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Is America Warming To Same-Sex Marriage? The Iowa Supreme Court ruled last Friday that gay marriage was a constitutional right, making Iowa the fourth state to allow gay marriage. Also this week, Vermont legislators overturned a veto of a gay marriage bill, the first state legislature to vote in favor of gay marriage. Will other states follow?

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Is America Warming To Same-Sex Marriage?

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Is America Warming To Same-Sex Marriage?

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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled last Friday that gay marriage was a constitutional right, making Iowa the fourth state to allow gay marriage. Also this week, Vermont legislators overturned a veto of a gay marriage bill, the first state legislature to vote in favor of gay marriage.

Des Moines Register political columnist David Yepsen and law professor Kenji Yoshino offer analysis.