Gov. David Paterson of New York has told state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states and countries where they are legal, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.
The governor’s legal counsel told state agencies in a May 14 memo to revise policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in California and Massachusetts as well as Canada and other countries that allow gays and lesbians to marry, said Erin Duggan, the governor’s spokeswoman.
The memo informed state agencies that failing to recognize gay marriages would violate the New York’s human rights law, Duggan said.
Slowly, gradually, as each timorous reactionary whimper dissipates, another class of 2nd-class citizenship continues to end in this land.
>>It is criticism of a decision reached==not
>>legislation as otherwise formally defined.
Ah, so now we’re finally, after 180 posts, getting to the meat of the matter.
The Bobbonian definition of “legislating from the bench” is completely unrelated to what everyone else means when they say “legislating from the bench”.
You’re just pissed about the ruling.
In othe0r words, you’re a homophobe and the idea of gay marriage creeps you out.
Why is this the way things always seem to turn out with the anti-gay-marriage crowd?
#181–Mustard==if you would read #39 you would have a greater context for your pea brain to roll around in.
Bobbo, I think we have established, beyond the shadow of doubt, that you’re a homophobe and the idea of gay marriage creeps you out.
Time to give it up, son.
#180
I have read #39 and am not trying to be manipulative. This is not legislating from the bench. The Court shot down existing legislation that used invalid justification for qualifying benefits and privileges. There is no new legislation here.