I've been fairly ambivalent to somewhat disappointed in what Paterson has done so far. It's about time he did something I could really get behind.
Go Patty!
By JOSEPH SPECTOR
Gannett News Service
ALBANY _ Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he plans to re-introduce legislation to make same-sex marriages legal in New York.
The legislation is expected to mirror a gay-marriage bill introduced in 2007 by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who -- with Paterson as his running mate -- campaigned in 2006 on a platform that included marriage equality.
"We'll put a bill out and let the people decide one way or the other,"
Paterson said Wednesday morning on WHCU-AM (870) in Ithaca.
But even with legislation from Paterson, the state Legislature has not signaled the bill would pass both houses. In 2007, the state Assembly passed Spitzer's marriage bill, but it stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate and remains that way now under Democratic control.
Paterson has been an outspoken supporter of marriage equality for same-sex couples and has indicated he would sign legislation to make it law. His legislation is expected to be submitted in advance of a major lobbying day in Albany by gay-rights groups on April 28.
The Democratic governor said he hopes the measure makes it to the Senate floor for a vote, even though he said he's not sure it would pass.
"Why can't a bill just be on the floor and lose?" he said, adding "if you have the votes later on to pass it, bring it back."
New York continues to debate same-sex marriages even as Vermont and Iowa legalized it in the past week.
Now with the Senate in Democratic hands, gay-rights groups are more optimistic of the bill's passage this year.
With a program bill from Paterson, "it's just another level of support that we anticipate and glad to have," Alan Van Capelle, executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda.
But the Senate still appears a few votes shy from having the 32 votes needed for passage.
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story...65695&catid=37
People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.
I've been fairly ambivalent to somewhat disappointed in what Paterson has done so far. It's about time he did something I could really get behind.
Go Patty!
~WnyresidentBut your being a dick
I agree this is somthing that needs to be talked about, but NOW?
I have a feeling that Patterson plans on coming out of the closet after he get's laughed out of office!
"I know you guys enjoy reading my stuff because it all makes sense. "
Dumbest post ever! Thanks for the laugh PO!
"I know you guys enjoy reading my stuff because it all makes sense. "
Dumbest post ever! Thanks for the laugh PO!
Great move Paterson. The state is in a shambles financially and one of your priorities are to work on civil union marriages. I'm counting the hours until the next election.
Let me articulate this for you:
"I'm not locked in here with them. They're locked in here with me!!"
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Let me articulate this for you:
"I'm not locked in here with them. They're locked in here with me!!"
HipKat's Blog
"I know you guys enjoy reading my stuff because it all makes sense. "
Dumbest post ever! Thanks for the laugh PO!
sounds like a diversion to me.
Willful ignorance is the downfall of every major empire in history.
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." - Mao, 1938
Seriously...civil rights aren't worth considering when you're short on money? And considering that tax policy is set in part on marriage status, yes this DOES have to do with taxes and what we're paying.
Just because we have a budget jam doesn't mean the rest of the business of the state should or can grind to a halt.
With tax time coming up, I don't think anything would distract us from that. If anything, consider that Paterson might be trying to push the gay marriage through hoping it stays under the radar during the budget crisis.
~WnyresidentBut your being a dick
Patterson is probably thinking about marriage license fees.
Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. Ronald Reagan
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