Posted on 07/10/2015 9:43:01 AM PDT by JohnKinAK
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Walker is NOT against gay marriage, say same-sex friends of GOP hopeful who was guest at their 'joyous' wedding reception - despite his pledge to amend constitution to 'one man, one woman'
This is Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, pictured at the wedding reception of one of the first gay couples to marry in his state – who told Daily Mail Online today that they do not believe the presidential hopeful is against same-sex marriage.
He smiled with the newlyweds at their reception, which came weeks after a judge struck down an amendment to the state constitution defining marriage as between a man and a woman - a move the governor vowed to overturn.
On June 6, 2014, a federal judge ruled in favor of a lawsuit challenging a 2006 amendment to Wisconsin's constitution, after a public vote, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb said Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, prompting a rush of same-sex couples getting wedding licenses.
Among the first to marry were Shelli Marquardt and Cathy Priem who married on June 9 at a civil courthouse ceremony in Waukesha County.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Well, his family criticized him for being against it.
Scott Walker favors traditional marriage, despite what this article claims. However, he also favors following the law. Make of it what you will.
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
Walker, like others has his own set of problems.
This is just the beginning of the BS that will be coming at Walker.....of course these idiots have been trying to destroy him for over 5 years. Good luck losers. Anyone who is against Walker is a complete idiot.
People are not legally barred from marrying others of the same sex, or horses or doorposts or comic book characters, or Grandma, for that matter. What’s at issue is whether those relationships should be sanctified by the State, and whether other individuals should be forced by the State to recognize them as “marriages” and participate in their rituals, contrary to their own faith.
It doesn’t matter.
There are no where near the votes for any Constitutional amendment.
The best we can do is play defense on religious freedom.
Only limiting the authority of the Supreme Court will work to prevent future abuse, as well as directing the Justice Department by either act of Congress or executive order not to pursue civil or criminal cases where states and localities refuse to issue licenses of same sex couples or recognize those issued by states or localities that do so.
Walker has clearly said before he attended a same-sex marriage in his own family. He is on record saying that.
So did he go to the Wedding or just the Reception??
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/19/politics/scott-walker-2016-election-gay-marriage/index.html
“Even though my position on marriage is still that its defined as between a man and a woman, and I support the constitution of the state but for someone I love, we’ve been to a reception,” he said at the end of the GOP Summit in New Hampshire.
Walker was asked if he would attend a same-sex wedding after finishing his remarks at a dinner in Nashua, New Hampshire — a key primary state in the upcoming presidential election.
Walker responded by saying it is a “personal issue” and cited the fact that the reception he went to was for a family member.
1. Why is he at a homosexual wedding of ANY kind?
2. Why does he have homosexual “friends”?
He is creeping into the jbush territory.
that “family” member should have been shunned.
I guess Walker may not have even attended the marriage, just the reception.
Good luck losers. Anyone who is against Walker is a complete idiot.
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Calm down nappy. No one’s against Walker. Just having an honest dialogue on his squishiness on the queer marriage issue.
So, if a person feels being "unfaithful's" a bad idea... then they can't attend a re-marriage" ?
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
This is more of that liberal crap that says 'IF you're not totally perfect you can't disagree with anything immoral...
The standard liberal lowlifes have for themselves is 'anything goes'.
The standard liberal lowlifes hold us to is total perfection.
Face it, liberals are little manipulative sh*ts.
Amen! Yours is the position I would expect from someone who wants to lead this country. It’s not complicated, just principled.
Civil unions- fine. Don't expect God to bless their relationship.
Marriages- NO. There are too many laws that use the term “marriage” to qualify situations where children are concerned. Two child molesters could marry with the intent to adopt children to molest. Possibly this happens in one man-one woman marriages as well, but probably not to the extent possible with gay marriage.
“There are no where near the votes for any Constitutional amendment.
The best we can do is play defense on religious freedom.”
You are absolutely right, but that requires admitting that we’ve lost the country. The amount of willful blindness and lying to ourselves is staggering; if we’re not honest about where we are we won’t even be able to salvage that.
Keep in mind, I was talking the media and reporters.
Homosexuals are promoting “Christian” derivatives that are “Gay Friendly.”
It’s #ing creepy.
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