Message to Conservative Iowans: Read the Gay Marriage Decision Before You Respond »
By Chase on Aug 31, 2007 in Gay Marriage | 1 Comment
Judge Hanson made a legal argument in his decision, which I summarized here. Here are the logical steps he made:
The burden of the plaintiffs is to prove that the gender restrictions on marriage in Iowa law do not bear “a rational relationship to the achievement of any legitimate governmental interest.”
Of the five interests proposed by [...]
Chase Martyn observes and analyzes politics from Des Moines, IA, capital of 2008's first caucus state. He is also Managing Editor of the 