Talks of Amending Iowa Constitution Shot Down

Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) clearly stated that any effort to amend Iowa's constitution in order to overturn the state supreme court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage will not be taken up by the Senate. ABC News also reports that House Speaker Pat Murphy (D-Dubuque) praised the court's decision, though House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-Des Moines) has refrained from taking a stance at this point.

Andrew Sullivan reported in The Atlantic that Iowa's governor, Chet Culver, is also opposed to an amendment to the Iowa constitution, despite his own personal religious belief that same-sex marriages are not valid.