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NY Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, giving an incredibly eloquent rationale for Gay Marriage on NY1.
“It seems very quick to you folks in the media but for me it’s been a long struggle - and [now] a great sense of elation and joy. I think it’s the right thing to do, the majority of New Yorkers think it’s the right thing to do and it’s about time that we treat gay and lesbian couples the same way we treat everyone else.
The first time I debated this bill on the floor I pointed out that two drunk people can get on a plane, fly to Las Vegas, stand in front of an Elvis impersonator and they get to have something that I cannot get from my government. This is not about a seat in your synagogue, it’s not about a pew in your church - this is about a document that the state issues to people, and it issues it every day. And many of my straight colleagues in state government have had this license two or three times. It’s about time that I have the right to have it once.”
He said they have the 32nd vote, and anticipates having a same-sex marriage bill by dawn. Fingers crossed. Change the Ratio!
(Taken with instagram)](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnbjl9n3nv1qcoc21o1_500.jpg)
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NY Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, giving an incredibly eloquent rationale for Gay Marriage on NY1.
“It seems very quick to you folks in the media but for me it’s been a long struggle - and [now] a great sense of elation and joy. I think it’s the right thing to do, the majority of New Yorkers think it’s the right thing to do and it’s about time that we treat gay and lesbian couples the same way we treat everyone else.
The first time I debated this bill on the floor I pointed out that two drunk people can get on a plane, fly to Las Vegas, stand in front of an Elvis impersonator and they get to have something that I cannot get from my government. This is not about a seat in your synagogue, it’s not about a pew in your church - this is about a document that the state issues to people, and it issues it every day. And many of my straight colleagues in state government have had this license two or three times. It’s about time that I have the right to have it once.”
He said they have the 32nd vote, and anticipates having a same-sex marriage bill by dawn. Fingers crossed. Change the Ratio!
(Taken with instagram)
