July 19, 201115 yr Active Members 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
July 19, 201115 yr 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.
July 19, 201115 yr Active Members 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.
July 20, 201115 yr Author Active Members 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
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