Duane Calls Dem Betrayal on Marriage 'Contagious Lack of Backbone'
Elizabeth Benjamin at the NY Daily News reports a "pale and shaken" Tom Duane immediately following the New York marriage equality rejection.
Said Senator Duane, the bill's lead sponsor: "I wasn't expected to be betrayed, and so I have some justified anger. But it's just going to propel me to - I don't want to say redouble my efforts, because my efforts have been pretty strong - but I'm not going to let up. I'm angry. I'm disappointed. I am let down. I'm betrayed. But I am not going away...Unfortunately, I think there was a contagious lack of backbone that occurred here today. And I’m angry about that and sad about that, but it was contagious. Similarly, the opposite would have meant far more votes than anyone had expected but unfortunately that wasn’t the way it went today."
The Christian clown Diaz needs to recognize where his allegiance lies when it comes to him sitting in the Senate. It's to the laws of the State and country, NOT to his church. If he cannot reconcile his religious beliefs with equality and rights and laws in New York, he should resign. I believe he has no business holding both a clerical and Senatorial position anyhow because of the conflicts of interest (regarding separation of Church and State).
Resign, Diaz, put yourself out of our misery!
Posted by: CKNJ | Dec 3, 2009 2:43:13 PM