Criminal Penalty for Illegal Marriage

I think this law goes too far.

That is until Myers and his partner, Steve Brondino, learned of an obscure state law that makes it a crime for Wisconsin residents to enter into marriage in another state if the marriage would be prohibited here. The law imposes a penalty for those who enter into a marriage that’s prohibited or declared void in Wisconsin of up to $10,000 and nine months in prison.

It’s entirely appropriate for the State of Wisconsin to not recognize a marriage that is illegal in Wisconsin, but a criminal penalty is overboard.  For example, if I went to Alabama and got a fishing license, I could not come back to Wisconsin and use it.  Marriage should be treated the same way.  If these folks want to go to California and obtain a marriage license, that’s fine, but it won’t mean anything in Wisconsin.