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10 Days Of Early Voting, 10 Reasons To Vote Against Scott Walker: Marriage Equality
http://wisdems.org/news/press/view/2014-10-10-days-of-early-voting-10-reasons-to-vote-against-s-9
In 2005, Scott Walker supported creating a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. [1]
After the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage, Scott Walker, along with J.B. Van Hollen, appealed the decision to give gay and lesbian couples equal protection under the law. [2]
Just one week after the appeal, Walker disingenuously claimed he and the Republican party weren't fighting marriage equality. [3]
When seeking the endorsement of the conservative group Wisconsin Family Action this year, Scott Walker touted his defense of the state's ban on same-sex marriage. [5]
In the same letter he wrote that he supports marriage between one man and one woman. [6]
