New York Governor David Paterson's sticking to his good, gay word.
The politico, who took over after Eliot Spitzer's hooker scandal, vowed earlier this year to bring same-sex nuptials to the Empire State. While couples can't yet marry within state lines, Paterson and his team this month declared that New York must accommodate gay marriages performed elsewhere, like California, which will likely start issuing same-sex marriage licenses June 17th.
In a directive issued on May 14, the governor’s legal counsel, David Nocenti, instructed the agencies that gay couples married elsewhere “should be afforded the same recognition as any other legally performed union.â€
The revisions are most likely to involve as many as 1,300 statutes and regulations in New York governing everything from joint filing of income tax returns to transferring fishing licenses between spouses.
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Legal experts said Mr. Paterson’s decision would make New York the only state that did not itself allow gay marriage but fully recognized same-sex unions entered into elsewhere.
Paterson's move comes after a New York court ruled in February that the state must honor all marriages performed elsewhere, even if they're of the lavender variety.
New York agencies now have until June 30th to review policies and ensure they don't conflict with same-sex nuptials. The ruling will not, however, apply to certain civil sectors, like family courts that would decide custody. Nor, it seems, will gays be protected from testifying against one another. Those small details, some say, prove that the state still needs to pass its own marriage laws, which would definitely cut down on travel time!
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Why can't they allow gay marrige in NY instead of recognizing the others? It seems like new version "Don't tell don't ask". "Don't do it here in NY! Do it somewhere else!" Not a bad news but it sounds bizzare!
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He reminds me of the Governor from Blazing Saddles played by Mel Brooks. But, hey, I love him. Great news!!!
Patterson can't just suddenly decree gay marriage in New York, but this is a clear signal that he won't stand in the way of it. Thank God Eliot slept with those whores!
I think this is an obvious sign that we're not far away from gay marriage in NY, now that Paterson is in office.
Iloves,
Because the state Senate won't vote on it.
Gregoire,
Eliot also supported gay marriage. He proposed a bill which was passed by the house but not the senate.
Anarchos,
It has nothing to do with Paterson being in office. His policies on marriage are the same as Spitzers.
Q,
Pack your bags, grab your rings, and head to sunny California. We'll gladly marry you to your spouse and send you home with a certificate.
best governor ny has ever had
It's expected that many New York gay couples will flock to California this summer to marry, and then flock right back to New York to get some long-awaited marital benefits back home. How are airlines preparing? By replacing seatback copies of "Skymall" with copies of "Details," see more here: http://www.236.com/news/2008/0.....m_6823.php
I happen to believe what the Bible says. All of this stuff ranks up there with Madeline Murray O'Hare!! Guess this country it really becoming the "Elite Atheist Nation". What a pity!!
Gov Patterson: I forgive you. Apparently you couldn't read the document you were signing. Just a thought………..
RPCV, I have a thought for you…suck my dick and eat my ass. When you are finished with that…then tell me what other thoughts you have…
Tom, depends what you look like. I love doing both to the right guy!!
Makes me proud to be from Western NY here. David Paterson may be a Downstater, but he's one of the good ones.
Tom, don't do it! RPCV is bad lay.
And besides that…he's a thirteen-year-old girl!
Here are my thoughts on the gay marriage bit
"All you judgmental people just need to quit"
I mean seriously who decides which sin is greater then the next?
Or which one is the most serious or which one a little less?
And why use the Bible as an excuse to condone
You deciding what goes on in someone else’s home
Cause lets be real if you want to get technical
There are so many other sins that are just as unethical
The Bible also said you shouldn’t marry outside your race
And if you did…both of were considered a disgrace
It also says that sex before marriage is forbid
Now how many of you aren't married but still got kids?
I read in the same Book that adultery is a shame
Yet most of you play with your marriage like a game
Which leads to another sin in that same Book
It says Divorce is a sin…yep…just take a look
'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'
Meaning gossiping and lying is not overlooked behavior
"Honor thy father and respect thy mother"
Yet you curse and disrespect them as if you can get another
It says do not commit murder…but you know what’s the same
Abortion…only it's legalized under a different name
So who is it that determines which one is allowed to be broke?
And which one is serious and which one a joke?
If you steal a pencil or take another’s life
Or gossip with your friends or cheat with someone’s wife
Which one is the one that’s going to send you to hell?
Has anyone passed on then came back to tell?
So how do you know being with someone of the same sex?
Is worse then the sin you did today or even your next?
You don't know…so who are you to judge me?
Do I tell you whom to love or with whom you should be?
Do I tell your doomed because of all the sins you participate?
So how can you look at me and be filled with such hate?
That itself, you know, is another sin
So don't you think its time for your hypocritical thoughts to end?