“Back room tactics were rampant in the passage of this law. New York law requires that the government be open and transparent to keep political officials responsible. When government operates in secret and freezes out the very people it is supposed to represent, the entire system fails. … The law should be set aside and the process should begin again to allow the people a voice in the process.”

— Mathew Staver

Despite its merits, the suit could get thrown out if, as in California, the judge happens to be “gay” and/or a member of the ACLU.

Specifically, the lawsuit alleges the Act became law through:

Meetings that violated the state’s open meeting laws, including a closed-door gathering reported by the New York Times in which billionaire and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbied with Republicans to vote for the Act;

The suspension of normal Senate voting procedures to prevent senators who opposed the bill from speaking;

Failure to follow Senate procedures that require a bill must be sent to appropriate committees prior to being placed before the full Senate for a vote;

Governor Cuomo’s violation of a constitutionally mandated three-day review period before the Legislature votes on a bill by issuing a “message of necessity”;

A private dinner with Republican senators at the governor’s mansion, with the public and press excluded, in which Governor Cuomo attempted to persuade passage of the Act;

Fulfilled promises by elected officials and Wall Street financiers to make large campaign contributions to Republican senators who switched their vote from opposing to supporting the Act.

And this differs from how New York politicos normally do business in what way?

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