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Vander Plaats Unveils Executive Order to Stay Same-Sex Marriages, Challenges Culver to ‘End ‘Irresponsible Silence, Take Action’

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Attorney General’s Memo Ordering County Recorders to Issue Licenses Lacks Constitutional Authority

DES MOINES - Releasing the text of an executive order that would stay same-sex marriages and withstand a legal challenge, Bob Vander Plaats today called on Gov. Chet Culver to sign the order before county recorders are expected to issue marriage licenses on Monday.

"The governor’s acquiescence to a court opinion is tantamount to neglecting his constitutional responsibilities," Vander Plaats said at a Statehouse news conference. "Because he hasn’t been willing to do his job, we’ve done it for him. I have worked with a team of attorneys who understand the Iowa Constitution and the end product is an executive order that defends our constitution and defends the will of the people. It gives Governor Culver the opportunity to exercise the authority that only he has but his so far given away to the courts and Attorney General Tom Miller."

Vander Plaats noted that Miller’s April 8 memo directing county recorders to adhere to the Iowa Supreme Court’s April 3 opinion and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is "without constitutional basis."

"On April 15th, 1998 Governor Terry Branstad signed House File 382 into law after it passed the General Assembly as prescribed by law. According to the constitution, this is the only method by which laws and statutes in Iowa can be created. The constitution does not grant the Supreme Court the power to write, amend or strike legislative law. Its opinion, to secure justice for the parties, should have been to refer the matter back to the Iowa General Assembly with the opinion that its members should either rewrite the law or bring it before a vote of the people of Iowa as a constitutional amendment to remedy the issue."

Vander Plaats continued, "Iowa’s 99 county recorders are caught between a rock and a hard place. They’re being threatened with legal action from our state attorney general if they don’t comply with a court opinion but that opinion does not carry constitutional weight to change our marriage laws. Governor Culver has a responsibility to take that burden off Iowa’s county recorders and issue a stay on same-sex marriages in Iowa until this matter can be resolved by the only two authorities in the state legally qualified to resolve it: The General Assembly or the people of Iowa."

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Call and email Governor Chet Culver: www.governor.iowa.gov Click on "Contact Us." It is here that you can email the governor. Also, call his office and leave a message 515-281-5211. Let Governor Culver know that you want him to sign the Executive Order putting a stay on the Supreme Court's ruling allowing the legislature time to do their job and let the people vote.

Help Save Marriage. Call Reps in Iowa Today

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http://forum.hucksarmy.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=19301

Call and tell Iowa State Representatives to vote yes on Rule 60 to allow Iowans the right to decide the true definiton of marriage.
Rule 60 forces the bill out of committee and up for a vote by all representatives.

http://letusvoteiowa.org/keyrepresentatives.html

Also, for those of you who do not live in Iowa, it won't hurt for you to call or pass on an e-mail letting them know that because Iowa has no residency requirements for marriage and can bring Same-Sex marriage to your door step in your state, that you would appreciate giving Iowan's a chance to vote on this issue!

Note: It would also help a lot if you send them e-mails about this. It's very easy to send them all an e-mail. Examples are given on the Huck's Army Discussion Thread.

UPDATE: The following is an update from Huck's Army soldier, janelles, from Iowa.

I have just returned from Des Moines where I attended a grassroots breakfast meeting with the Westside Conservative Club.

The keynote speaker was former Gov. Terry Branstad. Another speaker was Rep. Linda Upmeyer.

My take away that I share with Hucksarmy: our phone calls and e-mails are working. "Public pressure has had an impact." Gov. Branstad

They urged us to continue the pressure - especially with the Democrats that could be open to supporting a marriage amendment.

I then made a stop at the Iowa State House where numerous citizens- old, young, children were attempting to personally persuade House and Senate members to let the people speak on the gay marriage in Iowa issue. What a sight!

Iowa has many issues- gay rights and increasing the taxes we pay are on the front burner. I have come home energized that our voices are making a difference.

Thanks to each one of you who have made even one call or sent one e-mail- or have done even more.

I plan to be back in D.M. for the April 15 Tea Party...
to be continued....

