New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently
vetoed a bill that would have allowed all federal judges to
officiate at weddings in New York… because of the possibility that a few of the
jurists might have been appointed by President Trump. Cuomo said of the bill
that was passed by an overwhelming majority in the Democratic-controlled state
legislature: “I cannot in good conscience support legislation that would authorize
such actions by federal judges who are appointed by this federal administration.
President Trump does not embody who we are as New Yorkers. The cornerstones
that built our great state are diversity, tolerance, and inclusion. Based on
these reasons, I must veto this bill.”
Currently, all state judges
are allowed to preside over weddings, as can the governor himself, mayors, and
even deputy city clerks, in addition to members of the clergy and any member of
the public specifically ordained for the occasion. Yet only certain federal
judges are eligible to preside over wedding ceremonies. The bill Cuomo quashed
would have expanded eligibility to all New York federal judges, as well as
those from out of state.
The governor apparently has
the temperament of a toddler in his “terrible twos,” petulantly refusing to
permit even the possibility of a Trump appointee helping to see a couple
through to wedded bliss. His action was truly petty, close-minded,
mean-spirited, mind-blowing… his stated reason for it spectacularly
hypocritical, illogical. In order to uphold the Empire State’s supposed values
of “diversity, tolerance, and inclusion,” he commits an act so intolerant
it will mandate the exclusion of many judges from around the country and
anyone who doesn’t think like the governor himself… from officiating a
wedding!
What’s next for Gov. Bozo? Will he ban firemen
who speak well of Trump from fighting fires and getting cats down from trees?
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