Early Monday morning dozens gathered outside the Livingston County Courthouse in Geneseo, NY. They came to pray regarding a lawsuit that New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (NYCF) filed questioning the legality of the process whereby same-sex “marriage” became law in New York.

“It’s important that God’s people remember that these battles are first and best fought on our knees,” said Rev. Duane Motley, NYCF’s Founder and a plaintiff in the case.

New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms v. New York State Senate is being heard by the Honorable Robert Wiggins, Livingston County Supreme Court Judge.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office is seeking a quick dismissal of the case. The Attorney General himself actually voted for same-sex “marriage” when he was a member of the State Senate in 2009. The November 14hearing was the Attorney General’s attempt to silence the truth regarding this lawsuit before the evidence is even presented.

Rev. Jason J. McGuire, NYCF’s Executive Director and a plaintiff in the suit, was quoted saying:

“There is no question that some politicians, particularly the Governor and many Republican senators, want this issue to go away. They’re growing increasingly nervous as both the 2012 election cycle and the scrutiny of this vote loom larger.”

The Liberty Counsel’s Rena Lindevaldsen did a masterful job representing NYCF’s concerns with the illegality of New York’s gay “marriage” law. Judge Wiggins seemed particularly interested in the court’s role regarding the Governor’s use of the message of necessity (a legal mechanism that allows legislation to immediately move to the floor for a vote, rather than age the normal three-day waiting period).

Counsel from the Attorney Generals’ office, James McGowan, argued, “This is an effort to overturn the Marriage Equality Act,” but NYCF’s attorneys artfully demonstrated this case is about process and procedure.

Lindevaldsen said, “The judiciary is the only check left. We are not challenging Senate rules, but seeking a check and balance on an out-of-control legislature.”

The plaintiffs contend that same-sex “marriage” legislation was only able to pass the State Legislature through:

• Meetings that violated New York State Open Meetings Laws.
• The suspension of normal Senate voting procedures to prevent Senators who opposed the bill from speaking.
• Failure to follow Senate procedures that require that a bill must be sent to appropriate committees prior to being placed before the full Senate for a vote.
• Unprecedented Senate lock-outs by which lobbyists and the public were denied access to elected representatives.
• The Governor’s violation of the constitutionally mandated three-day review period before the Legislature votes on a bill by unjustifiably issuing a message of necessity.
• Promises (which were fulfilled) by high-profile elected officials and Wall Street financiers to make large campaign contributions to Republican senators who switched their vote from opposing to supporting the Marriage Equality Act.

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