by Jared Strong, Des Moines Register
A [wingnut] city councilman in Sioux City is pushing his colleagues to adopt a resolution [today] that opposes gay marriage."The resolution is fairly clear and straightforward: You're either going to support traditional marriage, or you are not," said Councilman Brent Hoffman, the author of the resolution. [Translation: You're either for us or you're again' us, and if you're again' us, by all that is mighty, you're evil!]
The move is mostly symbolic [and a total waste of time and money] because the city lacks legal authority over the issue, but Hoffman said the resolution is important because it clarifies the council's position [as an intolerant, discriminatory body] and directs city departments, boards and commissions to stay in line with that position [although without any authority to enforce said intolerance]. It also asks for a statewide vote on whether gay marriage should be allowed. [Well, I think the horse is out of the barn on that one, Hoff-baby.]
Council members and observers said that four of the council votes will split 2-2 and that Councilman Dave Ferris will cast the deciding vote. [Ferris is just hoping the whole bloody thing will go away.]
The City Council will meet at 4 p.m. Monday. The meeting can be watched online at www.sioux-city.org.
You can read the complete and very well-written article here. Thank you to Jared Strong for tolerating Blog for Iowa's incensed inserts.
Update: Amidst a huge turnout, the Sioux City Council ultimately voted 3-2 to table the measure, with Councilman Dave Ferris, Mayor Mike Hobart, and Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Rixner showing enough common sense to realize that this was a potential policy decision for which the council had no authority, but citing "legal implications." Hoffman, the instigator of the discriminatory measure, now considers it to be defeated since only one of the three members who voted to table it can reintroduce it.
Source: KCAU-TV
