Comments on: Sen. Morahan comes out…against gay marriage http://rock-prog.org/2009/07/morahan-comes-out-against-gay-marriage/ The information site of the Rockland Progressive Democratic Caucus Sat, 29 May 2010 13:09:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tom Morahan and “The Party of No” Defeat Marriage Equality Bill | Nyack News and Views http://rock-prog.org/2009/07/morahan-comes-out-against-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Tom Morahan and “The Party of No” Defeat Marriage Equality Bill | Nyack News and Views Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:35:00 +0000 http://rock-prog.org/?p=500#comment-181 [...] the Marriage Equailty bill before the State Senate. With Morahan’s passionate help (he came out strongly against gay marriage in July), the bill was defeated 24-38. While many Democrats gave [...] [...] the Marriage Equailty bill before the State Senate. With Morahan’s passionate help (he came out strongly against gay marriage in July), the bill was defeated 24-38. While many Democrats gave [...]

]]> By: Nyack News and Views » A County Election that Really Matters http://rock-prog.org/2009/07/morahan-comes-out-against-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Nyack News and Views » A County Election that Really Matters Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:53:41 +0000 http://rock-prog.org/?p=500#comment-177 [...] the DSSC and other non-partisan statewide reform organizations to take notice. Morahan, who has recently taken a staunch anti-gay rights stance and who has been consistently against ethics and election reform in Albany, will finally meet a [...] [...] the DSSC and other non-partisan statewide reform organizations to take notice. Morahan, who has recently taken a staunch anti-gay rights stance and who has been consistently against ethics and election reform in Albany, will finally meet a [...]

]]> By: A county election that really matters | Rockland Progressive Dems - The information site of the Rockland Progressive Democratic Caucus http://rock-prog.org/2009/07/morahan-comes-out-against-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-176 A county election that really matters | Rockland Progressive Dems - The information site of the Rockland Progressive Democratic Caucus Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:31:39 +0000 http://rock-prog.org/?p=500#comment-176 [...] the DSSC and other non-partisan statewide reform organizations to take notice. Morahan, who has recently taken a staunch anti-gay rights stance and who has been consistently against ethics and election reform in Albany, will finally meet a [...] [...] the DSSC and other non-partisan statewide reform organizations to take notice. Morahan, who has recently taken a staunch anti-gay rights stance and who has been consistently against ethics and election reform in Albany, will finally meet a [...]

]]> By: Nyack News and Views » State Senator Morahan Says No To Gay Marriage http://rock-prog.org/2009/07/morahan-comes-out-against-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Nyack News and Views » State Senator Morahan Says No To Gay Marriage Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:19:38 +0000 http://rock-prog.org/?p=500#comment-170 [...] Rock Progressive Dems [...] [...] Rock Progressive Dems [...]

]]> By: stevebret http://rock-prog.org/2009/07/morahan-comes-out-against-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-169 stevebret Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:42:38 +0000 http://rock-prog.org/?p=500#comment-169 Cliff, thanks for the heads up. I am angry. I wrote (pen & paper) to Morahan and spoke to his office twice over the past several weeks urging him to support marriage equality. I didn't expect his enthusiastic support but I had hoped that he would, at the end of the day, do the right and just thing. What angers me is the tone of his rationale: in his own words, “I know my community is divided. If you can accommodate both sides, why not do that?” How would the Senator have voted forty years ago over the issue of white only/black only drinking fountains? Would he quip "no problem, both sides are accommodated"? Sen. Morahan, I ask you this question: If tomorrow, the community became divided over your flavor of domestic arrangement; asked you and your wife to trade in your dusty old marriage certificate for a freshly minted civil union document... would you do so? I think not. I urge everyone to call this man and let him know you feelings. —Steve Bretschneider Cliff, thanks for the heads up.

I am angry. I wrote (pen & paper) to Morahan and spoke to his office twice over the past several weeks urging him to support marriage equality. I didn’t expect his enthusiastic support but I had hoped that he would, at the end of the day, do the right and just thing. What angers me is the tone of his rationale: in his own words, “I know my community is divided. If you can accommodate both sides, why not do that?”

How would the Senator have voted forty years ago over the issue of white only/black only drinking fountains? Would he quip “no problem, both sides are accommodated”?

Sen. Morahan, I ask you this question: If tomorrow, the community became divided over your flavor of domestic arrangement; asked you and your wife to trade in your dusty old marriage certificate for a freshly minted civil union document… would you do so? I think not.

I urge everyone to call this man and let him know you feelings.

—Steve Bretschneider

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