The race for the Speaker of the City Council is heating up, with most of the heat now being diverted at newcomer Councilman Jumaane Williams, who refused at Tuesday night’s debate to clarify his positions of same-gender marriage and abortion.
According to sources and a recent New York Times report, Mr. Williams opposes both same-gender marriage and abortion. The issue is especially problematic for Mr. Williams because he is a founding member of the council’s Progressive Caucus, which includes many LGBT and pro-choice advocates.
But Mr. Williams refused to say where he stands on either hot-button issue, according to Politicker.
“I don’t think any of that matters for the job that I’m trying to get,” he told reporters at Brooklyn Borough Hall. “The only thing I can tell you is to look at the issues that have come before the City Council. Perhaps it would be a different conversation if I was trying to go somewhere else, but I’m going to the City Council. Another time I’m happy to discuss it. My beliefs aren’t private, they’ve never been. But I just came off a panel where they discussed a lot of things and how we’re going to move forward on this.”
“I look forward to speaking to each of my colleagues about their concerns across a broad range of issues,” Mr. Williams told Capital New York today through a spokesman.
“Once I have a chance to have these conversations, which must be ongoing beyond a speaker’s race, I am confident that I can show why I am the strongest choice to serve as speaker of the City Council,” he added.
(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)
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To the low-life swine, who are determined to destroy normal society, this issue seems to have become a litmus test, toigether with unrestricted abortion.
Anyone who dares to reneder a dissenting opinion is personna-non-grata.
Kudos to Mr. Williams for standing up for traditional values.
If only more council members, including Jewish ones, did the same.
Bravo Jumaane and keep it up!
Way to go Jumaane!
Keep it up!
Other council members should join you in standing up to the extreme liberal pressure groups who want to restrict the rights of religious people to oppose immorality.
Jumaane and I served together in the Student Government at Brooklyn College, those many years ago. We didn’t agree on much, but he was one of the best people to work with. He was honest, sincere, and wanted the best for the students. He would always hear out other sides and explain his position in a far more rational way than you’d expect from a college student. There was always partisan bickering, but at the end of the day, Jumaane was one of the guys that would shake your hand and remain friends. While I don’t live in NYC anymore, I look forward to watching Jumaane’s rise through politics.