Wisconsin Doesn't Like the Gays

Up there in Wisconsin, which is slowly turning into Wisconsizona, wingnut Governor Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution. He has asked a judge to allow the state to stop defending it.

A law that allows people to visit their loved ones in the hospital is unconstitutional? Oh, not 'people,' but gay people.


Back in 2009, when Democrats controlled the Legislature, they changed the law so that same-sex couples could sign up for domestic partnership registries with county clerks to secure some--not all--of the rights afforded married couples.

Like being able to visit your partner in the hospital, like you'd visit any family member. But Scott Walker doesn't think gay couples are a family. he thinks, along with the homophobic, bigoted, Wisconsin Family Action, that the registries violate a 2006 amendment to the state constitution that bans gay marriage and any arrangement that is substantially similar.

See, gay folks and gay families and gay couples don't deserve to be treated equally in Wisconsizona. At least while Scott Walker is governor, which, hopefully, won't be more than one term.

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Wisconsin Gives Scott Walker The Election Smackdown

Scott Walker, Republican Governor of Wisconsin, and Bootlicker of the Koch Brothers, figured he could do whatever he wanted to do in Wisconsin, and repercussions be damned.

His battle with labor unions turned what might have been a routine state Supreme Court race into a nationally watched precursor of what lies ahead for Teabaggers and Republicans if they continue witht their Party of No, and Our Way Or The Highway, brand of politics.

You see, for this routine election, almost 1.5 million people turned out--which is 68% higher than the 20% that most officials predicted. And though JoAnne Kloppenburg, the one Scott Walker wanted to keep off the bench, declared victory over incumbent David Prosser, the race is expected to head to a recount. 

Still, what this shows is that the people of Wisconsin are disgusted by their governor. There were 19 counties that went for Scott Walker in the 2010 elections, but flipped and went for Kloppenburg. Now, there were no party affiliations on the ballot, but Kloppenburg was heavily backed by Democrats and Prosser by Republicans, making it a fierce proxy battle for the two parties. 


And nineteen counties Walker once had in his back pocket sent him a very clear message: Get ready to pack it in, Scotty.

Democrats are naturally thrilled by the outcome. Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate said the election results represent a "watershed moment for Wisconsin and a Waterloo for Scott Walker," and added, "It should give Republicans, who are--for the moment--in the majority, pause about how they proceed in enacting Walker's terrible budget."

Indeed, the people of Wisconsin have spoken and Scott Walker, who has said he won't compromise with the Democrats must be rethinking his stance.
Or else he's planning for his retirement.

source: HuffPo