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Walker is assuring us that our "conscience rights will be protected" and calls for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to correct this "grave mistake" by the SCOTUS:
I believe this Supreme Court decision is a grave mistake. Five unelected judges have taken it upon themselves to redefine the institution of marriage, an institution that the author of this decision acknowledges has been with us for millennia. In 2006 I, like millions of Americans, voted to amend our state constitution to protect the institution of marriage from exactly this type of judicial activism. The states are the proper place for these decisions to be made, and as we have seen repeatedly over the last few days, we will need a conservative president who will appoint men and women to the Court who will faithfully interpret the Constitution and laws of our land without injecting their own political agendas. As a result of this decision, the only alternative left for the American people is to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to reaffirm the ability of the states to continue to define marriage.
Recognizing that our Founders made our Constitution difficult to amend, I am reminded that it was first amended to protect our First Freedom - the free exercise of religion. The First Amendment does not simply protect a narrow right to worship, but provides broad protection to individuals and institutions to worship and act in accordance with their religious beliefs. In fact, the Wisconsin constitution explicitly protects the rights of conscience of our citizens. I can assure all Wisconsinites concerned about the impact of todays decision that your conscience rights will be protected, and the government will not coerce you to act against your religious beliefs.
I call on the president and all governors to join me in reassuring millions of Americans that the government will not force them to participate in activities that violate their deeply held religious beliefs. No one wants to live in a country where the government coerces people to act in opposition to their conscience. We will continue to fight for the freedoms of all Americans.
Link to Scott Walker facebook page
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(14,682 posts)snott.
Make7
(8,543 posts)Last edited Wed Jul 22, 2015, 12:59 PM - Edit history (2)
They are just saying you have the right to if you want.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)Nobody's coercing anyone to do anything. This decision is about equality of rights for everyone. Blow it out your ass!
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Just FYI.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)You mean not bought and paid for by the Koch brothers?
Jesus, what a complete idiot this Walker guy is.
emulatorloo
(44,133 posts)I'm being generous there I think.
He know what the fuck he's saying about the Supreme Court is idiotic. Vile disingenuous Koch Tool.
a kennedy
(29,675 posts)Ugh......
morningfog
(18,115 posts)etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)This darling of the Koch brothers is one sick eff
emulatorloo
(44,133 posts)You probably know that but you are happy to inflame your ignorant homophobic base to get their votes.
Fuck you and the rest of your venal vile Republican co-horts
TBF
(32,070 posts)honestly I don't know how this guy makes it through the day.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)This ignoramus will rue the day he spoke these words.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Your voting bloc is a dwindling demographic.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)There aren't two thirds of the votes to get it out of Congress, much less the three fourth vote in the states needed to ratify it...
Should have finished college, moron!!!
muriel_volestrangler
(101,322 posts)must be able to perform it in all 50 states (and territories too, I guess - this ruling covers them too, right?). So as long as there's at least one religion or denomination in every place that wants to perform marriages regardless of the genders, then all states have to alter their laws to recognise it. Or say marriage has nothing to do with religion, in which case it wouldn't be a 1st Amendment matter after all, and stays a 14th Amendment one.
daredtowork
(3,732 posts)lol?
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)Ace Rothstein
(3,164 posts)lutefisk
(3,974 posts)People who otherwise have supported Walker saying that he has lost their support because of this. His Republican opponents could use this to expose him for the ignorant, hateful opportunist he is, unless of course they all agree with him.
https://www.facebook.com/scottkwalker
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)A few DUers even.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)kind of surprised so many people even know who he is.