Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is challenging a state law allowing same-sex couples hospital visitation rights
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is back in the news for his attempts to block a law allowing same-sex couples hospital visitation rights. Walker, who brought us WI’s statewide ban on collective bargaining, seems to be fighting to define himself as the meanest legislator we’ve got.
In 2009, Wisconsin Democrats made changes to a law allowing same-sex couples to file for domestic partnership registries that would enable them to enjoy about a quarter of the rights afforded to married couples, power of attorney and hospital visitation rights among them.
The law has been under fire from a "family-rights" group and Walker's motion would require the state to stop defending it.
The brief states that "in deference to the legal opinion of the attorney general…[Governor Walker] does not believe the public interest requires a continued defense of this law."
There's very little to say here that hasn't been said, other than that most of us are still wondering what damage is being done by allowing a couple to be together when one of them is in pain.
Commentarium (18 Comments)
I would say that this is a new low for the Catholic church, but I guess it's not really even close.
Why do they still have ANY authority or respect?
This is really weak... They must've spent all their money on litigation, because apparently they have no resources left for P.R.
@KS: This is the same old low, a throwback to the days of exterminating non-christians (i.e. all natives/africans/polenesians that balked at conversion). The Church has been pulling this calibre of B.S. for hundreds of years, it's just that newsn traveled much more slowly in the past.
@ Joe: They don't...
I'd definitely agree that teenage guys, for the most part, are gunna masturbate regardless. But girls are so deeply shamed and mystified about their genitals, so i think a masturbation movement of sorts seems like it can't possibly hurt.
that's true... a lot of girls have very little idea of what goes on inside them.the movie teeth was about exactly this,although it was a satire, it hit the hail on the head.Des Bishop has a lot to say on female masturbation and although it caused an awkward evenings viewing for my parents and I, he made a good point.people have to get rid of the stigma that is female masturbation
Hooray for Gov. Walker. Look, if you believe in a God, then homosexuality is wrong. If you don't believe in a God, then homosexuality is proof of natural selection; you can't breed and therefore are an abherration.
Heterosexuals who don't want to have a child are also aberrations against nature. There should be laws against such abominations. They're not normal people, therefore they don't deserve the rights of regular people. Really they all just belong in prison. Just like priests. Who also don't have children.
"if you believe in a God, then homosexuality is wrong" .... I don't know what God you're referring to, but it isn't mine. Please don't presume to think you know everything about all religions, or really anything about theology at all. Because you obviously don't.
Also, one could argue that having an autoimmune disease such as type 1 diabetes or M.S. is also a form of "natural selection". You seem to also forget the thousands of (hetero) people who suffer with fertility issues every year. Aberrations, by your count, yes? Does this mean we should treat them like second-class citizens, or anything less than any other human being? If you can possibly answer yes, you clearly have a very twisted take on humanity, natural rights and compassion.
Homosexuality may have a very positive effect on natural selection. Paternity can be in doubt, but maternity is always established, so children with a childless, homosexual maternal uncle or aunt can benefit from having additional resources. I.e., a gay man or woman may not pass on genes directly, but can through a hetero sibling, especially a sister.
Your understanding of natural selection is obviously as flawed as your understanding of theology. "... homosexuality is proof of natural selection; you can't breed and therefore are an abherration." if anything the opposite is true, if being gay was something that could be 'weeded' from a population purely by reproducing it would have already happened.
nuh-uh watches gay porn, has bad thoughts in the shower and let me rawdog him in a mens room at he airport. He's not gay though.
Yeah, that must be it, PMO. Everybody who is straight is really a closeted gay, right? That's the kind of incoherent response I would expect from somebody whose first time was with their father. Good luck with the therapy.
So maybe the hippies were indeed responsible for all these things. How does blaming them now help to solve these problems?
You wait until now to remind us it's Masturbation Month? I am going to wear myself out catching up!
Your comment about doing some prostitution if you thought you'd get any customers makes me wonder if there are totally unsuccessful prostitutes. Like: "Hey man, want to party?" John: "Uh, noooooo...." (Repeat throughout the night.)
jill
https://inbedwithmarriedwomen.blogspot.com
Well, we didn't manage to bring down any governments or stop war; it's nice to think we could at least crush the Catholic church. All that acid and all those boring be-ins weren't in vain after all.
I wonder if AMERICAN APPAREL was present back in those days...would hippies boycott it for lack of authenticity?
Now you say something