Excerpts from the Capital Times:
Gov. Jim Doyle said today that he believes the fight over legalizing same-sex civil unions in Wisconsin is not finished.So that's what's coming down the line.
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"I do not believe people in Wisconsin would have voted 'no' on civil unions," Doyle said.
The governor said he believes a new constitutional amendment proposed by state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, to ban discrimination could be a way to blunt the effects of the marriage ban.
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[Judith] Brant [, project coordinator for the Family Research Institute of Wisconsin, aka a big tool,] said that since Kentucky passed its constitutional ban on gay marriage, which is identical to Wisconsin's, the University of Louisville approved offering domestic partner benefits to unmarried and same-sex couples.
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Doyle acknowledged that it would likely take time to come up with a proposal for civil unions that voters would accept.
1 Comments:
We lost the battle, but we're going to win the war.
Whether it's 5 years or 25 years, equality for all citizens is coming. If there was any consolation in the election results, it's that the future leaders of this state at UW-Madison and other UW schools voted overwhelmingly against the amendment.
I can't wait for the day that LGBT couples can send Julaine Appling a wedding invitation.
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