The Syracuse Post-Standard, via Syracuse.com, has responded to Governor Patterson's statement of equal rights by posting verbatim the response from the Conservative Party. No other reactions are given. For some reason, the Conservative Party not even been given top billing on this issue, but the only billing. One has to assume, given that fact, the response must be concise and factual.
Of course, one should not assume.
Yesterday, Governor David Paterson declared that New York State must recognize out-of-state gay marriage while the residents of New York State are denied the opportunity to be heard on this subject.
Judges are supposed to interpret the laws as written, Governors are supposed to administer the laws as written and the Legislature writes the laws and so far, they have been silent on this issue. Marriage in New York State is between a man and a woman. The California Judges overturned the will of the California people and Governor Paterson is apparently trying to do the same thing in New York.
- Conservative Party of New York
Hey, you know what would be awesome? If a major newspaper didn't present this information as fact, when it is completely detached from anything approaching reality. Governor Patterson did not declare anything in the formal sense. He simply administered and enforced the law as interpreted by the judges of the New York state appeals court, who determined that refusing to recognize marriages performed elsewhere is a violation of the New York State constitution, which is maintained by the legislature. Every branch acted within its sphere here. Alleging that Patterson is trying to overturn the will of the people is not only irresponsible; it is a complete fabrication. It is a lie. And yet it is the position of the only organization given voice about the matter in the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Unbelievable.
