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	<title>Comments on: Assembly Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill</title>
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		<title>By: Michael M.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michael M.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 16:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Frank-- you have every right to express your opinion.  Anyone who tries to &quot;destroy&quot; you or your career (unless you are in political office and are voted out) for doing so has his or her own issues to deal with.  

That said, know that we (the pro-marriage equality people) believe that marriage is a right and should be available to two people of the same sex.  So, if you say, &quot;I&#039;m going to stand in the way of you and your rights,&quot; know that people are going to get angry.  There will be some yelling... it&#039;s to be expected.

Really, it&#039;s amazing how the anti-marriage equality folks constantly try to portray *themselves* as the victims.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Frank&#8211; you have every right to express your opinion.  Anyone who tries to &#8220;destroy&#8221; you or your career (unless you are in political office and are voted out) for doing so has his or her own issues to deal with.  </p>
<p>That said, know that we (the pro-marriage equality people) believe that marriage is a right and should be available to two people of the same sex.  So, if you say, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to stand in the way of you and your rights,&#8221; know that people are going to get angry.  There will be some yelling&#8230; it&#8217;s to be expected.</p>
<p>Really, it&#8217;s amazing how the anti-marriage equality folks constantly try to portray *themselves* as the victims.</p>
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		<title>By: Frank</title>
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		<dc:creator>Frank</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 17:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Homosexual marriage will be come the law of the land. No one wants to have themselves or their career destroyed by opposing it or even speaking against it...we are not free to speak only the &quot;correct&quot; speak...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Homosexual marriage will be come the law of the land. No one wants to have themselves or their career destroyed by opposing it or even speaking against it&#8230;we are not free to speak only the &#8220;correct&#8221; speak&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Tom S</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom S</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks to Jeff and other honest GOP morons for further alienating that horribly bigoted and destructive party from the mainstream.  

Here we come, 45 state Obama victory in 2012.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to Jeff and other honest GOP morons for further alienating that horribly bigoted and destructive party from the mainstream.  </p>
<p>Here we come, 45 state Obama victory in 2012.</p>
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		<title>By: Jacob</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jacob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 13:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pam,

Nice comment, especially as you ridicule someone else in order to prove your point about marriage equality. Does Jeff&#039;s sexuality matter? Of course not. Hence the point behind gay marriage; legally speaking, sexuality should not and does not matter.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pam,</p>
<p>Nice comment, especially as you ridicule someone else in order to prove your point about marriage equality. Does Jeff&#8217;s sexuality matter? Of course not. Hence the point behind gay marriage; legally speaking, sexuality should not and does not matter.</p>
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		<title>By: Jacob</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jacob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 13:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JT, why is it brave to do the right thing?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JT, why is it brave to do the right thing?</p>
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		<title>By: Abraham</title>
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		<dc:creator>Abraham</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 05:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And God bless the State Assembly of New York for taking a stride toward equal rights under the law.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And God bless the State Assembly of New York for taking a stride toward equal rights under the law.</p>
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		<title>By: Abraham</title>
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		<dc:creator>Abraham</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 05:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I truly hope (and suspect) Jeff may have intended his comment to be facetious.  If not, well . . . words can not express how silly and misguided that comment is and we can only hope that Jeff will get hit upside the head with the common-sense/reality stick a few times.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I truly hope (and suspect) Jeff may have intended his comment to be facetious.  If not, well . . . words can not express how silly and misguided that comment is and we can only hope that Jeff will get hit upside the head with the common-sense/reality stick a few times.</p>
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		<title>By: tony</title>
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		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 04:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BUT JEFF!!! 

I LOVE MY TURTLE!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BUT JEFF!!! </p>
<p>I LOVE MY TURTLE!!!</p>
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		<title>By: JT</title>
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		<dc:creator>JT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kudos to the brave Assembly of New York, let us hope that the noble Senators of New York State have the courage and foresight to stand on the side of equal protection of the laws for all of New York&#039;s citizens! Let&#039;s hope that the Senate of New York takes the brave and important step of signing on to marriage equality. New York is a bellwether state and a national leader of consequence, lead the way to equality and justice for all of New York&#039;s families, support marriage equality.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kudos to the brave Assembly of New York, let us hope that the noble Senators of New York State have the courage and foresight to stand on the side of equal protection of the laws for all of New York&#8217;s citizens! Let&#8217;s hope that the Senate of New York takes the brave and important step of signing on to marriage equality. New York is a bellwether state and a national leader of consequence, lead the way to equality and justice for all of New York&#8217;s families, support marriage equality.</p>
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		<title>By: Marc</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Legal Cat you are so right.

I think we should also not forget that Governor Paterson was the one who showed leadership to advocate for same-sex couples in New York to have the right to get married. 

Its too bad the Jeff&#039;s of this world would rather have legalized discrimination.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Legal Cat you are so right.</p>
<p>I think we should also not forget that Governor Paterson was the one who showed leadership to advocate for same-sex couples in New York to have the right to get married. </p>
<p>Its too bad the Jeff&#8217;s of this world would rather have legalized discrimination.</p>
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		<title>By: LegalCat</title>
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		<dc:creator>LegalCat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jeff.  Dude.  Do you honestly not see the difference between two people who both want to marry each other doing so, and a person marrying an animal who is incapable of even understanding what marriage is, much less wanting to be married?  You seriously don&#039;t get that marriage is about both of the participants desiring to enter into the union, and that that&#039;s simply impossible when one of them is an animal?  

Of course you do.  You just want to show off how you think guys kissing guys is icky, because you think that makes you more studly.  Not working.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeff.  Dude.  Do you honestly not see the difference between two people who both want to marry each other doing so, and a person marrying an animal who is incapable of even understanding what marriage is, much less wanting to be married?  You seriously don&#8217;t get that marriage is about both of the participants desiring to enter into the union, and that that&#8217;s simply impossible when one of them is an animal?  </p>
<p>Of course you do.  You just want to show off how you think guys kissing guys is icky, because you think that makes you more studly.  Not working.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 02:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Marriage to turtles is not far away! 2012 and President Sarah Palin cannot come any sooner. Constitutional amendment banning this at the same time! PALIN 2012!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marriage to turtles is not far away! 2012 and President Sarah Palin cannot come any sooner. Constitutional amendment banning this at the same time! PALIN 2012!</p>
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