The Governor of Wisconsin has refused to reiterate his previous arguments against same-sex marriage, claiming it "doesn't matter" what he thinks.
US District Judge Barbara Crabb struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban on Friday, leading some clerks to begin marrying couples immediately.
Attorney General J B Van Hollen has aggressively fought against the ruling, seeking an emergency stay to put the ban back in place , and even warning that the clerks could be 'punished' for carrying out marriages.
However, the state's Republican governor Scott Walker - tipped to be a Presidential candidate in 2016 - yesterday repeatedly dodged questions about his stance on same-sex marriage at a press conference.
He told the Journal-Sentinel : "If the people voted to change something in the state's constitution, I think it is right for the state's attorney general to uphold the constitution.
"It really doesn't matter what I think now, it's in the constitution."
Pressed on his opinion, he added: "I don't comment on everything out there."
Asked whether his lack of a clear answer meant he was rethinking his position on the issue, he said: "No, I'm just not stating one at all."
He added: "You can print whatever you want, but I did not decline comment."
Over 500 same-sex couples have so far married in Wisconsin.
Judge Crabb is holding a hearing today, during which she may temporarily stop same-sex couples from marrying.
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