Wisconsin Republican AG: Domestic Partner Registry is Same as Gay Marriage

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said today he won't defend the state against a lawsuit challenging the state's new domestic partner registry. Van Hollen, a Republican, said in a statement that the state constitution prohibits same-sex couples from entering a legal status that is "substantially similar" to marriage and that he has concluded the registry does just that. "My decision isn’t based on a policy disagreement," he said. " As Attorney General, I prosecute and defend laws that I wouldn’t have voted for if I were a policymaker. That is what I believe the job entails. Full Story from the Wisconsin State Journal

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