# Unseating Judges who Legalized SSM in Iowa

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unseating-judges-who-legalized-ssm-in-iowa/558894>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 30, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unseating-judges-who-legalized-ssm-in-iowa/558894 "2010-10-30T18:01:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unseating-judges-who-legalized-ssm-in-iowa/558894/25 "2010-11-04T15:07:09Z")

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Yes, the voters were motovated solely by bigotry. Let’s not sugarcoat it. It is what it is. It’s a great example of why the judiciary should not be subject to elections. Mobs don’t make good judges.

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