AP’s Gormley Gripes That ‘Old-time Back-room Politics’ Has Delayed Same-sex Marriage Bill in N.Y. Senate
Somehow when I think of “old-time back-room politics” I don't associate it with important debates about the definition of marriage and the safeguarding of religious liberties. But apparently AP's Michael Gormley does. Here's how he opened his June 21 story which the Washington Post ran on page A2 (emphasis mine): ALBANY, N.Y. — Old-time backroom politics faced down hundreds of chanting protesters from each side of the debate over same-sex marriage in New York on Monday as the issue stalled over whether religious groups could be protected from discrimination charges under legislation that would legalize such unions. And Albany’s notoriously entrenched politics won — for now. In fairness, Gormley was referring to New York state senators more so than the passionate pro-family activists waiting outside the caucus room. That being said, the AP reporter communicated his distaste with the legislative wrangling between the state senate's Republican majority and liberal Democratic Gov. Cuomo, griping that the impasse was a “disappointment” for same-sex marriage advocates (emphasis mine): After a three-hour conference behind closed doors, during which groups from each side waited in a stifling hot hallway, Senate Republicans emerged without comment.
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