OUTRAGE: Wisconsin legislature hires Conservative Christian lawfirm

[Bluebear]

(Madison, Wisconsin) The Wisconsin legislature has hired a law firm associated with Focus on the Family to fight a lawsuit by six lesbian state workers seeking family benefits for their partners.

The Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Legislative Organization voted 6-3 along party lines Wednesday to authorize the Alliance Defense Fund to represent the Legislature. The suit was filed last month. Married employees of the state of Wisconsin are permitted to include their spouses and children on the state insurance plan.

The lawsuit charges that Wisconsin's policy violates the state constitution's equal protection guarantees to block lesbian and gay employees, who are barred from marrying in the state, from access to the same coverage for their families. Although the state was named as defendant in the suit, the legislature was not.

ADF attorney Glen Lavy said he will ask the court to have the legislature inserted as co-defendants along with the state. "Domestic partners are not married and should not be treated as if they are," Lavy said.

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/05/051905wiscSuit.htm

[rodeodance]

1. wisconsin is run by a repug legislature!!

[gumby]

2. In case you haven't noticed

Wisconsin is going fundie. This is a really schizophrenic state. We've had everything from the Progressive Movement to Joe McCarthy to the home of the John Birch Society to Posse Comitatus.

Wisconsin Public Radio is among the oldest - if not THE oldest Public Radio in the Nation. Planned Parenthood along with their opponents are among the largest in the Nation. This place is nutty.