Gay marriage support knocks 3 Iowa justices off the bench after spiteful campaign against them

Gay marriage support knocks 3 Iowa justices off the bench
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November 4, 2010

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowans voted to remove three state Supreme Court
justices, siding with conservatives angered by a ruling that allowed
gay marriage.

Justices Marsha Ternus, David Baker and Michael Streit will be removed
after about 54 percent of voters backed their ouster -- the first time
Iowa voters have removed a Supreme Court justice since the current
system began in 1962.

They were on the court of seven justices who unanimously decided last
year that an Iowa law restricting marriage to one man and one woman
violated the state's Constitution. They were the only justices up for
retention this year.

The National Organization for Marriage and other foes of gay marriage
around the country spent about $1 million on the removal effort.

"This spiteful campaign is a wake-up call to future voters who must
resist attempts to politicize the courts," said Kevin Cathcart of
Lambda Legal, a national gay-rights group. AP

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