https://freerepublic.com/tag/incestousmarriage/ en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:40:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231200/posts Gov. David Paterson introduced a bill Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, comparing the effort to the fight for the abolition of slavery. Paterson, whose job approval rating has plunged below 30 percent, is making a political gamble that he can ride the momentum of other states that have recently allowed the practice, and it's unclear how the legislation will play in New York. The proposal is the same bill the Democratic-controlled state Assembly passed in 2007 before it died in the Senate, where the Republican majority kept it from going to a vote. Democrats now control the... WEWS-TV / The Associated Press https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231200/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:40:00 GMT