Listen to recent programs regarding same-sex marriage from 1040 WHO Radio's Deace in the Afternoon and Mickelson in the Morning
Church-related:
Listen to recent programs regarding same-sex marriage from 1040 WHO Radio's Deace in the Afternoon and Mickelson in the Morning
Church-related:
Welcome to LetUsVoteIowa.com!
Informing Iowans, who will encourage their legislators to let the people vote on the Iowa Marriage Amendment (IMA) as early as the law allows which is 2009 … which requires its first passage through the House and Senate during the 2008 Session.
Our Message to the Iowa Legislature:
Bring the IMA up for a vote AND pass it for the first time in 2008!
As things stand currently, the definition of marriage in Iowa has been re-defined by Polk County District Judge Robert Hanson and it will ultimately be determined by the Iowa Supreme Court, unless the Iowa Legislature acts now! We are asking the Iowa Legislature, led by Senator Mike Gronstal and Representative Pat Murphy, to let “we the people” of Iowa have the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage ourselves.
Gronstal and Murphy have complete control of whether the IMA is brought up for a vote in the House and Senate in 2008. If they allow the IMA up and if the legislature votes its first passage in 2008, we the people of Iowa could potentially vote on a Constitutional Amendment defining marriage as being between one man and one woman as early as 2009 – after its second passage next year. If they don’t allow the IMA up for or if they don’t pass it in 2008, then the earliest we’d have the chance to vote on the IMA would be 2011 – way too late, if the Iowa Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage.
So we’re asking Gronstal and Murphy and other members of the Iowa Legislature: Let us vote! You don’t have to agree with our view of same-sex marriage, but give we the people – the Iowans you serve, who are on both sides of this issue – the opportunity to have a voice in how marriage is defined in our state.
Iowa Legislature for Sale??
Out-of-state homosexual activists' money trail. Important!!
Priority One: Contacting Legislators
Key Senators we were encouraging people to contact.
Key Representatives we were encouraging people to contact.
***Find your Legislator here***
Tips for contacting legislators with effectiveness AND a sample letter.
Talking points related to same-sex marriage in Iowa and the IMA.
Common responses from hesitant legislators and how you can respond.
Schedule of Legislative Forums in Legislators' Home Districts.
Background and Frequently Asked Questions
Brief history of how we came to face same-sex marriage in Iowa.
Timeline: Getting the IMA to a vote of the people by 2009.
Frequently Asked Questions related to the IMA and surrounding factors.
Motivated by Compassion
Resources Available to Help Homosexuals
Infidelity, Promiscuity and Insecurity within Homosexual Relationships
Endorsements
Reverend Keith Ratliff, Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church
Iowa Catholic Conference of Bishops statement
Pastor Dave Beroth, First Assembly of God
In the Media
News Articles - read some of the articles where the IMA is being discussed from the Des Moines Register, Oskaloosa Herald, The Atlantic Monthly.
Radio Programs - Steve Deace, Jan Mickelson, and Tamara Scott podcasts related to same-sex marriage in Iowa and the IMA.
YouTube and IMA – videos related to same-sex marriage and the IMA.
Go to our Audio Programs page and listen to our radio ad!
Representative Betty DeBoef - Point of Personal Privilege, addresses the house chamber.
UPDATE!!
House voted down motion to bring Marriage Amendment out of committee! view vote tally 46/50
Gathered only 21 signatures of 26 needed on Rule 42 petition. See the signatures here!
#1. Call or email representatives and senators who supported this effort, and THANK THEM for their stand for marriage. We may have lost this round, but the fight is far from over!
#2. Personnel is policy. This legislative session is proof of that. Help us find and support pro-family candidates as we turn our attention to the November state elections. We are currently training new candidates who stand with us on this issue.
We will be updating the whole website as soon as we can - many changes need to take place. Please check back often as this issue is extremely important to our state and nation.
Most of all, THANK YOU for your work in contacting legislators, and standing with us. But please join us in continuing this fight in a different form.
