.

The House spent almost 30 minutes on a rarely used “call-of-the-House” in which each of the 100 members were ordered into the chambers to vote unless they were previously excused. The House measure ultimately failed in a 45 to 54 vote that was mostly along party lines.

Read more: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/02/09/house-gop-to-demand-marriage-vote-this-morning/

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I'm glad the GOP got blocked here.

[Richardo]

1. It'd be clearer if you emphasized that this is the Iowa Legislature.

Still a good move, though. :thumbsup:

[47of74]

3. The LBM part of the forum says to use the exact title of the article being quoted

Which is what I did here.

[Richardo]

4. That's true.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. In Iowa

Which is not clear in your headline.

Good news though.