Iowa klansman wants protest of gay marriage
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200551228003
A Charles City man who said he's a member of the Ku Klux Klan is trying
to organize a rally next month to protest attempts to legalize same-sex
marriages in Iowa.
Douglas Sadler, 41, said his efforts are prompted by lawsuits filed
earlier this month on behalf of six gay couples this month to alter the
state's marriage laws.
''We don't believe God's law should be perverted any more than
it already has been,'' said Sadler, a Charles City resident and
father of four. ''The further we go away from God's law, the
further we get away from God.''
Lambda Legal, the organization that spearheaded the same-sex marriage
drive across the country, is representing the gay couples in the
lawsuit. Group officials said they will argue that the state
constitution's equal protection and due process clauses make it
unlawful for the state to bar same-sex couples from marrying. They plan
to take the case to the Iowa Supreme Court if necessary.
That's exactly where Sadler plans to protest. He said his contingent
from Cerro Gordo, Floyd and Mitchell counties will head to Des Moines
sometime next month and spread their message.
''We don't believe they have the right to marry,'' Sadler
said. ''In fact, we don't think they have the right to
exist.''
Sadler claims he leads a northern Iowa contingent of the Klan, but
would not name any other members.
Lionel Foster, executive director of the Mason City Human Rights
Commission, said he is aware of Ku Klux Klan activity in Iowa but is
not extremely concerned.
''They spread the same propaganda as they always have and they
thrive on it,'' he said. ''To be honest, there aren't that
many Klansmen in Iowa. We're more concerned about the sympathizers
than we are with the Klan because they cause the trouble.''
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