King: Iowa is Gay Marriage Mecca

Statement

Congressman Steve King (R-IA) today released the following statement regarding newly released information about the number of out of state couples who have received same-sex marriages in Iowa.

"Just over one year ago, when the Iowa Supreme Court decided to ignore Iowa law and grant same sex couples the ability to get married in our state, I predicted that the decision, absent action by the state legislature to enact a marriage license residency requirement, would turn Iowa into the gay marriage Mecca." King said. "Now, the Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting that of the more than 2,000 same-sex couples who were married in Iowa between April 27, 2009, and March 31, 2010, sixty percent were from out of state," said King.

"Unfortunately, we've seen another legislative session pass without action on either a constitutional amendment to overturn the court's decision, or a marriage license residency requirement to keep the harmful effects of the court's decision from being imported by "altar shoppers' into other states.

"This new report from the Department of Public Health reemphasizes the short-sightedness of the court's decision to enact a same-sex marriage law from the bench, and it provides even more evidence of the need for a residency requirement and a constitutional amendment to repeal it."

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