Posted by
Dr. Scott on Saturday, April 04, 2009 12:00:00 AM
I wrote this letter today and sent it to my state senator and representative:
As an outraged constituent, I am writing because you have the
opportunity--again, but this time with greater urgency--to support a
constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage.
I am saddened and disappointed by yesterday's ruling, but I am even
more saddened knowing that this could easily have been prevented if
previous legislatures had shown bravery and taken up this issue
preemptively, rather than letting it be decided by the courts, our
least democratic institution.
You could easily have acted on this issue in the last legislative
session, but there was a lack of perceived political expediency. I
followed the drama closely, hoping, praying, and urging that you would
act to bring a constitutional amendment forward--so that we wouldn't
have to wait until 2012 before getting an amendment through.
Unfortunately, too many senators and representatives called for us to
"wait and see how the courts would decide"--as if it were not your
*express responsibility* to protect us from unelected judges twisting
our laws by fiat!
We could see the writing on the wall--did anyone really doubt how the
state supreme court would rule on this question? But regardless of how
they would rule, we all knew that the opponents of traditional marriage
are determined and relentless, and that *nothing* short of a
constitutional amendment would stop them.
We should have known better. We should have acted when we had the
chance. I am disgusted with those who did not support action
earlier--but I pray that they will now understand that their reelection
hinges on how they act now.
I urge you to understand that this is one of the two or three most important issues facing Iowa
now. If you fail to act in the interests of the majority this time,
there will be no forgiveness. You will be removed. We will cleanse our
government of those who show spite and disdain for the institutions
that have made our civilization stable and lasting. Traditional
marriage is one of the key foundations that have helped us survive as a
civilization, and people who support that view of marriage will not
step aside and watch idly as self-serving men and women attempt to
destroy those foundations.
Act now before it is too late.