You'll remember, we're sure, that back in July, the first legal same-sex marriages took place in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo allied himself with a number of LGBT groups in New York and they did everything they could to get a law passed.
You might also remember that a conservative group run by Rev. Jason J. McGuire called New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms has filed a lawsuit to try to put a stop to the newly legalized same-sex marriage law in New York. They say that Cuomo strong-armed Republican lawmakers and held illegal closed-door meetings.
Justice Robert Wiggins, a New York judge, seems to agree and is allowing the lawsuit to continue.
“It is ironic that much of the state’s brief passionately spews sanctimonious verbiage on the separation of powers in the governmental branches,” Justice Wiggins wrote, “and clear arm-twisting by the Executive on the Legislative permeates this entire process.”
Of course, LGBT groups are frustrated. It's great that they're allowed to marry, but what good is it if it gets overturned on procedural grounds?
Claudia Stallman, of the Lesbian & Gay Family Building Project, says she doesn't expect the law to be overturned, but if it does, it'll be “very bad.”
You might also remember that a conservative group run by Rev. Jason J. McGuire called New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms has filed a lawsuit to try to put a stop to the newly legalized same-sex marriage law in New York. They say that Cuomo strong-armed Republican lawmakers and held illegal closed-door meetings.
Justice Robert Wiggins, a New York judge, seems to agree and is allowing the lawsuit to continue.
“It is ironic that much of the state’s brief passionately spews sanctimonious verbiage on the separation of powers in the governmental branches,” Justice Wiggins wrote, “and clear arm-twisting by the Executive on the Legislative permeates this entire process.”
Of course, LGBT groups are frustrated. It's great that they're allowed to marry, but what good is it if it gets overturned on procedural grounds?
Claudia Stallman, of the Lesbian & Gay Family Building Project, says she doesn't expect the law to be overturned, but if it does, it'll be “very bad.”
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