Right wing tool and Attorney General of Wisconsin, J.B. Van Hollen said Friday he would not defend the state in a lawsuit over the state's new domestic partner law. In part he said:
"My duty to is to the people of the state of Wisconsin and the highest expression of their will - the constitution of the state of Wisconsin," Van Hollen said in a statement. "When the people have spoken by amending our constitution, I will abide by their command. When policy makers have ignored their words, I will not."
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This is not the first time that Van Hollen has shown himself to be a right-wing tool. During the 2008 presidential election cycle, he tried to disqualify Wisconsin voters in an effort to swing the state towards the GOP.
Since the recently passed state-wide domestic partnership law passed,
an informal survey by the state Department of Health Services showed that 440 same-sex couples had applied for registration as domestic partners in the first week. They are eligible to receive about 40 of the rights and benefits extended to married couples, such as allowing a domestic partner to make end-of-life decisions, take family and medical leave to care for a seriously ill partner, and have hospital visitation rights.
What this means is the Govenor will have to appoint someone to do the job Van Hollen was elected to do. Another example of GOP tools abusing the public trust.
And our (Democratic) Govenor responds:
"The Attorney General's job is to represent the state and defend state law when there is a good faith defense to be made. His representation should not be based on whether he likes the state law. Clearly this is defensible. Constitutional law experts have examined the domestic partnership registry and believe it is sound and not in conflict with the state constitution. Attorney General Van Hollen's decision not to defend the domestic partner registry will force the costs of outside counsel onto taxpayers when the Attorney General should simply do his job."
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