New York Governor David Paterson caused controversy when he declared the Empire State would honor out-of-state gay marriages. While social conservatives scoffed at Paterson's progressive stance, it seems New Yorkers are giving him the thumbs up: 53% support his edict.
That's all well and good, but thinks get a little more complex as your break it all down:
A majority of voters, 55 percent to 30 percent, said the issue should have been decided by the Legislature, not the governor. Democrats supported the governor’s executive order by a margin of 64 percent to 30 percent, and independent voters by a margin of 56 of 37 percent, while Republicans opposed it, 57 – 37 percent.The poll revealed a complex division of opinion when asked about whether same-sex marriage should be permitted in New York State:
* 42 percent said same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry;
* 31 percent said these couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not marry;
* 21 percent said there should be no legal recognition of same-sex unions.
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Gay marriage is the stupidest most fucked up concept on the planet. I hate the state of this country right now and people who feel the need to have same sex unions make me want to fucking throw up. Hopefully this is banned GLOBALLY sometime in the near future, or maybe you folks can all go live on an island somewhere by yourselves….how about Anarctica? Or maybe fucking mars!
Who are you?! And why are you on this website? If you don't like the idea of legalizing marriage for gays then get off this (and other websites) that support it.
Buffy — Obviously they're here to stir shit up. Ignore the trolls. They're not worth the time.
Ahhh, what a cute couple. I wonder if they were plotting to fuck around on each other while the picture was being taken?
My point: He obviously doesn't know a thing about meaning of marriage and monogamy and so forth. It's a shame he has a voice in extending rights about which he has no clue what they mean.
Buffy, you're espousing the left-wing loony mantra. You want to silence (limiting people's 1st amendment rights) those you disagree with but you want no controls exercised over your own venom. Left wing loons are living contradictions and hypocrites.
Buffy- let them talk. The one good thing about them talking is that the more they do the more they lose political power. Seriously, as social progress goes- we are making huge leaps and bounds because they are so nasty.
So, RPCV in 10 years when you and the other crazies are on a street corner yelling "you going to hell you dirty queers" – just remember- it's cause you consigned yourself to the dustbin of history.
Cujo, I'm impressed by the logical force of your argument — so carefully reasoned and supported with relevant evidence!
RPCV, it seems from your other posts that you are a gay man, yet it seems (#4 above), that you don't support gay marriage. Er … why?
Because he's not a gay man, but instead some troll. Just because someone says something online doesn't mean its true, and even if it is, doesn't mean people should feed them.
Andy: As Dr. Joel Emanuel Gallant writes on the Body.com Q&A, study my previous posts in the archives to learn why I don't and never will support gay marriage.