WI Domestic Partner Registry upheld

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http://fox6now.com/2012/12/21/wisconsin-court-upholds-domestic-partner-registry/

MADISON (AP) — A state appeals court has ruled Wisconsin’s domestic partner registry is constitutional.

The 4th District Court of Appeals said in an opinion released Friday that the domestic partnership law does not violate the marriage amendment.

Democratic lawmakers created the registry in 2009. It grants same-sex couples a host of legal rights, including the right to visit each other in hospitals and make end-of-life decisions for one another.

Members of the Conservative Group Wisconsin Family Action filed a lawsuit two years ago alleging the registry violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s ban on gay marriage. A Madison judge ruled last year the registry was legal.

Good. I hope Wisconsin Family Action stops being idiotic about this and leaves it alone.