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Albany, Dec 2
The state of Massachusetts, they have same-sex marriage because the court did it, not the.
People.
The state of Connecticut, they have same-sex marriage because the court did it, not the.
The state of Iowa, they have same-sex marriage because the court did it. The state of Vermont, they have same-sex marriage because the legislator did it. And the state of New Hampshire, they have same-sex marriage because the legislator did it, but not the people.
Let's get some legislation. Let's get some people to do it. So I say, let the people decide. Do it in a resolution. Let the people decide with it. Ladies and gentlemen of the state of New York, I conclude by saying, if you put this issue before the border in a referendum, the border will reject it.
So they have to raise money to elect legislators and governors that will empower, will do away, and as I said before, will do as Mayor Bloomberg did, do away with the will of the people. So I call on you, ladies and gentlemen, members of this body, members of the Republican Party, remember your rules, remember your values, remember your stand, family values, traditional values, moral values.
Go back to your defense of the traditional values. Join me. Join me, a Democrat. Join me, a Hispanic. Join me, a Puerto Rican. Join me, a black, a minority. Join me, a Democrat from the city of New York, in saying no to this legislation and let one day in the future bring it in a referendum to the people of the state.
I thank you, Madam President. I believe this is not easy for you guys, but my anger and my disappointment is not with the gay communities, with my leadership of this body. They have not been straight with me.
They have not been straight with Tom Duane. They have not been straight with me. And that we will come to a point when we vote. So this is the day that the Lord has made. This is the day that we have to decide in something that affects a lot of people and something that is important to me, important to Tom Duane, important to some of you, important to the whole state of New York and to the nation.
God bless you, all of you. And thank you.
Thank you, Senator Diaz.