Here it is everyone. As of today, NY Governor Cuomo expects a marriage equality bill to be passed in Albany by the close of the legislative session next week. This New York Times article points to a Long Island and a Hudson Valley Republican as being two of the tie breakers, though when this story initially broke the rumor was that the passage of the measure was contingent upon a yeah vote from a Staten Island republican whose quote is given in an earlier blog post on this same subject.
Yet another great quote has come along in this string of stories, this time from the Governor himself, who has recently declared "...this is marriage in a civil context — marriage as defined by government, not by a religion". A very important point to be made by proponents of marriage equality, especially as religious groups seek to embed special exemptions from discrimination liability in marriage equality legislation. It is a point hopefully more proponents will use and expound upon in the near future.
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