The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

Remember Chuck Hurley, President of the Iowa Family Policy Center? He was Senator Brownback’s classmate in law school and remains a close friend. Hurley has even pledged his support for a Brownback Presidential run. Now Hurley is spearheading an assault on the rights of GLBT Americans in Iowa.

Republican state lawmakers say they will push for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Iowa after six same-sex couples filed legal action Tuesday claiming they should have the right to marry.

The Iowa couples filed a lawsuit in Polk County District Court claiming denial of a marriage license violates their constitutional rights.

Chuck Hurley, president of the Iowa Family Policy Center, said many in Iowa’s religious community will join the push for a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage.

“We’re very confident that if it is allowed to be debated and voted on, we will continue to have common-sense marriage recognized in law,” Hurley said.

Ahh yes, common sense discrimination and bigotry. Thank goodness there are people like Chuck Hurley and Sam Brownback to protect me from the deleterious effects of gay marriage.

On a more serious note, this is setting up IFPC to be a major player in Iowa electoral politics. I would not be surprised at all to see Hurley resign from IFPC and run Brownback’s Iowa Caucus plan. Brownback will have a pre-organized, religiously motivated base ready to caucus on his behalf. A nice ace in the hole, so to speak.