Comments on: NY Senate not expected to vote on gay marriage

By: tigergwm

tigergwm — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:22:47 +0000

Kari: Don’t you ever heard “backlash election.” When the people had enough of one side party’s problems. That why, democrats took the America back in control, last year. Unfortunately, in New York State, too many wolf crier problems create to take back New York State back to Republicans. That is going happen next election. Unless someone have a better game to shut up the wolf criers. It is the Republicans’s problem when they lost the control of senate and don’t know how to be graceful losers after the game.

By: robertocucina

robertocucina — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:25:06 +0000

There are only 25 votes for the bill, 32 are needed including some republicans. Forget it, its not going to pass this year or next year. The naysayers have seen what happened in Maine and California, their careers are more important than our equality. Its always been that way and that won’t change. Call it pessimism if you like, but its our reality. We’re far outnumbered, we have no “armies” of zealous supporters as the other side does and less money than they do. DOMA will NEVER be overturned, maybe DADT but definitely NOT DOMA.

I only voted for this president as the least of the two evils. I agree with others, do NOT support or vote for democrats who don’t want our equality. We can’t totally abandon the party altogether though I do understand the sentiment to do just that and its well founded. Who else has the power to advocate and legislate for us? Certainly not the GOP. If we all got behind the Greens maybe it would force the dems to act more aggressively in our behalf, to no longer take our votes for granted as they have always done. Without our votes, the dems can’t succeed. It should be us flexing our muscle, no more political correctness, it doesn’t work.

By: randy

randy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:59:24 +0000

If there’s no vote to at least nail down all State Senator’s positions on this, then NONE of them should get any campaign funds.

By: gayactivist101

gayactivist101 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:48:56 +0000

Lets face it the NY Senate will “avoid the issue of SSM” for another 5 years!!!

This is not news, it is just re-recycled news over and over again!!!

It will ALWAYS pass the NY Assembly – but NEVER the NY Senate!!!!!

What did I tell ya!!!!????

By: Wayne M.

Wayne M. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:39:23 +0000

The fact that the New York senate does not have the guts to stand for equality is unfortunate. Winning marriage equality across the United States is not going to be easy, but it can be done if we are prepared to struggle and not bow down.

By: CornetMustich

CornetMustich — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:26:45 +0000

It’s time NY!
In the meantime come to CT to get married.
Cheers, Joe Mustich,
Justice of the Peace,
Washington, Connecticut, USA.

By: Burton Bagby-Grose

Burton Bagby-Grose — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:22:32 +0000

Two steps forward and one step back. That’s of course frustrating, but we can all take heart that progress is continuing and that we have right on our side.
May God continue to bless our efforts to achieve full equality.

By: Randy LaBolle

Randy LaBolle — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:25:16 +0000

definately not supporting the democratic party with money and any Dem who isn’t fervant for gay rights.

By: Kari

Kari — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:36:00 +0000

Facebook User: It would be more wise to boycott anti-gay Democrats rather than the Democrats at large. Boycotting the entire party would only help Republicans get elected, and aside from a few bright spots the vast majority of the GOP views our civil rights as antithetical to what they believe in.

tigergwm: On what basis do you think that the Republicans will regain control of the state Senate next year?

By: tigergwm

tigergwm — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:08:24 +0000

It has go to push through the floor, before the next election, because the Republican are going to take over the majority next election and we would not go see the issue for next four to eight years. Moron Democratic !!! We are not going to make any contribution to you at next election. Your lose is our lose!!!