''My take on the [Iowa Supreme Court] decision is that it is more sweeping than anybody anticipated, it's probably set a pattern maybe for other state supreme courts. As far as I'm concerned it's pretty clear where I've been on the issue of gay marriage for a long period of time.... I voted for a constitutional amendment defining traditional marriage and marriage as the traditional one between a man and a woman.... [I] think we need to consult with groups that would tend to be bipartisan because I think an issue like this has a great deal of bipartisan concern and so if there is going to be any sort of action taken contrary to the supreme court's decision then it should be to seek as broad of a consensus as possible.''
US Senator Charles Grassley try to appear low-key on the issue of gay marriage but then expressing his wish to have the state's Iowa Supreme Court's recent decision overturned with a nationwide ban. When asked if he favored a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, he replied, ''A federal constitution.'' (Iowa Press)
