In NY Senate Two Anti-Gay Dems Cut Deal With Republicans
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/08/dem-defections-give-gop-c_n_212782.html
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Republicans and two dissident Democrats took control of New York's Senate on Monday after the two New York City renegades voted with the GOP to throw the fledgling Democratic majority out of power.
The decision by senators Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens to join the coalition gave Republicans a 32-30 voting edge on hastily introduced measures that changed the leadership structure. Neither Espada nor Monserrate changed party affiliation.
Democrats held the Senate for barely five months after being out of power for four decades.
Shortly after the coup, Republicans named Espada temporary president of the Senate and Republican Dean Skelos of Nassau County vice president and majority leader. Skelos was majority leader in 2008.
Those are the most powerful positions in the chamber. With them, the bipartisan coalition can direct legislation and reassign committee and leadership posts.
Democrats tried to leave the chamber, even turning off the lights briefly, and are expected to challenge Monday's action in court.
The coup throws into doubt the movement to legalize same-sex marriage, one of the major policy issues still pending for the last two weeks of the regular session. Although passed in the Democrat-led Assembly, it is stalled in the Senate. Several Republicans and Sen. Ruben Diaz, a Bronx Democrat oppose the measure.
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It appears that there will be no marriage equality in NY after all...
The decision by senators Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens to join the coalition gave Republicans a 32-30 voting edge on hastily introduced measures that changed the leadership structure. Neither Espada nor Monserrate changed party affiliation.
Democrats held the Senate for barely five months after being out of power for four decades.
Shortly after the coup, Republicans named Espada temporary president of the Senate and Republican Dean Skelos of Nassau County vice president and majority leader. Skelos was majority leader in 2008.
Those are the most powerful positions in the chamber. With them, the bipartisan coalition can direct legislation and reassign committee and leadership posts.
Democrats tried to leave the chamber, even turning off the lights briefly, and are expected to challenge Monday's action in court.
The coup throws into doubt the movement to legalize same-sex marriage, one of the major policy issues still pending for the last two weeks of the regular session. Although passed in the Democrat-led Assembly, it is stalled in the Senate. Several Republicans and Sen. Ruben Diaz, a Bronx Democrat oppose the measure.
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It appears that there will be no marriage equality in NY after all...
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Liberal_Extinction
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Maybe they realized marriage rights ARE equal, EVERYONE has the right to marry someone of the opposite sex.
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Liberal_Extinction
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uroborus8
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Absolutely amazing. Do you think the democrats did this to avoid same-sex marriage?
- 2 years ago
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uroborus8
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UrbanGypsy
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uroborus8:
I have no clue... I cannot help but feel betrayal and a sense of abandonment from the democratic party. The GOP is full of hypocrites, but I expected the Democratic party to be better than this...
Politicians will be politicians... they play with people's lives to get their careers a little bit farther.
- 2 years ago
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UrbanGypsy
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@claritynow on twitter says "Dem Defections Give GOP Control Of New York Senate -"
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