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Protect Iowa's Victory -- Stop the Next Prop 8

Target: Senate Majority Leader Gronstal, House Speaker Murphy, and Governor Culver
Sponsored by: Human Rights Campaign
In the days since Iowa lesbian and gay couples won the freedom to marry, powerful right-wing groups have mounted a campaign to REVERSE the Iowa Supreme Court's historic decision.

These groups are pushing for a constitutional ban on marriage for lesbian and gay couples in Iowa -- just like California's Proposition 8. And they've even launched a national TV ad full of outrageous falsehoods in the wake of this landmark victory.

A marriage ban in Iowa would need to be placed on the ballot by the state's legislature, and so far key leaders are defending the court's decision. But it's critical that they hear public support as the right-wing onslaught continues.

Send a message thanking Iowa's leaders and urging them to resist right-wing pressure.
deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 25,000
 

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I wanted to personally thank you for defending the right of lesbian and gay couples to enter into marriage.

I'm also writing to urge you to stay strong, since ultraconservative groups are surely flooding your office with vitriolic phone calls and emails.

Your courage in the face of right-wing pressure has helped ensure that no loving, committed couple is denied the protections of marriage. For that, you should be proud.

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Iowans and people from across America want you to know that we're standing with you - and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We took action on “Protect Iowa's Victory -- Stop the Next Prop 8”!
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10:32 am PST, Nov 21, Kim Havens, Iowa
Keep supporting civil rights. Thank you.
# 7,867:
2:19 am PST, Nov 21, Gina Havens, Iowa
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2:04 pm PST, Nov 20, Anne Seidel, Germany
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7:55 pm PST, Nov 18, Mel Sinclair, Texas
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4:48 am PST, Nov 18, Mike Cohn, Michigan
Being ignorant is not being masculine. You're not a sissy because you support love in all relationships. Education will liberate those who's sexuality is threatened by that of others.
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5:35 pm PST, Nov 17, Ellie Shain, California
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4:26 pm PST, Nov 17, Sara Neveu, New Hampshire
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5:07 am PST, Nov 16, Shane Chapman, West Virginia
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7:53 pm PST, Nov 13, Mandy Munoz, California
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4:49 pm PST, Nov 10, Name not displayed, Oklahoma
The extreme right-wings folks need to get over it and let all people live and love and have the same benefits as a male/female does now. The gay/lesbian relationships sometimes last WAY longer than "typical" marriages ever do!!
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1:10 pm PST, Nov 10, George Larson II, Nevada
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2:10 pm PST, Nov 8, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
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5:46 pm PST, Nov 7, Lexy Billings, West Virginia
let people love and marry the people they want to. not the people the goverment wants them to.
# 7,855:
5:27 am PST, Nov 5, Adam Eldridge, Maine
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10:49 am PST, Nov 4, Marc Rubin, New Jersey
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9:16 am PST, Nov 3, Jeannie Gibbons, Texas
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4:00 pm PDT, Oct 31, Marissa Chiappetta, Florida
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8:23 am PDT, Oct 29, Scott Jay Miller, New York
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9:48 am PDT, Oct 28, Mary Pinckert, Washington
My husband and I are from Iowa originally and we know that their are many who believe the way we do. It is the civilizes thing to do. Give them rights, too. People are wrong to use the Bible to hate certain people when it is not their choice to be gay and lesbian. We all know that by now....Let's make life better for them, not worse. Love them and take care of them like they are your own, which some of them are.
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4:45 pm PDT, Oct 25, Carole Hagen, Oregon
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7:00 am PDT, Oct 25, Tattiana Delfino, Florida
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8:10 am PDT, Oct 24, Gino Mazzella, New York
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! We will most certainly take a trip to your state in the near future!
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2:16 am PDT, Oct 21, Can Atik, Turkey
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8:24 am PDT, Oct 14, Alisha Migliore, Washington
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6:10 pm PDT, Oct 11, Jay Dore', California
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10:09 am PDT, Oct 11, Vicki Maheu, California
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1:11 pm PDT, Oct 5, Mark Cappetta, California
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5:53 am PDT, Oct 4, Tonya Butts, New York
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9:32 pm PDT, Oct 3, Natalie Morris, Washington
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10:57 am PDT, Sep 28, Pam DeLitta, Texas
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8:53 am PDT, Sep 26, Kristin Noelle Russo, Michigan
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7:12 am PDT, Sep 26, Yvonne Roussel, California
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8:31 pm PDT, Sep 25, Cutter Wolf, Florida
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8:21 pm PDT, Sep 25, Dawn Roschke, Florida
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11:29 am PDT, Sep 23, Norah Runningwolf, Arizona
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7:06 pm PDT, Sep 21, Gordon Andrews, California
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2:49 pm PDT, Sep 21, Kate Lenthall, New York
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1:49 pm PDT, Sep 21, Martha Hancock, North Carolina
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5:34 pm PDT, Sep 20, Derek Moore, Pennsylvania
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7:54 pm PDT, Sep 18, Kristen Potter, Missouri
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11:21 pm PDT, Sep 16, Cheryle Young, California
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7:10 am PDT, Sep 16, Jessica Simas, Rhode Island
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6:57 am PDT, Sep 16, George Walberg, West Virginia
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7:43 am PDT, Sep 14, Sharla Stone, California
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11:55 pm PDT, Sep 13, T. Williams, California
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5:13 pm PDT, Sep 8, Jaimie Farthing, Michigan
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10:34 am PDT, Sep 6, Shirley Cupani, Arizona
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1:18 pm PDT, Sep 3, Whitney Joynes, Iowa
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4:56 am PDT, Sep 2, Name not displayed, New York
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4:13 am PDT, Sep 2, Name not displayed, New York
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7:55 am PDT, Sep 1, Meshweida Carter, California
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5:17 am PDT, Aug 29, Eli Is Here, Pennsylvania
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10:33 pm PDT, Aug 28, Nicole Huhn, Ohio
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4:46 pm PDT, Aug 28, John Ladd, California
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10:02 am PDT, Aug 28, Rena Lewis, California
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3:41 pm PDT, Aug 27, Laura Djurinec, Croatia
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6:41 am PDT, Aug 21, Cindy Alderman, North Carolina
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8:55 am PDT, Aug 20, Melinda Burson, California
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7:26 am PDT, Aug 20, Michele Via, Florida
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11:15 pm PDT, Aug 19, Name not displayed, California
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1:46 pm PDT, Aug 11, Melissa Leo, Tennessee
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10:18 pm PDT, Aug 7, George Yenoki, California
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8:03 pm PDT, Aug 7, Name not displayed, Kentucky
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9:35 pm PDT, Aug 6, Suzy Elbow, Oregon
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1:14 pm PDT, Aug 4, Marjorie Conrad, Wisconsin
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6:34 pm PDT, Aug 3, Pamela Romero, Illinois
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9:19 am PDT, Aug 1, Lorin King, Texas
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