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Town clerk in NY same-sex marriage flap re-elected
wxow ^ | November 9, 2011

Posted on 11/09/2011 11:10:14 AM PST by NYer

LEDYARD, N.Y. (AP) - A town clerk in upstate New York's Finger Lakes region who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her religious beliefs has won her re-election race.

Longtime Ledyard town clerk Rose Marie Belforti defeated Ed Easter, a write-in candidate who said he ran because Belforti's stance on licenses was wrong.

New York became the sixth and largest state to sanction gay marriage this summer. Belforti said her Christian beliefs preclude her from issuing licenses to same-sex couples. Her solution was to have her office issue all marriage licenses by appointment so a deputy can handle them.

Belforti had 305 votes to Easter's 186.

Belforti's plan was criticized by some in the town, and a lawsuit from a lesbian couple denied a license was being considered.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; marriage; ny; pederastagenda; religiousliberty; religiouspersecution; ssm

1 posted on 11/09/2011 11:10:17 AM PST by NYer
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To: wagglebee; little jeremiah; Liz; skully; The Mayor

Ping!


2 posted on 11/09/2011 11:11:07 AM PST by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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To: NYer

Elections mean nothing off to court.


3 posted on 11/09/2011 11:11:56 AM PST by boomop1
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To: NYer

The will of the voters means nothing to our would-be masters.


4 posted on 11/09/2011 11:11:56 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: BenLurkin

“The will of the voters means nothing to our would-be masters.”

And that will be the cause of CW-II. Coming soon to a town near you.


5 posted on 11/09/2011 11:16:07 AM PST by Da Coyote (Liberalism - when you absolutely, positively have no ability to produce wealth.)
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To: Da Coyote

“And that will be the cause of CW-II. Coming soon to a town near you.”

Nonsense.

We are not going to fight a war over this town clerk in New York.


6 posted on 11/09/2011 11:19:44 AM PST by trumandogz (In Rick Perry's Nanny State, the state will drive your kids to the dentist at tax payer expense)
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To: trumandogz
We are not going to fight a war over this town clerk in New York.

I believe the poster was referring to the bigger picture of “The will of the voters means nothing to our would-be masters.”, not the town clerk's story.

7 posted on 11/09/2011 11:26:19 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: trumandogz; Da Coyote
We are not going to fight a war over this town clerk in New York.

It won't be just one incidence that causes it, but a multitude of incidents that will eventually break the camels back.

True Americans and Patriots are getting FED UP with the continued crap that we have to put up with. I for one hope I live long enough to see the day we eventually tell these bastards it's over and they are over!

8 posted on 11/09/2011 11:51:13 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: NYer

Ya hoo! We went thru that town during the Paladino campaign. Beautiful area on the finger lakes.


9 posted on 11/09/2011 12:14:10 PM PST by The Mayor ("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat" — Ronald Reagan)
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To: unixfox

“True Americans and Patriots are getting FED UP with the continued crap that we have to put up with. I for one hope I live long enough to see the day we eventually tell these bastards it’s over and they are over!

I’d bet that the ballot box will be used, not the cartridge box. Civil wars are expensive! Shutting down whole agencies is both money saving and ever sooooo much fun!


10 posted on 11/09/2011 12:32:44 PM PST by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: NYer

It just goes to show between Bob Turner winning Wieners old seat and this principled woman from upstate that the gay lobby is loud but not very deep. They make a lot of noise but can’t backup their threats.


11 posted on 11/09/2011 12:45:18 PM PST by shoff (Vote Democratic it beats thinking!)
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12 posted on 11/09/2011 1:03:49 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: NYer

Hey hey hey!!!!

I will ping out later today.


13 posted on 11/09/2011 1:49:55 PM PST by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell.)
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To: NYer

Ledyard, NY?

Heck, I’m originally from that part of the world - never heard of it!


14 posted on 11/09/2011 1:52:18 PM PST by djf (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2801220/posts)
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