Friday, June 24, 2011

ITP SOCIAL JUSTICE: NEW YORK MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL "UP OR DOWN VOTE" TONIGHT


The New York State Senate today has announced that the Marriage Equality Bill has been modified to accommodate exemption for religious institutions as a vote will hit the Senate floor tonight no later that 11pm or 12 AM EST.
FROM THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE: After many hours of deliberation and discussion over the past several weeks among the members, it has been decided that same sex marriage legislation will be brought to the full Senate for an up or down vote.

The entire Senate Republican Conference was insistent that amendments be made to the Governor’s original bill in order to protect the rights of religious institutions and not-for-profits with religious affiliations. I appreciate the Governor’s cooperation in working with us to address these important issues and concerns.

As I have said many times, this is a very difficult issue and it will be a vote of conscience for every member of the Senate.
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