Iowa’s Judicial Massacre

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A very interesting story out of Iowa where three justices on the Iowa Supreme Court who had ruled in favor of gay marriage were defeated in retention elections.

It’s the first time since Iowa instituted the current retention system for justices in 1962 that any justice lost. Now three go down at the same time due to a fierce campaign by anti-gay outside groups.

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