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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScott Walker's administration isn't accepting same-sex marriage certificates.
I knew this would happen. They are fighting this every step. This is why so many couples have rushed to get married since Friday's ruling.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/us-appeals-court-wont-rule-on-gay-marriage-until-at-least-wednesday-b99288108z1-262532401.html
For now, Gov. Scott Walker's administration isn't accepting the same-sex marriage certificates that are being forwarded by county registers of deeds.
"The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Office of Vital Records has not rejected same-sex marriage licenses," state Health Services spokeswoman Jennifer Miller said in a statement. "They are being held until we receive legal guidance from the attorney general."
It's unclear what this means for the hundreds of gay and lesbian couples who have celebrated weddings following a Friday ruling by a federal judge striking down Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage.
More than two-thirds of the 72 county clerks in Wisconsin are now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, with some clerks on Tuesday reversing decisions made on Monday to decline licenses for gay and lesbian couples
Scuba
(53,475 posts)... there was no pushback. Shame on Walker and shame on WPR.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)My friend is wondering if he should file suit against Walker for holding them up. They got hitched on Monday.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)... "we voted to deny them their civil rights so (Crabb's) court decision is wrong". That's almost verbatim. Again, zero pushback by the WPR moderator or guest.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)"If they throw it out, we'll just do it again. And keep doing it until it eventually sticks."
They've been together 16 years. They're in it.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)join the likes of Cantor in the Political Dust Bin of History. This guy has really crushed the workers of Wisconsin and totally wiped out any fairness for the common folks. Between the Krotch Brothers and the formation of a Theocratic form of governance,things suck for most. Sad to say,to many can't see the trees for the forest. In the short run,things will get worse and then Wisconsin will arise to be a progressive state that it once was,I hope.