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If the Marriage Amendment passes, how will life be different in Wisconsin?
If the proposed constitutional amendment pertaining to marriage does pass in November, how will things be different for Gays or Lesbians? What are the consequences if two guys or two girls claim publicly they are “married” to one another. Will they be arrested, thrown in jail, fined, or given a warning ticket? What will be the penalty for having violated what has been described as a Gay Marriage Ban? Another scenario. Consider a same sex couple who is planning their “wedding ceremony” and seeks to reserve Madison’s Olbrich Gardens as a site for their festive occasion. Will they be denied use of the public facility because they are committing a prohibited act? The answer to these hypothetical questions is NO. Nothing will change. These acts are not prohibited now and they will not be prohibited under the proposed constitutional amendment. Gays and Lesbians in Wisconsin have been joyously celebrating and marrying their same sex partners for many years. This will not change under the proposed Constitutional Amendment defining Marriage. In fact you may see more overt ceremonies - to poke a thumb in the eye of Wisconsin voters. Lets be truthful here. If indeed this Amendment is a Ban, there’s no teeth in it. People can flaunt the prohibition at will . . . without fear. In reality there is no proposed Ban Against Gay Marriage; there is no Ban against anything. All the amendment does is define in the State’s constitution what is currently and has long been the “official and legal” definition of “marriage.” The state’s legal definition of marriage has nothing to with love, nothing to do with commitment, nothing to do with sharing property and lives 50/50, nothing to do with caring for one another til death do us part. Post amendment passage, people will continue to be free to love and care for whomever they please. If it's not about Love or Banning Gay Partnerships, what is the issue? Amendment supporters believe that without constitutional protection, the door is open for liberal new-age judges to redefine marriage to include novel, new and even some currently prohibited forms of human partnership (same sex dual partnerships, threesomes, polygamy, etc.) which will instantly invest the partners with numerous economic advantages and subsidies without ever having to win approval via our democratic processes. Gay Advocacy groups strongly oppose the amendment because they endeavor to overturn the historical and legal definition of marriage in the courts. Instead of coming in the front door, to the legislature and our elected officials, with demands for economic aid and compete with thousands of other advocacy groups desiring improved status for their constituencies, Gay advocacy groups have figured out it is a good deal easier to come in the back door - through convincing a handful of judges whose appointments are for life and are not accountable to the citizenry. The stakes are high because there are hundreds of economic and social welfare benefits that are tied to marriage. For example, by redefining "marriage," uninsured Gay & Lesbian partners instantly qualify for free or economical health insurance - while the under and uninsured "straight" population must continue to advance their causes through the legislature. There are hundreds of similar spousal benefits that would instantly accrue, without examination and debate by the legislature and in the public arena. The Easy Button vs. Working Through the Legislative Process |
Article Pages: Post Amendment Passage - How will life be different for Gays and Lesbians? The threat to Traditional Marriage and Family ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ Links Text of Marriage Amendment Question (PDF File) Questions and Answers about Wisconsin's Marriage Protection Amendment (PDF File) "Defense of Marriage" Home Page of the Family Research Institute of Wisconsin The Family Research Institute of Wisconsin Wisconsin Coalition for Traditional Marriage Defense of Marriage Act Petition Facts about Marriage & Family (PDF File)
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