Politics slows gay marriage vote – Times
Politics slows gay marriage vote
Delay of marriage bill in New York linked to rent control regulations deal in state Senate.
MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. Conflicting interests and political maneuvering threatened to stall a vote in New York on whether to legalize gay marriage, viewed by advocates and opponents alike as a pivotal moment in the years-long debate.
Gay marriage supporters Anne Saile, left, of Ballston Lake, N.Y., and Jason Ganns, of Albany, N.Y., speak with The Associated Press Thursday in Albany. Conflicting interests and political maneuvering threatened to stall a vote on whether to legalize gay marriage.
AP PHOTO
The Republican leader of the state Senate, which controls the fate of the measure, emerged from yet another closed-door meeting Thursday morning with no plan to bring the issue to a vote. Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican, gave the brief update after meeting with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a supporter of same-sex marriage.
Another Republican, Sen. Martin Golden of Brooklyn, said the collapse of a deal to extend New York City rent control regulations late Wednesday night was linked to the slowdown in discussions over gay marriage. Golden said he still expects the marriage bill to come to a vote, but that may not happen this week. It had been expected as early as Thursday.
Bloomberg, a major financial backer of the Senate Republicans, declined immediate comment after meeting with the senators for an hour.
The legalization of gay marriage in New York now falls squarely on the shoulders of GOP state senators under intense political pressure from the important Conservative Party and internal polling that shows growing, but not necessarily majority, support for same-sex marriage.
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