Caught in an interesting position between State Sen. Merlin Bartz (R-Grafton) on one side and same-sex marriage advocates on the other, the Iowa ACLU determined today that it would represent any same-sex couples who are denied marriage licenses by a county recorder while also offering to defend the man who is asking county recorders to deny them.

Borrowing from Voltaire, Iowa ACLU Executive Director Ben Stone said in a statement, "This is another instance where the ACLU is literally acting out the old adage: We may disagree with what you are saying, but will vigorously defend your right to say it."