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I've been hoping that with the NY state government finally in Democratic hands, after 40 years of appalling gridlock, this would be the next state after Connecticut to revise marriage laws to permit same-sex marriage.
Until this week, I've felt that we were very likely to get such a law through the pipeline swiftly--with a progressive governor and a Dem majority in Albany. ( But this article in today's NY Times is cause for alarm. )
So my fellow New Yorkers: here's a chance to make a huge difference fast. Contact your state senator and Assembly member and make it clear that she or he must not support Díaz, and that you want to see the legislature pass a same-sex marriage bill this session, without the slimy manipulation-tactics of a California-style referendum. Further, let Kruger, Díaz, and Espada know that you will campaign actively against them in future elections, and will help to rally a statewide effort to unseat them if they try to use gay marriage as a wedge issue.
Any of you who are in Kruger, Espada, or Díaz's district: This especially means you. Elections to state office are won on small voter numbers: activism at this level can be extremely effective.
( Contact info for Diaz, Kruger, and Espada behind the cut. )
Until this week, I've felt that we were very likely to get such a law through the pipeline swiftly--with a progressive governor and a Dem majority in Albany. ( But this article in today's NY Times is cause for alarm. )
So my fellow New Yorkers: here's a chance to make a huge difference fast. Contact your state senator and Assembly member and make it clear that she or he must not support Díaz, and that you want to see the legislature pass a same-sex marriage bill this session, without the slimy manipulation-tactics of a California-style referendum. Further, let Kruger, Díaz, and Espada know that you will campaign actively against them in future elections, and will help to rally a statewide effort to unseat them if they try to use gay marriage as a wedge issue.
Any of you who are in Kruger, Espada, or Díaz's district: This especially means you. Elections to state office are won on small voter numbers: activism at this level can be extremely effective.
( Contact info for Diaz, Kruger, and Espada behind the cut. )
