Iowa Group Moves to Impeach Judge Who Allowed Gay Marriages
A group of Iowans led by pig farmer Bill Salier has launched a campaign to impeach District Court Judge Robert Hanson, after his ruling last month briefly legalized gay marriage in the state.
Salier, seen below leading Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo around his pig farm, runs the group, called "Everyday America".
Salier told Radio Iowa: "[Hanson is] using his own political agenda to advance what he wants to see out of his own social norms and his own personal viewpoints. That's legislating from the bench and overriding the authority of the elected individuals that the people of the state of Iowa put in charge. It's a mess beyond all portion (sic) all because they decided they were going to take the will of the people and they were going to take the law of the legislature and thwart it for their own agenda. This is an attempt to bring the judiciary back into check underneath its constitutional moorings and we're going to take this petition drive....to the leadership of the both the Republican Party and the Democrat Party in the House and Senate as well as the governor and encourage them to reestablish themselves as the leaders of the law in this state -- the ones who actually create the law in this state."
"Everyday America" proudly posts the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence on its website, yet doesn't seem to espouse the view that all men are created equal.
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Posted Sep. 12,2007 at 1:30 PM EST by Andy Towle in Gay Marriage, Iowa, News | Permalink
Am I mistaken or is Salier the guy in the movie Deliverance that wanted Ned Beatty to "squeal like a pig" while he corn holed him?
James: beware my friend, our Evangelical Christians are bringing their hate to your country in large numbers. They already financially support your Conservative politicians and will be causing you a bit of trouble in the not too distant future. So be vigilant!
Posted by: Bob R | Sep 12, 2007 6:57:41 PM
More of the typical right-wing absurdity. See it's all well and good for them to freak out about "activist" judges. But now the California legislature has passed a bill to grant equivalent rights, but is that acceptable then? NO! They can never accept gays having equal rights. The idiot Governator even has the audacity to say that the courts should decide the issue in California. These people are insane!
Posted by: So Left I'm Right | Sep 12, 2007 8:03:46 PM
Way to go guys, That stupid pig farmers will never figure out all the comments on his website are cumming from us queens!
Posted by: Pooper packer | Sep 12, 2007 11:38:21 PM