As the vote on the ban of same-sex marriage referendum rapidly approaches, more than 100 of Wisconsin's attorneys have come out in opposition to the ban.
The group, who calls themselves Attorneys Against The Ban, just announced the mobilization effort Tuesday and said in a statement they still expect hundreds more lawyers to join the cause.The group is especially concerned about the unintended legal consequences of the ban.
??""The ban's prohibition of any ‘legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals' is so broad it is frightening. I think that a lot of people don't realize that, legally, this ban is about more than just gay marriage,"" Betsy Abramson, a Madison attorney, said.
The group pointed to a case in Ohio in which an amendment similar to the proposed amendment in Wisconsin decreased the severity of domestic violence punishment.
The ban on same-sex marriage referendum will be on the Nov. 7 election ballot.
