(from the 3-1-2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Same-sex marriage goes to voters
Measure to define marriage as being between man, woman will be on Nov. 7 ballot
By Stacy Forster
Under the proposal, the Wisconsin Constitution would be amended to read:
“Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state.”
Its author, Rep. Mark Gundrum (R-New Berlin), and other backers of the amendment point to a November 2003 decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Court that forced the recognition of same-sex marriages in that state.
“If we sit back and allow the activist judges to have their way, it will be legalized in the courts,” Gundrum said.
Gundrum said that his goal was to protect the sanctity of marriage.
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