Posted on 11/09/2011 11:10:14 AM PST by NYer
LEDYARD, N.Y. (AP) - A town clerk in upstate New York's Finger Lakes region who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her religious beliefs has won her re-election race.
Longtime Ledyard town clerk Rose Marie Belforti defeated Ed Easter, a write-in candidate who said he ran because Belforti's stance on licenses was wrong.
New York became the sixth and largest state to sanction gay marriage this summer. Belforti said her Christian beliefs preclude her from issuing licenses to same-sex couples. Her solution was to have her office issue all marriage licenses by appointment so a deputy can handle them.
Belforti had 305 votes to Easter's 186.
Belforti's plan was criticized by some in the town, and a lawsuit from a lesbian couple denied a license was being considered.
Ping!
Elections mean nothing off to court.
The will of the voters means nothing to our would-be masters.
“The will of the voters means nothing to our would-be masters.”
And that will be the cause of CW-II. Coming soon to a town near you.
“And that will be the cause of CW-II. Coming soon to a town near you.”
Nonsense.
We are not going to fight a war over this town clerk in New York.
I believe the poster was referring to the bigger picture of “The will of the voters means nothing to our would-be masters.”, not the town clerk's story.
It won't be just one incidence that causes it, but a multitude of incidents that will eventually break the camels back.
True Americans and Patriots are getting FED UP with the continued crap that we have to put up with. I for one hope I live long enough to see the day we eventually tell these bastards it's over and they are over!
Ya hoo! We went thru that town during the Paladino campaign. Beautiful area on the finger lakes.
“True Americans and Patriots are getting FED UP with the continued crap that we have to put up with. I for one hope I live long enough to see the day we eventually tell these bastards it’s over and they are over!
I’d bet that the ballot box will be used, not the cartridge box. Civil wars are expensive! Shutting down whole agencies is both money saving and ever sooooo much fun!
It just goes to show between Bob Turner winning Wieners old seat and this principled woman from upstate that the gay lobby is loud but not very deep. They make a lot of noise but can’t backup their threats.
Hey hey hey!!!!
I will ping out later today.
Ledyard, NY?
Heck, I’m originally from that part of the world - never heard of it!
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