MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Assembly approved a proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution on Friday to prohibit same-sex marriages or civil unions.
After meeting on the issue all night, the lawmakers voted 68-27 to back the proposal and send it to the state Senate. More approval from lawmakers and voters would also be required for it to become law.
Wisconsin statutes already define marriage as a contract between a husband and a wife and do not recognize gay marriage. But backers fear a judge would overrule that.
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Democratic Rep. Tom Hebl said the amendment's 43 words were among the most spiteful ever put on paper.
"It's liberty and justice for all unless you're gay and lesbian," Hebl said.
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAFISKFGRD.htmlcomment : they already had a law but they stayed up all night to do the ammendment..... seems a little obsessive, dosen't it?
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