Steve King defends his "Iowa is gay marriage Mecca" comment

[Ardent15]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Steve King (R-IA) today released the following statement regarding newly released information about the number of out of state couples who have received same-sex marriages in Iowa.

“Just over one year ago, when the Iowa Supreme Court decided to ignore Iowa law and grant same sex couples the ability to get married in our state, I predicted that the decision, absent action by the state legislature to enact a marriage license residency requirement, would turn Iowa into the gay marriage Mecca.” King said. “Now, the Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting that of the more than 2,000 same-sex couples who were married in Iowa between April 27, 2009, and March 31, 2010, sixty percent were from out of state,” said King.

“Unfortunately, we’ve seen another legislative session pass without action on either a constitutional amendment to overturn the court’s decision, or a marriage license residency requirement to keep the harmful effects of the court’s decision from being imported by ‘altar shoppers’ into other states.

“This new report from the Department of Public Health reemphasizes the short-sightedness of the court’s decision to enact a same-sex marriage law from the bench, and it provides even more evidence of the need for a residency requirement and a constitutional amendment to repeal it.”

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I would say I'm surprised, but since it's Steve King...

[ShadowLiberal]

1. So he'd rather his state's economy be even worse without the extra cash gay marriage brings in

Studies have shown that states that legalized gay marriage have reaped the rewards financially, because of stuff like others deciding to go to their state to get married, and seeing as there's no other state anywhere near Iowa that legalizes gay marriage, that probably means they're getting more money then states of similar sizes in the New England area would for legalizing gay marriage.

[dsc]

8. They must be getting some serious bucks

Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Louis are all short drives from parts of Iowa. Add in Milwaukee and Madison which are a bit farther way and you have some serious gay meccas. I am amazed they only had 1200 couples from out of state.

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. "Ignore Iowa law"? Does Iowa have a DOMA clause?

[joeybee12]

3. Hmm, using all my powers of deduction, I conclude

King is a worthless piece of ignorant shit.

[Initech]

5. I really wonder how these ignoramouses keep getting elected.

[joeybee12]

6. The scary thing is he's an idiot, and there are people who look up to idiots!

How amazingly brain-dead can they be?????

[Omaha Steve]

4. I keep wondering how he gets re-elected

Then I remember Omaha has Lee Teryy. :-(

[RobertPlant]

7. my hope is that he steps down to run for senator in 2016

and will then lose to a Braley or Loebsack type and be removed from office.