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Democrats ask Walker to drop gay marriage lawsuit

By: Associated Press//July 16, 2014//

Democrats ask Walker to drop gay marriage lawsuit

By: Associated Press//July 16, 2014//

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats in the Wisconsin state Senate are asking Gov. Scott Walker and fellow Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to drop defense of the state’s gay marriage ban, arguing it’s a waste of money.

The 15 state senators sent the letter on Wednesday.

Van Hollen last week filed an appeal to a federal judge’s ruling finding the state’s ban to be unconstitutional. Walker is a named defendant in the lawsuit.

Walker spokeswoman Jocelyn Webster said “Walker takes seriously the oath of office that he took to support the Wisconsin Constitution. If others do not take that oath seriously, that is their decision.”

Van Hollen’s spokeswoman Dana Brueck said he is fulfilling his oath and doing his job.

No date has been set for oral arguments in the case.

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