New York State Sen. Hiram Monserrate , one of eight shameful "Democrats" who voted against marriage equality and recently convicted of a vicious assault on his girlfriend, was expelled late last night by his colleagues who say the Queens Democrat brought shame on the chamber. Monserrate attacked his girlfriend, slashed her face and dragged her down a flight of stairs ... all captured on video surveillance.
Disgusted Democrats and Republicans joined together 53-8 to make Monserrate the fourth sitting state lawmaker ever expelled - and the first since 1861. "Sen. Monserrate's abusive and unlawful conduct damages the integrity of the New York state Senate and demonstrates a lack of fitness to serve in this body," Sen. Eric Schneiderman (D-Manhattan) said after the vote. Monserrate said he expects to be a senator for "many, many years" and promised an immediate legal challenge, maintaining it's up to the voters to judge him...The defiant Queens Democrat told the senators he hopes none of them slip up one day and find themselves "at the mercy of certain colleagues with unfortunate political agendas." He also apologized to his colleagues and asked for their "forbearance and foregiveness."
Monserrate was "booed" as he was escorted from the chamber, the newspaper adds.
Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday night immediately called a special election for March 16 to fill Monserrate's seat. Assemblyman Jose Peralta announced a primary challenge to Monserrate after the lopsided marriage vote. Peralta has a stellar record on LGBT rights and voted three times to pass the marriage equality bill in the Assembly and twice voted to pass the transgender civil rights bill, the Gender Expression
Non-Discrimination Act. During the holidays, anti-gay activists plastered hundreds of despicable flyers around Monserrate's Queens district to "thank" him for his "no" vote. And you may recall that gay activists crashed Monserrate's holiday party and shouted "How can wife beaters get married and we can't? Hiram
believes marriage should be between one man, one woman and a broken
bottle!" Watch the video again WHEN YOU JUMP ...
New York is being beautifully blanketed in snow today.
And now this. Awesome.
I think I'll add a little Jamaican Rum Creme to my coffee. ;-)
Posted by: Taylor Siluwé | 10 February 2010 at 10:54
GTFO, Monserrate and take Sen. Ruben Diaz with ya ass!!
Posted by: CC | 10 February 2010 at 11:23
Every Senator who voted against expulsion should be investigated to see if they are guilty of domestic violence.
Posted by: libhomo | 10 February 2010 at 15:27
That's what he get's for voting against this. These naysayers will be brought down. The same will happen to Sarah Palin and the likes. Equality is what's right!
Posted by: Trey | 11 February 2010 at 01:52