Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s office said that 500 same-sex couples who were married in June will be recognized as legally married couples in Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Walker’s administration also said Monday that some same-sex couples could amend their previous tax returns.
According to Walker spokesman Laurel Patrick, when it comes to issuing marriage licenses the governor’s administration will treat same-sex couples the same as heterosexual couples.
The move by Walker’s administration comes after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal to reinstate the state’s ban on gay marriage.
Walker himself, as the Journal-Sentinel notes, is an opponent of same-sex marriage. About a week ago though Walker said that Wisconsin lost its fight over protecting the ban on same-sex marriage.
Not as if Scotty had a choice.
“Walker Administration: Wisconsin Will Recognize 500 Same-Sex Marriages”
…no more, no less…500 shall be the number of same-sex marriages recognized and the number of same-sex marriages WI will recognize shall be 500…not 501…and not 499, excepting that WI shall then proceed on to 500. 502 is right out. Once 500 be reached, being the 500th number, then shall WI wait for the Apocalypse.
Poor Walker…next thing you know, he’s going to be earning the wrath of the Christian Right for not going down with the ship.
Not only did Walker have no choice in the matter, he is hoist by his own petard because of his virulent opposition to equality (in all its myriad legal forms) which gained him points with his reactionary radical right base—points he is now in danger of losing because he didn’t keep tilting at that particular windmill.
He’s in a bad position electorally, and it shows.
His internal polling must be horrid. He usually doesn’t reach out to moderates. First choice, now this.