/This was forced on the people of New York against our will (per the usual for this agenda) and we will not let it stand./
Forced on us against our will, huh? That must be why so many people (homosexual and straight) were cheering and partying after this law was passed. That must be why a majority of New Yorkers (myself included) support same-sex marriage. That must be why our state senate and state assembly, both of which are comprised of people legally elected by New Yorkers, followed every legal procedure by voting to pass this bill.
But if a state votes to deprive its own citizens of legal rights and protections and officially declares them third-class citizens in everything but name, THAT'S not forcing anything on people "against their will?" Oh, no, not when it's something that YOU want. Not when it's being horrible to people that you don't like. Shut up, you stupid, patronizing hypocrite. And that goes for all the members of your precious NOM as well.
/I suspect that when we look back on this we will see that this was the moment when the people of this state (and this country) got a giant wake-up call./
Yes, this will be the moment when scores of people will justifiably say, "What the heck took you so long?" Or, if they're more cynical, they may say, "What was the big deal? The whole country should have taken care of that ages ago. Why on earth did it have to be state-approved rather than federally-approved?"
/It reminds me of something a certain Japanese Admiral said after the attack on Pearl Harbor:/
...So, let me get this straight.
You're comparing the passage of a bill which would extend legal rights and protections to a greater amount of people to a horrible act of terrorism that killed hundreds of people?
Why don't you just throw your arm across your forehead and moan, "Woe is me!" already? Dear lord, SHUT UP.