Walker To Wisconsin: I Won't 'Coerce You To Act Against Your Religious Beliefs'
Source: TPM
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Below is Walkers full statement:
I believe this Supreme Court decision is a grave mistake. Five unelected judges have taken it upon themselves to redefine the institution of marriage, an institution that the author of this decision acknowledges has been with us for millennia. In 2006 I, like millions of Americans, voted to amend our state constitution to protect the institution of marriage from exactly this type of judicial activism. The states are the proper place for these decisions to be made, and as we have seen repeatedly over the last few days, we will need a conservative president who will appoint men and women to the Court who will faithfully interpret the Constitution and laws of our land without injecting their own political agendas. As a result of this decision, the only alternative left for the American people is to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to reaffirm the ability of the states to continue to define marriage.
Recognizing that our Founders made our Constitution difficult to amend, I am reminded that it was first amended to protect our First Freedom - the free exercise of religion. The First Amendment does not simply protect a narrow right to worship, but provides broad protection to individuals and institutions to worship and act in accordance with their religious beliefs. In fact, the Wisconsin constitution explicitly protects the rights of conscience of our citizens. I can assure all Wisconsinites concerned about the impact of todays decision that your conscience rights will be protected, and the government will not coerce you to act against your religious beliefs.
I call on the president and all governors to join me in reassuring millions of Americans that the government will not force them to participate in activities that violate their deeply held religious beliefs. No one wants to live in a country where the government coerces people to act in opposition to their conscience. We will continue to fight for the freedoms of all Americans.
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jalan48
(13,883 posts)Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)jalan48
(13,883 posts)Romeo.lima333
(1,127 posts)religious exemption oh and did i mention george aWol bush
Sienna86
(2,149 posts)I hope anyone who voted for this person revisits what he stands for and votes for his opponent at the next opportunity.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)no one has the freedom to practice their religion on others.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)These people think that everyone is fooled by their use of religion as camouflage for their bigotry and intolerance disguised as their "faith".
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)These people are disgusting. Your religious beliefs are not mine. You have no right to force your beliefs upon me.
samsingh
(17,601 posts)court activism is fine when it gives them what they want including subverting democracy.
but their continued attacks on gay marriage will only hasten the destruction of the repug party.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)How you like it when YOUR vote does not count?
winstars
(4,220 posts)groundloop
(11,522 posts)Hey Scotty, we're a land of laws and you don't get to pick and chose which ones you'll follow. Since marriage equality is now the law of this country you're way out of bounds trying to claim that your state won't enforce it.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)chicago guy
(21 posts)I am now collecting a LARGE pile of stones. The governor seems to believe that the bible ( a story book written by men ) allows us to stone others and by his words is protected by the 1st amendment.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)marble falls
(57,204 posts)voted for Scott Walker? what kind of turnout he get, 25% of registered voters?
I thought one of the elections - either the first one or the recall election, it came out to be only 17% of the total population of Wisconsin that actually voted for him.
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)I'd be part of the 1% and then some today!
Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)You have a problem with the U.S. Constitution? Supreme court justices are nominated by the executive, and approved (or disapproved) by the Senate.
What a fucking BONEHEAD!! If you can't pass a simple civics exam, you shouldn't be a Governor, let alone President!
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)lark
(23,155 posts)They are going to be spending boatloads of money protecting their hate and they will lose every time.
Couldn't happen to a better group of folks.
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)Hey Scott, why don't ya call your buddies the Koch Brothers and ask them how they feel about five unelected judges.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Did I miss something? Is the government now going to force Christians to marry another person of the same sex? I really don't understand the problem here. Nothing has changed for them except that a group of people they don't like now have some rights they didn't have before in every state in the Union. God, these people are just so sick and hateful!