While the news out of New York state is bad, the 11-2 vote for same-sex is quite gratifying. I rather liked Ta-Nehisi Coates coverage on why the political leadership is more liberal than the population:
Part of this, I'd argue, comes from working, in close proximity, with people, of all stripes, who are concerned with equality. You start out thinking only about yourself--but you end up having to think about women of all colors, gays of all colors, poor and working people of all colors. Maybe I'm just projecting here, I don't know. Modern liberalism has taken its share of hits (many of them deserved) for trafficking in identity politics. But the flip-side is that you become better informed about the politics of other identities. Again this is true of people in "leadership" positions, not of the "rank and file."
That makes sense to me. Now I’m hoping that some of that will carry over to Maryland’s Democratic leadership. Montgomery County would totally pass such a law, but the entire state is a tougher question. I just hope we’re closer now.
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