Brian Brown quoted in the Ithaca Journal on the bad consequences of gay marriage ... for legislators who vote for gay marriage:

While it was clear there was overwhelming opposition to same-sex marriage legislation in Maryland and Rhode Island, where the measures failed, New York "is a little bit of a unique creature," said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage.

He said his group will work to defeat lawmakers who voted yes. That's what it did in New Hampshire.

Brown and others who oppose same-sex marriage said legislators should let voters decide the issue in a referendum, rather than decide themselves.