Members Lucky Posted July 19, 2011 Members Posted July 19, 2011 In what may be one of the biggest milestones in how far we have come, the US Senate voted 80-13 to confirm an openly gay man to the federal bench. Think about that- the divided US Senate managed 80 votes for a gay man: The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed a New York City lawyer to become the first openly gay man on the federal bench. James Paul Oetken - a Greenwich Village resident and adjunct law professor at Fordham University - was approved for the prestigious post by an 80-to-13 margin. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/07/19/2011-07-19_senate_oks_city_lawyer_as_1st_gay_man_for_fed_bench.html#ixzz1SYiJMCBb Quote
Guest CharliePS Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 In what may be one of the biggest milestones in how far we have come, the US Senate voted 80-13 to confirm an openly gay man to the federal bench. Think about that- the divided US Senate managed 80 votes for a gay man: The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed a New York City lawyer to become the first openly gay man on the federal bench. James Paul Oetken - a Greenwich Village resident and adjunct law professor at Fordham University - was approved for the prestigious post by an 80-to-13 margin. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/07/19/2011-07-19_senate_oks_city_lawyer_as_1st_gay_man_for_fed_bench.html#ixzz1SYiJMCBb It must be the Fordham connection. Quote
Members TampaYankee Posted July 19, 2011 Members Posted July 19, 2011 In what may be one of the biggest milestones in how far we have come, the US Senate voted 80-13 to confirm an openly gay man to the federal bench. Think about that- the divided US Senate managed 80 votes for a gay man: The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed a New York City lawyer to become the first openly gay man on the federal bench. James Paul Oetken - a Greenwich Village resident and adjunct law professor at Fordham University - was approved for the prestigious post by an 80-to-13 margin. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/07/19/2011-07-19_senate_oks_city_lawyer_as_1st_gay_man_for_fed_bench.html#ixzz1SYiJMCBb Hallelujah!!!!!! Not so much that a gay judge was confirmed but that ANY judge was confirmed by the Senate. It's great that is the first openly gay judge. But the GOP has had a strangle hold on judicial appointments by this administration even though Obama has nominated many moderates. Quote
Members Lucky Posted July 20, 2011 Author Members Posted July 20, 2011 Gawker saw an interesting twist in the Times report of the news: http://gawker.com/5822508/ny-times-story-on-first-gay-federal-judge-complemented-by-tasteful-bathhouse-ad Quote
