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: Althouse

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen won't defend the domestic partnership law.

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''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.''

The new statutory scheme is being challenged by the Wisconsin Family Council on the ground that it violates the anti-same-sex marriage amendment that was added to the state constitution in 2006. Here is an earlier blog post on the case.

Governor Doyle ? who just announced that he won't run for re-election ? is predictably displeased.

Is Van Hollen launching a run?

Full post as published by Althouse on August 21, 2009 (boomark / email).

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