Iowa-- a pleasant surprise
Dipa Ghosh
I must say I never thought that I would give much thought to Iowa. Somehow it is one of those states which does not figure much in mainstream politics. But allowing gay marriage is something that was very unexpected. But I am thrilled. For the life of me I have never been able to understand, how does allowing two mutually consenting adults to marry each other pose to be such a problem. The most common theory that states that this undermines the sanctity of traditional marriage seems a very weak argument. For one, anyone who is straight will not necessarily turn gay now that gay marriage is allowed. I cannot believe how a country that is literally the leader of the modern world can even have a debate over an issue like this. I do not understand how one set of people have the authority to decide how another set of people should lead their lives. But anyway, this small step is more like a giant leap to me. Now that Iowa is down, we have another 47 to go!
Interesting though that in Nepal, gay marriage is legal.
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Excuse me?
I'm going to have to question your political analysis, Dipa, when you say "somehow [Iowa] is one of those states which does not figure much in mainstream politics." It is indeed, after all, first in the nation on the presidential nomination calendar -- a status that gives it much clout in national politics. And a reminder: our current president won the Iowa caucuses, and experts attribute his victory on Jan. 3, 2008 for creating momentum that spread throughout the country, eventually leading to his victory. Potential 2012 contenders such as Mike Huckabee and Bobby Jindal bolted to Iowa on various trips even as ballots from the 2008 race were still being counted. On a personal note, I didn't get to play among national media and cover rallies with Sen. John Kerry and former Sen. John Edwards when I was just 18 years old because I was a particularly good reporter. I was just in the right place at the right time.
I understand our blogs are supposed to be a place for our personal opinions, analyses, musings and commentaries, but there are times when what we write is outright wrong, and should be corrected.
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