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I believe this Supreme Court decision is a grave mistake. Five unelected judges have taken it upon themselves to redefine the institution of marriage, an institution that the author of this decision acknowledges ‘has been with us for millennia.’ In 2006 I, like millions of Americans, voted to amend our state constitution to protect the institution of marriage from exactly this type of judicial activism. The states are the proper place for these decisions to be made, and as we have seen repeatedly over the last few days, we will need a conservative president who will appoint men and women to the Court who will faithfully interpret the Constitution and laws of our land without injecting their own political agendas. As a result of this decision, the only alternative left for the American people is to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to reaffirm the ability of the states to continue to define marriage.
Recognizing that our Founders made our Constitution difficult to amend, I am reminded that it was first amended to protect our ‘First Freedom’ - the free exercise of religion. The First Amendment does not simply protect a narrow ‘right to worship,’ but provides broad protection to individuals and institutions to worship and act in accordance with their religious beliefs. In fact, the Wisconsin constitution explicitly protects the rights of conscience of our citizens. I can assure all Wisconsinites concerned about the impact of today’s decision that your conscience rights will be protected, and the government will not coerce you to act against your religious beliefs.
I call on the president and all governors to join me in reassuring millions of Americans that the government will not force them to participate in activities that violate their deeply held religious beliefs. No one wants to live in a country where the government coerces people to act in opposition to their conscience. We will continue to fight for the freedoms of all Americans.
Exciting news today! We’re breaking ground on Foxconn – the largest single economic development project in the history of Wisconsin. The 1st contracts involve businesses with workers in 60 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties!
Foxconn will provide 13,000 good-paying, family-supporting jobs to Wisconsin through their $10 billion investment to build one of the largest advanced manufacturing campuses in the world.
When fully operational, to put Wisconsin first, it’s been estimated that Foxconn will spend about $1.4 billion annually in goods and services sourced from throughout Wisconsin. That is four times what Oshkosh Corporation -- a great WI company -- does with 700 companies in 140 communities acr...oss the state.
An independent report from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce shows that the project will provide an $18 dollar return for every $1 worth of incentives from the state.
In addition, Foxconn has to earn the tax credits. They don’t get the full amount unless they create 13,000 jobs, pay an average of $53,873 + benefits, and invest $10 billion in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is working under our leadership – now, we’re working to spur additional economic growth to help hard-working families across the state win the 21st century!
