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Iowa Judicial Politics 101

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It slipped by me when it was originally posted, but I have to share this little YouTube gem about Iowa's judicial system.

The video, described as "A class project based on a real issue," was posted on JKorr's YouTube Channel -- and despite its similarity to "Justice Not Politics" the site at the end is NOT a real website.

The video cleverly and concisely describes what happened after Iowa's Supreme Court ruled that denying same-gender couples the rights of civil marriage also denied them equal protection under Iowa's Constitution.  Three justices were voted out of office after about $1,000,000 was spent--funded mostly by out-of-state anti-gay organizations which have since been declared hate groups--to sway the election, and GOP legislators have floated the idea of impeachment for the remaining justices.

All of this because the court found that same-sex marriage harmed nobody, but denying marriage to same-sex couples harmed those couples.