He also broke with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, calling again for an immediate
vote on a marriage equality bill, arguing that voters have a right to know where their elected officials stand.
New York State Senate Majority Leaders Dean Skelos, a Republican, has long said he'd allow
a vote on a marriage equality bill and not block it from the floor, even though he himself is against it.
Not exact matches
And one of the Republicans who
voted «yes»
on marriage in New York was approached by a major corporation who is the largest employer in his district and told in no uncertain terms that they wanted the
marriage equality bill to pass.
The Senate did not
vote on the proposed
marriage equality bill, which was passed by the Assembly Wednesday, leaving two key issues still up in the air.
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On 5 February 2013 MP Bob Blackman rebelled, voting against the bill in the House of Commons Second Reading vote on marriage equality in Britai
On 5 February 2013 MP Bob Blackman rebelled,
voting against the
bill in the House of Commons Second Reading
vote on marriage equality in Britai
on marriage equality in Britain.
That's why it makes no sense to laud Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. for courage in
voting for the
marriage bill, then go
on to laud Hunter for being «someone who thinks there is a way to provide
equality for gays while respecting the beliefs of religious groups.
We are heartened that there continues to be respectful and productive dialogue
on the issue of
marriage equality and believe we are getting close to a
vote on the Governor's
marriage bill.
The Bronx minister is banking
on the fact that he's calling Duane's bluff and the
marriage -
equality advocate doesn't really have the
votes, but is just trying to get the
bill on the floor.
Kruger, of course, was one of eight Democrats who
voted «no»
on the New York
marriage equality bill yesterday.
As a
vote to legalize gay
marriage maybe / probably approaches, only one more Republican state senator needs to support
marriage equality for the
bill to pass, and the pressure is intense
on the small number of undecideds.
«The Log Cabin Republicans announced Tuesday that the GOP's New York leadership in both the state senate and assembly are going to allow Republican legislators to make «conscience
votes»
on Gov. David Paterson's
marriage -
equality bill rather than pressuring party members to
vote against it, giving the legislation a much stronger likelihood of picking up Republican
votes in both chambers.
Says Paterson of the
marriage equality bill: «People who've lived together for 10, 20, 30 years are waiting, hoping that this legislation will pass while they still have the breath to elicit an «I do»
on the altar, and I think it's time that it happens, and if I have to see legislation fail so I can identify who
voted against it to better persuade them, then I'll take that chance.»
Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat in the New York State Senate to
vote against the
marriage equality bill, blamed the loss
on fellow Christians who, he says, «pray too much and act too little,» the Christian Post reports:
Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat in the New York State Senate to
vote against the
marriage equality bill, blamed the loss
on fellow Christians who, he says, «pray too much and act too little,» the Christian Post reports: «Pastors... Read
After moving speeches from many supporters
on the floor of the New York State Senate, the body
voted 24 — 38 to defeat the
marriage -
equality bill passed three times by the State Assembly.