Justin's Political Corner

In the Wisconsin recall debate, the moderators asked Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett about the subject of same-sex marriage, noting that national opinions have evolved in the six years since Wisconsin voted to ban it. Have his own views evolved, and would he sign a civil unions bill if one were passed in the legislature?

It was not directly stated in the quesiton, but Barrett had opposed same-sex marriage in the past — in the 1990’s, when he was in Congress, he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act.