the next govenor... NY is dooomed.
Posted on 10/07/2006 6:07:39 AM PDT by nj26
By saying on Thursday night that he will push to legalize gay marriage, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer put himself at the vanguard of the effort to recognize such unions, staking out a position that most prominent Democrats, including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, have shied away from.
Mr. Spitzer, who is running for governor and holds a commanding lead in the polls, made his strongest declaration yet in support of gay marriage in his remarks to the Empire State Pride Agenda, the state’s leading gay lobbying group. He told the audience, “We will make it law in New York.”
If elected, Mr. Spitzer, a Democrat, would be the most prominent state official in the nation to call for the legalization of gay marriage, though Democratic candidates for governor in California and Massachusetts have also expressed support. Many prominent Democrats, including Senator Clinton, have supported gays on other issues but not on this one, which has led to friction in their relations with gay leaders. Among the few prominent politicians who support it are Senators Russell D. Feingold of Wisconsin and Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, both Democrats; and Lincoln Chafee, a Rhode Island Republican.
The nationwide effort to legalize gay marriage has sputtered since a Massachusetts court legalized such unions in that state in 2004. In July this year, the New York State Court of Appeals said the issue should be decided by the State Legislature, giving the issue new immediacy in the state.
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Finally... some good news!
...unnngh!
Lol....
We shouldn't forget though that it was New York's legalization of abortion in 1970 which set the stage for Roe v. Wade.
Like nobody knew this?
70% of NY'ers are against GM
This is going to be worse than Mario Cuomo--especially because Spitzer will have an activist liberal ally who's mayor of NYC.
I can believe that.Poll after poll here in Massachusetts show that homosexual "marriage" would lose in a referendum....and that's why key politicians and every leftist group here are acting to keep the question off the ballot.
That's wht Ma is doomed to extinction.
It's good to see the Dhim's overplaying their hand... it bites them on the a$$ every time.
I wonder how Charles Schumer feels about gay marriage in New York? He's from New York, isn't he?
I wonder how Charles Schumer feels about gay marriage in New York? He's from New York, isn't he?
IMO, Medicare/Medicaid fraud is rampant in NY State, but you'll never hear a word from him about it. He's a typical liberal nut case who only goes after "Evil Big Business" and Wall St!
Hold on to your wallets folks!
NY state: paging Foley, paging Foley
Yep, he's one of my two distinguished senators. < spit>
He's a commie-lawyer just like Blumenthal of CT...
No, we don't need an amendment banning gay marriage. Whatever for? /sarcasm
I have a question: if GM is allowed in a State, how does that work with Federal taxes? Or Social Security. If the Feds don't recognize GM.
Every time I read an article like this it points out to me the gap between Democraps\liberals and Republicans\conservatives is becomming wider and wider !!!
the next govenor... NY is dooomed.
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