Gov.: There’s room in special session for gay-marriage vote
Gov. David Paterson said there’s no reason why a number of non-budget issues shouldn’t be on the agenda for the upcoming legislative session, including a vote on legalizing gay marriage.
“Well we have a number of issues that were not resolved at the end of the session because of the upheaval in the Senate, and since we are having a special session, I don’t see any reason not to continue to address them, including public authority reform, which we’re trying to work out,” he said.
He was referring to a month-long stalemate in the Senate that began last June and ended in July. Senators left Albany without resolving some major legislation that had been on their plate.
The Democrat-controlled Assembly has already passed the gay-marriage bill. The Senate has 32 Democrats and 30 Republicans, but the bill would need some GOP support because not every Democrat is expected to vote yes.
Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Chairman Richard Brodsky, D-Greenburgh, Westchester County, has been working with the governor’s office on a deal for reforming the state’s system of public authorities.
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Just another reason Patterson needs to go. Gay marriage is such an important issue? Give me a BREAK!
Well Steve, yes it is for a vast number of citizens in this state, Paterson was handed a bad deck of cards and its easy for many to criticize. You try to get a room full of children to come to a consensus. Paterson has had to make some very rough and tough decisions, which no one likes, but later everyone will claim responsibility when it saves this state down the road. (and by the way, its Paterson not Patterson)