WATCH, it's riveting.
I have some qualms about the "we're just like you" assimilationist message communicated but there's no question his passionate defense of his family illustrates the impact of public policy discussions on the real lives of Iowans.
Afterwards, the Republican-dominated Iowa house passed the measure on to the state Senate by a vote of 62-37. The majority leader Mike Gronstal has said that he will not allow any measure overturning Iowa marriage equality to come to a vote. In order to amend the Iowa constitution, a amendment has to pass both houses of the legislature in two consecutive legislative sessions and then be approved by a majority of voters. The earliest a vote on marriage equality could happen is 2013 (if the currently debated measure passed this year and next).
Hat/tip to TowleRoad.
