• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Politics / Govt / Legislature votes to rescind governor’s order on gay rights

Legislature votes to rescind governor’s order on gay rights

April 5, 2000 By admin

An election-year show-down over gay rights splashed into the Iowa House yesterday.All but two Republicans and one Democrat in the Iowa House voted to undo Governor Vilsack’s executive order which protects gays from discrimination in state government jobs. Representative Ed Fallon, a democrat from Des Moines, chastised Republicans. He says the bill is a partisan slam on the governor.Representative Dick Myers, a democrat from Iowa City, voted to uphold Vilsack’s anti-discrimination policy for gays and lesbians. He says the order has been around for seven months and the “republic hasn’t failed.” He says the bill is an insult to the governor and the state.Representative Mike Cormack, a republican from Fort Dodge, said Vilsack exceeded his authority in granting on-the-job protection to gays.Representative Dan Boddicker, a republican from Tipton, said the gay lifestyle should not be encouraged. Boddicker says the precedent the order sets is offensive to many people. He says it extends rights to people based on their behavior.As soon as the House voting machine showed the final vote, Governor Vilsack’s press secretary, Joe Shannahan, distributed the Governor’s veto message on the bill. The message said the governor was “profoundly disappointed the legislature decided to take this up when we have so many more issues facing the people of Iowa.”Republican Representatives Betty Grundberg of Des Moines and Galen Davis of Ottumwa voted to uphold Governor Vilsack’s executive order. Democrat Representative Keith Kreiman of Bloomfield was the lone democrat to vote against the Governor’s order.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Politics / Govt Tagged With: Homosexuals, Legislature, Tom Vilsack

Featured Stories

Bill would limit placement of solar arrays on farm ground

Marquette casino moving to land, leaving only 2 casino boats in Iowa

Reynolds signs her ‘school choice’ bill into law

Governor Reynolds touts 2024 Iowa Caucuses in Inaugural Address

University of Iowa grad presiding over U.S. House Speaker vote

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

No coaching changes coming for Iowa football

Iowa State names new receivers coach

No. 2 Iowa visits No. 1 Penn State in wrestling dual Friday night

Iowa’s Clark brings increased exposure to women’s basketball

No. 18 Iowa State women visit TCU

More Sports

Archives

Copyright © 2023 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC