We in Wisconsin are lucky to have Russ Feingold as one of our representatives. Here are some new statements given by the Senator at a listening session in Kenosha:
“The proposed ban on civil unions and marriage is a mean-spirited attempt to divide Wisconsin and I indicated that it should be defeated,”
“It discriminates against thousands of people in our communities – our co-workers, our neighbors, our friends, and our family members. It would single out members of a particular group and forever deny them rights and protections granted to all other Wisconsin citizens. It would also outlaw civil unions and jeopardize many legal protections for all unmarried couples, whether of the same or the opposite sex. We shouldn’t enshrine this prejudice in our state’s Constitution.”
"gay and lesbian couples should be able to marry and have access to the same rights, privileges and benefits that straight couples currently enjoy.”
“Denying people this basic American right is the kind of discrimination that has no place in our laws, especially in a progressive state like Wisconsin. The time has come to end this discrimination and the politics of divisiveness that has become part of this issue.”
-from http://feingold.senate.gov/
All together now: Thanks Russ!
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