Comments on: Substantially Similar: What the courts will do on “Defense of Marriage”

By: Jen Threat

Jen Threat — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:47:53 +0000

Yeah, this amendment is obscene. So what do we do beyond writing about it and protesting about it? How do we make the apathetic give a shit, and get them our side, to actually go vote, and vote against the amendment? That’s where I become frustrated.

By: Sue Moe

Sue Moe — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:46:24 +0000

“Scott Suder (R-Abbotsford), who co-authored this insane bill was divorced in 2001.

Why should anyone in Wisconsin, who is behind such a bill consider a divorced man qualified to make laws on marriage, when he canâ€™t even keep his own going?”

That’s as mean-spirited as you allege this legislation to be. Under your logic, people who have never had an abortion shouldn’t be allowed to make laws related to abortion…

By: John-david Morgan

John-david Morgan — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:54:10 +0000

It really is an attack on nontraditional families of all kinds, and another invasion into people’s personal lives by the GOP. Suder’s not the only one who can’t keep a marriage together … Leah Vukmir got a divorce last year, yet she thinks she ought to pass this law to defend other people’s marriages. It’s obscene.

Now that we’re done talking to politicians about this, the question for voteres is: Did you ask the state Legislature to Defend your Marriage? Is this something you wanted them to talk about while your winter energy bill was going through the roof?

In Round One of the Amendment process, the vote in the Assembly was 68-27. In this Round Two, the vote was 62-31.

David Cullen, a Democrat from Milwaukee who voted for the ban last time, switched his vote to No this time around. Cudos to Cullen, who must finally be listening to his near northwest side and east-Wauwatosa constituents on this. Three other Dems, John Steinbrink of Pleasant Prairie (south of Kenosha); Barbara Gronemus, of Jackson County, northeast of LaCrosse; and Louis Molepske, of Stevens Point (central Wis.), changed their “Yes” votes in Round One to “No” votes in the final vote.

By: goofticket

goofticket — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:43:49 +0000

This is a bill of hated & discrimination. Created by militant religious theocrats.
What this insidious bill does, however, is allow any business to drop insurance coverage for single parent families. It also does nothing to protect adopted children in single parent households.
Scott Suder (R-Abbotsford), who co-authored this insane bill was divorced in 2001.
Why should anyone in Wisconsin, who is behind such a bill consider a divorced man qualified to make laws on marriage, when he can’t even keep his own going?
Opponents need to take a Karl Rove approach to this bill and start attacking the messenger.
If this passes, you will see bright people leaving Wisconsin and taking their skills and money with them.