Comments on: Withers: New York joins gay marriage battle http://www.365gay.com/blog/041709-new-york-jumps-head-first-into-gay-marriage/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:45:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: drewski http://www.365gay.com/blog/041709-new-york-jumps-head-first-into-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-52885 drewski Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:59:19 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=6713#comment-52885 Then when is the "right" time, James? Let's see...can't be an even-numbered year, because there'll be Federal elections. Should it wait until Upstate legislators allow the City to re-impose income tax on commuters into NYC? Should it wait until there is major progress on cleaning up the absolute chaos of NYS local government? Should it wait until the next NYC mayoral election? Should it wait until Buffalo and Syracuse are as job-rich as Sunbelt cities? The two persistent obstacles are the Upstate/Downstate (meaning Greater NYC)divide, and the state legislature which has come to function as a poorly-run transfer program to keep nearly all of Upstate from bankruptcy. Oh--almost forgot. There's Diaz in the Bronx, waving the religion flag for the state Dems. Why do you seem less interested in the concrete gesture of calling him out for his bigotry, or any concrete gestures by anybody, than in the abstract argument of "it's not the right time." With everything I've listed (and plenty more there's not room for), how is now not the "right" time for marriage equality in NYS? And if it doesn't pass on this try, what rule is there that says we can't try again? What is your argument for New Yorkers having even greater inequality than the "compromise" mess that Jersey got into? Then when is the “right” time, James? Let’s see…can’t be an even-numbered year, because there’ll be Federal elections. Should it wait until Upstate legislators allow the City to re-impose income tax on commuters into NYC? Should it wait until there is major progress on cleaning up the absolute chaos of NYS local government? Should it wait until the next NYC mayoral election? Should it wait until Buffalo and Syracuse are as job-rich as Sunbelt cities? The two persistent obstacles are the Upstate/Downstate (meaning Greater NYC)divide, and the state legislature which has come to function as a poorly-run transfer program to keep nearly all of Upstate from bankruptcy. Oh–almost forgot. There’s Diaz in the Bronx, waving the religion flag for the state Dems. Why do you seem less interested in the concrete gesture of calling him out for his bigotry, or any concrete gestures by anybody, than in the abstract argument of “it’s not the right time.” With everything I’ve listed (and plenty more there’s not room for), how is now not the “right” time for marriage equality in NYS? And if it doesn’t pass on this try, what rule is there that says we can’t try again? What is your argument for New Yorkers having even greater inequality than the “compromise” mess that Jersey got into?

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.365gay.com/blog/041709-new-york-jumps-head-first-into-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-52684 Jonathan Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:58:06 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=6713#comment-52684 Mr. Withers, I certainly hope that you would not gloat if the bid to set marriage equality failed in NY. That would be disingenuous and anti-equal rights. Mr. Withers,

I certainly hope that you would not gloat if the bid to set marriage equality failed in NY. That would be disingenuous and anti-equal rights.

]]> By: Joe http://www.365gay.com/blog/041709-new-york-jumps-head-first-into-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-52628 Joe Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:35:27 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=6713#comment-52628 Governnor Paterson has been a LONG supporter of marriage equality. To say that he's introducing a bill just to further his career is ingrateful. Governnor Paterson has been a LONG supporter of marriage equality. To say that he’s introducing a bill just to further his career is ingrateful.

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