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New York State: Consensus Reached on Religious Exemptions in Gay Marriage Bill

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by YankeeFan, Jun 24, 2011.

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  1. zimbabwe

    zimbabwe Active Member

    Isn't "straight liberal" an oxymoron?
     
    zimbabwe, Jun 25, 2011
    #37
  2. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Dust is holding out for full marriage rights to his coffee pot.
     
    Football_Bat, Jun 25, 2011
    #38
  3. Smallpotatoes

    Smallpotatoes Well-Known Member

    I asked him that once. He didn't answer the question.
     
    Smallpotatoes, Jun 25, 2011
    #39
  4. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    F-bat: Will YankeeFan give the bride away?
     
    dooley_womack1, Jun 25, 2011
    #40
  5. steveu

    steveu Well-Known Member

    Valid points. Maybe this is best left to the states. There were a few brave Republicans in New York tonight, and it's interesting to see how they'll get treated by the electorate. I don't have, pardon the Obama expression, "skin in the game" so to speak, but this could be a state vote that tilts the playing field.
     
    steveu, Jun 25, 2011
    #41
  6. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    You are far from the only one who has asked him that.
     
    outofplace, Jun 25, 2011
    #42
  7. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Whatever the merits of so-called "gay marriage," a hunt in which I do not have a dog at this time, at least it's being pursued in the political sphere, by building some sort of popular consensus and doing it in the various legislatures.
     
    HejiraHenry, Jun 25, 2011
    #43
  8. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    Wouldn't care a bit. I'd just make sure that they were prepared to turn the other cheek to the simple-minded hatefulness of people like you.
     
    deskslave, Jun 25, 2011
    #44
  9. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    I see the Democratic senators who used to oppose gay marriage getting more heat over this than GOPers who switched their vote.
     
    Stitch, Jun 25, 2011
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  10. vicd

    vicd Active Member

    This should make St. Pete's Gay Pride Parade a little more festive today. Wish I had an "I Heart NY" T-shirt to wear.
     
    vicd, Jun 25, 2011
    #46
  11. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Which 'polls in NY' are those? Any links?

    I assume your "Why bother to even vote?" question is rhetorical. Unless you honestly don't understand the mechanics of representative government.
     
    Azrael, Jun 25, 2011
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  12. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/nyregion/gay-marriage-approved-by-new-york-senate.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp

    Of course, you've never been one to let facts get in the way of a good argument before, and I'm sure you're not about to start now.
     
    deskslave, Jun 25, 2011
    #48
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