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Kruger speaks
From a press release forwarded by Facebook's Defeat New York State Senator Carl Kruger in 2010.
“Throughout my fifteen years in the Senate I have supported and advocated passionately for legislation that furthers the cause of human rights and fairness for all.
[Blah Blah Blah].
“Our American government was crafted to function as a representative government. Fifteen years ago, when I voted in support of the death penalty, I was mindful of this fact. We are elected to serve the voters -- those who entrusted us with the mission of advocating for their best interests. It is my belief that the overriding sentiment of the district must merit my utmost attention and respect.
“Therefore, I voted no to the same-sex marriage bill.”
We don't elect leaders to rubber-stamp whatever prejudices we happen to hold at a given moment in history. We elect them to lead.
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Re: Kruger speaks
Oh Bull. I'm in Kruger's district and I support giving gays the right to wed. Kruger also claims to be a progressive Dem which is more bull.
Re: Kruger speaks
“Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.”
-- Edmund Burke, 18th century Irish member of the British Parliament,
At least Joe Addabbo doesn't claim to be personally in favor of equality, while pretending that it was his district that "forced" him to vote no.
More importantly, however, is the question of what Carl Kruger would be sacrificing by voting yes. Seriously, does anyone think he could be beaten by some Doug Hoffman type? Please!
Did he ask people in his district whether he should align himself with the "gang of four"? How much do you want to bet that the people in his district would never align with the likes of Espada and Monserrate? How was he representing their interests then?
And what exactly are the "best interests" of your district? By allowing same-sex marriages, how many businesses in your district will see an upswing in customers? Did you consult their interests? Put that up against the bigotry of those who oppose it-- the same bigotry that prevented Jews from holding elective office in many of the United States for nearly a century!
There is no sin worse than hypocrisy, and Sen. Kruger is a top-level hypocrite.
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well, isn't that the same logic that served Southern Democrats so well they used it for more than a century to deny people of color their rights, er, uphold states' rights?