10/4/010 Pleasant Hill, IA – Last night, the citizens of Maine proved once again that whenever the people are given an opportunity to cast a vote on the definition of marriage, they always reaffirm the only definition of the word – one man and one woman.

Responding to the positive news from the state of Maine, IFPC Action President Chuck Hurley said, “Every time the people have an opportunity to support and protect marriage from radical redefinition they consistently cast their vote for real marriage, and that is why we continue to ask the Iowa Legislature to Let Us Vote.”  He went on to say, “Pro-homosexual lawmakers like Senator Mike Gronstal and Speaker Pat Murphy fight so hard to keep the Iowa Marriage Amendment from coming to the floor for a vote because they have benefitted from out of state homosexual contributions to their campaigns and their party that now exceed $1 million. They know the Iowa Marriage Amendment would pass without their obstruction. They also know that the people of Iowa will add the amendment to the state Constitution when given the opportunity.”

Hurley went on to comment on Governor Culver’s role in the causing the current constitutional crisis in Iowa.  He said, “Governor Culver once promised to do anything and everything to protect marriage from redefinition by the court, but when it came time to lead, he went dark and refused to honor his word.”  According to Hurley, “Culver’s refusal to confront the court has contributed to the creation of an unconstitutional judicial oligarchy in this state.”

Prior to last night, Maine was one of the few states where homosexual marriage had been created through the proper legislative process.  Five other states, including Iowa, have begun issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples even though the law defining marriage has not been altered by the state legislatures.

According to Hurley, “Whether homosexual marriage is created by a court as in Iowa, a governor expanding on a court opinion as in Massachusetts, or the legislature as in Maine, the overwhelming majority of US Citizens still understand the intrinsic value of promoting and preserving real marriage in our laws.”  He concluded with, “Last night we added one more to the win column. Marriage has won in 31 of the 31 states where citizens have been given the right to vote. Perhaps Iowa will be next.”

States where citizens have voted on the definition of marriage:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Wisconsin