If they vote or don't vote, Senate Republicans weigh the political risks of same-sex marriage

brooklynite

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Fri Jun-24-11 07:23 AM
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If they vote or don't vote, Senate Republicans weigh the political risks of same-sex marriage

Albany �Republicans senators are in a tough spot.

As soon as today, the New York Senate�s majority party could decide whether to duck out of Albany without voting on same-sex marriage or risk allowing a vote.

If there�s a vote, all it would take is one more Republican to vote yes, and same-sex marriage will become legal � something sure to anger the GOP�s conservative wing and expose Republican senators to primary election challenges next year.

But walking away from the issue without a vote could prove the riskier political strategy as the nation waits to see whether New York becomes the sixth and largest state to sanction same-sex marriage.

Given the age of a number of Republican Senators, maybe they're hoping they kick the bucket before having to vote either way...

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RKP5637

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Fri Jun-24-11 07:32 AM
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1. It's so pathetic in this country when voting for civil rights is a negative. I'm sure

there are some civil rights issues that sailed through OK (can't think of any), but so often trying to get civil rights in this country for a minority is an endless battle. It should not be that way in a country that brags about equality, freedom and equal opportunity to the rest of the world. It seems one portion of our society is always being beaten down by another portion. True, it's far worse in other countries, but we could do better.

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