UPDATE #2: Click here: ---> http://okforhuckabee.blogspot.com/2009/04/vander-plaats-unveils-executive-order.html

Update on correspondence with Congressman Boren

[See also, the post of June 26, 2008]

I urge you to co-sponsor H.J. RES. 89, the Marriage Protection Amendment (2008), which would make marriage legal only between one man and one woman. Our families and children need this constitutional amendment to protect marriage.

I've written to you previously about this issue and your response was such that I expected to possibly see a change on this link soon. http://capwiz.com/afanet/issues/bills/?bill=11451941&cs_party=all&cs_status=all&cs_state=OK

Thus far, there has been no change. In 2 weeks, I will be involved in an effort that will be bringing this link into the full view of a very large number of Oklahoma voters, including those of the 2nd District. Before doing so, I wanted to make sure that you were made aware of the situation, in case there was either a mistake that needed to be corrected by the American Family Association's Web Master or perhaps, a little more time was needed for you to tie up loose ends. I certainly understand that the pace of our honorable congressmen must be a hectic one and so I wanted to make sure that you had enough time for this to not be an unfair assessment of your position on this issue before the current standing is published for many of your constituents to see and consider.

I look forward to seeing you listed as a co-sponsor of the Marriage Protection Amendment.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing back from you on this important matter.

For your ease of reference, I've included our previous correspondences below my name.

Sincerely,

OKforHuckabee
Tulsa, OK

New Meetup Group - Oklahoma Pro Marriage Amendment

Please join this new Meetup Group. Families are the building blocks of our society. Some very wealthy Hollywood Limousine Liberals are attempting to redefine the very definition of it, which would cause health insurance cost to skyrocket and further breakdown of this important institution.

Our goal is to have over 100,000 active members, nationwide, in the next 4 months. Please, join up and encourage others to do the same.

Here is the link to the Oklahoma Meetup Group:
http://promarriageamend.meetup.com/20/

Here is a link that you can send to others no matter where they live:
http://promarriageamend.meetup.com/

My e-mail to Rep. Boren and his response.

You can also easily take action to send a letter to any of the Oklahoma Delegation by clicking here. http://capwiz.com/afanet/issues/bills/?bill=11451941&alertid=11451996
This is put together by the American Family Association.


Subject: H.J. RES. 89 - Please Co-Sponsor

The Honorable Representative Boren,

I urge you to co-sponsor H.J. RES. 89, the Marriage Protection Amendment (2008), which would make marriage legal only between one man and one woman. Our families and children need this constitutional amendment to protect marriage. I look forward to seeing you listed as a co-sponsor of the Marriage Protection Amendment.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing back from you on this important matter.

As of this moment, you are the ONLY Oklahoma Congressional Representative who is not on-board, yet. Please make us proud of all of our Oklahoma Representatives by supporting our Oklahoma Values.


Rep. Boren's response:

Thank you for contacting me to voice your strong support for an amendment to the United States Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. I certainly understand your thoughts, and I have been working to protect the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman.

I firmly believe that marriage is, and must remain, a consecrated union between a man and a woman. In fact, as a member of the state legislature, I voted for a ballot initiative amending the state constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. From the beginning of this debate, I have voiced my opposition to gay marriage. In 2006, I joined the other members of the Oklahoma in sending a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert requesting that the full House of Representatives debate this issue. When this legislation is considered in the House of Representatives, you have my commitment that I will continue working to protect the sanctity of marriage.

Again, thank you for sharing with me your support for defending traditional marriage between a man and a woman. If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call on me.

Respectfully Yours,

Dan Boren
Member of Congress



As of this moment, the American Family Association's website continues to reflect that Rep. Boren is not, as of yet, a co-sponsor of this pro-family bill:

Congressional Legislation - Search Results

All Cosponsors and Non-Cosponsors from Oklahoma

Bill Name: Marriage Protection Amendment of 2008 (H.J. RES. 89)

Bill Number: H.J.RES.89

Cosponsor? Cosponsor Name Cosponsor Date Send Mail Oklahoma John Sullivan (R 1st) 06/12/2008 Dan Boren (D 2nd) --- Frank Lucas (R 3rd) 06/10/2008 Tom Cole (R 4th) 06/11/2008 Mary Fallin (R 5th) 05/22/2008