Sentences with phrase «sex as a bargaining chip»

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If you'll remember, a deal between Smith and the «gang of three» (Diaz, Kruger, and Espada) fell apart when Smith decided his moral standing would be reduced by bargaining away civil rights because the deal hinged on same - sex marriage as a bargaining chip.

But it's only right now a «potential» majority because three «rogue» Democrats, Sen. Carl Kruger, Sen. - elect Pedro Espada Jr., and Sen. Ruben Diaz, all Democrats, are conservative on social issues and at least one has admitted using same - sex marriage as a bargaining chip with Democratic leader Malcolm Smith (pictured, above).

Last week it was reported that the deal, which might have made a technical Democratic majority in the Senate into a solid one, had sacrificed a vote on same - sex marriage in the coming session by using it as a bargaining chip.