GOP attorney: Despite civil unions, Illinoisans will still visit Iowa for ‘sodomy licenses’

[Ian David]

GOP attorney: Despite civil unions, Illinoisans will still visit Iowa for ‘sodomy licenses’

The Iowa legislature must pass a residency requirement for marriage in order to stop the exportation of same-sex marriage to other states, argued Nathan Tucker, a Davenport attorney and writer for The Iowa Republican website. Even in states like Illinois, which recently passed civil union legislation, same-sex couples will still flock to Iowa in order to “obtain their sodomy licenses” and return to their state.

“Despite now being able to enter into a de facto marriage relationship in their home state, many gay Illinoisans still desire the perceived public approval and legitimacy that comes from the actual word ‘marriage,’ Tucker said. “For them, the reciprocity provision provides the best of both worlds – obtain an actual marriage certificate in Iowa and have it recognized in Illinois.”

A report earlier this year from the Iowa Department of Public Health found Iowa had granted marriage licenses to 2,000 gay couples. Around 800 of those couples reside in Iowa. The rest — totaling more than 1,000 marriages — came from other states, including 200 from Illinois, more than 150 from Missouri, and more than 100 from Nebraska.

U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said the numbers proved his theory that the unanimous 2009 state Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage would turn the state into a “gay marriage Mecca.”

More:
http://iowaindependent.com/48463/gop-attorney-despite-civil-unions-illinoisans-will-still-visit-iowa-for-sodomy-licenses

Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/KristiIA/status/11806594283085824

[sharp_stick]

1. Connecticut

is seeing a pretty good influx of cash from out of State people, primarily NY'ers, coming in and getting married. Hell, we'll take the folks from Illinois if Iowa doesn't want them. Gay people tend to have pretty nice weddings.

[Celtic Raven]

2. K&R

O no, people aren't staying put for weak 1/2 measures when they can drive across state lines and have the real thing. Who knew?

Dumbass.

[Hepburn]

3. What a fucking asshole remark....

...:grr: "Sodomy licenses..." WTF????

And what an idiot. Like no one else does anything like that???

GMAB...!!!!

[MNBrewer]

4. guess I'm engaging in unlicensed sodomy

hehe

[Hepburn]

5. ...

...:wow:

LMBO....:rofl:

[RetiredTrotskyite]

6. "Sodomy License"?????!!!!!!

This dweeb is just insane! Too bad you can't find a way to make life harder for those who only want to share the joy and beauty of "marriage". I hope TONS of same sex couples go to Iowa and rub it in the homohaters' faces.

[Heywood J]

7. Literally or figuratively?