Republican senate approves gay marriage bill...
..maybe there's hope for some of the righties after all!
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Great article on HuffPo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-collins/albany-shocks-world-by-br_b_884440.html
Good Lord, how often is it the New York state legislature makes you proud?
The Republican-controlled state Senate voted 32-29 late Friday night to bring gay marriage to New York. The vote came after a long, messy week in which the Republicans fretted endlessly about whether Hasidic florists would be forced to provide flowers to gay weddings, but in the end, they came through and actually did something that was cutting edge and at least a little bit brave. Can't remember the last time that happened. ...
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... Senator Roy McDonald of Saratoga, a Republican who was the first to announce that he was changing his vote to "yes."
"Well, fuck it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing," he told reporters. It wasn't "Give me liberty or give me death," but it was very Albany. ...
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It's a big, big deal. The country is ready to acknowledge the right of gay couples to marry. For young people, it's a no-brainer. For those of us who are older, a lifetime of experience has taught us that gay Americans are our friends, our neighbors, our relatives, and maybe our children. But change has been thwarted by the structure of our politics, which give disproportionate strength to tiny slivers of voters.
We needed some stalwart lawmakers to break the jam. Who would have imagined we'd find them in Albany?
At last Joey will be able to marry his one true love, Jesus. The best part is he will have to move 2500 miles away to do so.
Hell, A_t_G, he could have gone half the distance and done the deed in Iowa some time back! But I'm sure he would be accepted better in NY than in Iowa (and as you say 2500 miles would suit us better!). Iowans just don't take kindly to his type of personality.
Except Jesus wants nothing to do with Joey.
Yes, Xyzzy, even Jesus has his limits.
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