Day: June 24, 2011
Breaking News: Any Adult in New York Can Now Marry Any Other Adult They Love
A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in New York passed the state senate 33-29. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who proposed the legislation, is expected to sign it.
“New York has finally torn down the barrier that has prevented same-sex couples from exercising the freedom to marry and from receiving the fundamental protections that so many couples and families take for granted,” Cuomo, a Democrat, said in a written statement shortly after the vote.
With New York on board, that means there are 6 states down, and 44 to go.
Flashback: California Legislature Passed Marriage Equality Laws – Twice
The fact that Republicans are holding up the marriage equality bill in the New York Legislature is yet another reminder of how heartlessly they play politics with the lives of their fellow citizens.
The Democratic-controlled legislature passed two bills, in succession, that would have made marriage equality legal, but they were vetoed by the Republican governor, who was, ironically, a notorious serial adulterer.
It is also instructive, perhaps, to remember that a similar but now nearly forgotten episode — or, rather, episodes — happened in California not very long ago, and I’m not talking about Prop 8.
In New York, the Democratic governor supports the bill pending in the legislature. In our case, the situation was reversed, in a sense, the Democratic-controlled legislature passed two bills, in succession, that would have made marriage equality legal, but they were vetoed by the Republican governor, who was, ironically, a notorious serial adulterer.
Here’s the recap from the Wikipedia page, Same-sex marriage in California:
