[Active-l] (ACTION ITEM) (IOWA) If you know anyone in Iowa...

[Dara (R'ykandar Korra'ti)]

	The Family Research Council has sent out an action pushing an 
anti-marriage amendment in Iowa; it passed the House last year, it 
needs to pass the Senate this year to get to the ballot; it's currently 
being held in committee; they're having a big anti-marriage-rights 
rally on the 14th (that's Tuesday). I recommend anyone you know in Iowa 
contact their Senators and OPPOSE this anti-marriage-rights 
constitutional amendment.
						- Dara

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Protecting Marriage in the Hawkeye State
March 10, 2006 - Friday
Iowa (more on this state)
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http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=AL06C04

Iowa currently faces the first Midwestern challenge to a Defense of 
Marriage Act. In December, six homosexual couples filed a lawsuit 
directly challenging Iowa's law defining marriage as a union between 
one man and one woman. Iowa is now one unfortunate ruling away from 
same-sex marriage.

The means by which Iowans have to defend marriage from this challenge 
is a constitutional amendment. With the definition of marriage in the 
state constitution, no Iowa court will be able to rule the law 
unconstitutional.

The Iowa House passed the Iowa Marriage Amendment (IMA) last year. To 
keep the IMA alive, it must now pass in the Senate this year. Key 
Senators are blocking a vote on the amendment by holding it in 
committee. To get the IMA passed, we need your help.

Here's how you can help:

Join us March 14th at the state capitol to "Take a Stand for Marriage." 
The rally will take place on the West Steps of the Capitol at Noon. An 
overwhelming crowd is needed! Please plan to come, and if you live 
outside central Iowa but are still interested in coming call 
1-877-866-IFPC.

Please contact key Senators and Senate Co-Majority Leader Mike Gronstal 
and ask them to allow the people a vote on the IMA. To contact Sen. 
Gronstal, call 515-281-3901. To email Gronstal and all the key Senators 
at once, go to: www.votervoice.net/groups/ifpc/?issueid=6368

Spread the word. Please forward this email to your friends and family 
in Iowa. Ask them to email key lawmakers to join the rally. Go to 
www.ifpc.org for more tools including bulletin inserts, talking points 
and key Senator contact information.