Apparent GOP takeover of NYS Senate could stop gay marriage vote
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The apparent Republican takeover of the NYS Senate could mean that gay marriage is dead in its tracks.
Could mean.
Gay marriage was to be one of the major issues for the last two weeks of the regular session.
It’s not clear—at least to me—whether this bloodless coup will take hold. The Dems seem to be saying, not surprisingly, that it won’t stick.
The whole thing stems from Democratic Senators Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens deciding to form a coalition with the GOP. That’s them, Monserrate on the left.
The two promised to do so months ago—shortly after Dems took over the Senate for the first time in decades—if they did not get important leadership posts and a promise that gay marriage would not reach the floor.
(AP Photo/Mike Groll, file)
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