NM Watchman Jose Vasquez analyzes Santa Fe City Council same-sex marriage vote

Written by NM Watchman Jose Vasquez

Last evening, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, the Santa Fe City Council passed a non-binding Resolution recommending that New Mexico County Clerks and the New Mexico Attorney General implement same-sex marriage in New Mexico. The Resolution passed with

 

5   FOR

 

1   AGAINST

 

2   ABSTENTIONS.

The resolution is based on what we consider a false premise:  “New Mexico marriage laws do not define marriage as between a man and a woman.”

 

 

 

Each Councilor, with the exception of Councilor Chris Calvert, spoke to the issue. Their votes, rationales and religious affiliations are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

MAYOR David Coss:

 

VOTE:     The Mayor only votes if a tie, Mayor Coss however led the charge

 

RATIONALE: Wants to “walk my daughter down the aisle” in a marriage to                                       another woman.

 

RELIGION:       Member, Saint John’s Catholic Church Santa Fe

 

 

 

COUNCILOR Pattie Bushee- Sponsor

 

VOTE:                FOR
RATIONALE:  Wants to marry another woman.

 

RELIGION:        Raised Catholic – No known church affiliation

 

 

 

COUNCILOR Ron Trujillo – Sponsor

 

VOTE:               FOR

 

RATIONALE: Claimed child abuse in heterosexual marriage was as problematic as                            same-sex marriage.

 

RELIGION:       San Isidro Catholic Church

 

 

 

COUNCILOR Chris Calvert – Sponsor

 

VOTE:               FOR

 

RATIONALE: Moved to adopt the motion.

 

RELIGION:       Church of Antioch at Santa Fe (Metaphysical church)

 

 

 

MAYOR PRO TEM Rebecca Wurzburger

 

VOTE:                FOR

 

RATIONALE:  Equated the opposition with southern racism.

 

RELIGION:        Raised Southern Baptist, not currently affiliated

 

 

 

COUNCILOR Peter Ives

 

VOTE:               ABSTAINED

 

RATIONALE: Gave up the position of Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus at                           the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Frances rather than stand for                                       traditional marriage.

 

RELIGION:      Member, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Frances

 

 

 

COUNCILOR Bill Dimas

 

VOTE:               ABSTAINED

 

RATIONALE: Has a 37-year-old homosexual stepson. Could not bring himself to                               vote against his wife and her son.

 

RELIGION:      Member, Santa Maria de la Paz

 

 

 

Councilor Christopher Rivera

 

VOTE:                 AGAINST (Only member voting NO)

 

RATIONALE:   Only councilor who stood in opposition to the Resolution.  Based                                 decision on biblical principles.

 

A non-binding resolution does not carry the weight of law.  The effort appears to                  be only to provoke a legalistic confrontation.

God bless you today.

 

 

 

 

 

Jose Vasquez

 

 

 

 

 

‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?  Matthew 19:5