WI Gov. Walker--beyond contempt: Wants to end hospital visitation rights for gay couples

[WI_DEM]

Madison - Gov. Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution and has asked a judge to allow the state to stop defending it.

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

Wisconsin Family Action sued last year in Dane County circuit court, arguing that the registries violated a 2006 amendment to the state constitution that bans gay marriage and any arrangement that is substantially similar.

Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen refused to defend the lawsuit, saying he agreed the new law violated the state constitution. Then-Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, hired Madison attorney Lester Pines to defend the state.

Walker, a Republican, replaced Doyle in January and fired Pines in March. On Friday, Walker filed a motion to stop defending the case.


http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/121956273.html

[Blue Owl]

1. Burn in hell, Focker

BURN. IN. HELL.

[closeupready]

2. What an absolute douchebag.

:puke:

[Love Bug]

20. Douchebags are actually useful items, unlike this guy

[bullwinkle428]

3. Yeah, these bastards are all about jobs and the economy.

:mad:

[asjr]

4. Walker should be charged with a

hate crime. That is what it is. Why should he be allowed to discriminate!

[AsahinaKimi]

12. Because he is a Republican ...

And Republicans are allowed to get away with Murder, as well as other kinds of criminal activity, or at least they think so...

[dickthegrouch]

5. Don't these fools swear to uphold the constitution?

Impeach him. Now.

[seabeyond]

6. what would be any credible reasoning besides being an ugly excuse for a human being. nt

[Angry Dragon]

7. Dictator Walker should suffer the fate of all dictators

[rubberducky]

8. Why would anybody do this? Just to hurt people that he doesn`t agree with?

This is beyond cruel. Walker needs his ass to be recalled and never heard from again.

[AtomicKitten]

9. And that's small government how exactly? F***ing hypocrites.

[sufrommich]

10. He is truly a disgusting creep! nt

[demmiblue]

11. Asshole. n/t

[Vinnie From Indy]

13. Yikes! What an evil prick!

It just simply blows my mind that anyone would try and interfere in any way with people that love or care about each other from being together while in a hospital. The evilness of such a position is truly hard to describe.

I believe that Jeebus would not be happy with this.

[xchrom]

14. ...

:grr:

[ehrnst]

15. So, clearly, this will help the economy, bring gas prices down or create jobs, right?

:sarcasm:

[Arugula Latte]

16. I can't even post what I'd like to see happen to this miserable mofo

:grr:

[tabbycat31]

17. can't wait to recall the SOB

[Jakes Progress]

18. Yeah. That'll really create jobs and balance the budget.

What a complete waste of carbon matter. He is a soulless, lying sack of shit.

[Ship of Fools]

19. suddenly i realized he's the male version of Palin -- all about vendettas ...

[hifiguy]

21. Somewhere there is a

tree-chipper with this asshole's name on it, just waiting.