Yup, through the effort of a $700,000 ad campaign, the three iowa supreme court judges who made gay marriage legal in the state, where voted out of there positions.

For one decision that was unpopular with the people, but overall gave equality to everyone, these people lost their influentional positions, being punished for doing the greater good.

The iowa system runs as such: Governer picks judges, and then every 8 years the judges are voted on, and they need a certain number of yes votes to remain in power.

this system has kept Iowa ahead of the curve in social issues, including interracial marriage, which was decided in the same fasion, but you don't hear the opponents to gay marriage pointing that out, do you?

Even worse, the hard-fought victories gained by supporters over the last 4 years, including New Hampshire signing gay marriage into law, are all in jeapordy, now that there will be a republican majority in much of the states.

The California decision, poised to reach court sometime within these two years before the next election, will most likely reach the supreme court with a majority of republican/conservative judges.

I, and everyone, can do there part to protest, run ads, do whatever possible to gain support, but when the time comes for the big decision, to give equality to everyone in america, all we can do is sit, and hope, that the judges, regardless of they're political, religious, or social background, will recognize the validity of the gay-right's struggle, and the validity of all marriage, and in turn, vote for the greater good.