Does She Like Backdoor Entry? Courtesy, NYT.
During the confusion and bickering that ensued as a result of the Democrats’ and Republicans’ decisions to hold separate Senate sessions in Albany, Democrats entered the Senate chamber through the backdoor and liked it.
Democrats locked the doors to the Senate thereafter, denying Republicans even the opportunity to enjoy a more natural entrance.
They then proceeded to introduce and vote on bills, including such momentous bills as legalizing same-sex marriage, promoting sodomy in state institutions of higher education, and paying for more sex-change operations in prisons.
“As we legislate on issues relating to gay marriage, promiscuity among our youth and sexual fulfillment in prisons, it is only appropriate we enter the chamber via the backdoor,” commented Kevin S. Parker, a Democrat from the Bronx.
Governor Patterson fully supported the Democrats’ efforts by announcing that he “really liked doing, uh, I am sorry I meant, entering via the back door. Republicans can continue with their boring frontals.”
Meanwhile, Republicans moved ahead with their own plans for a separate session held in a back room. “If Democrats can engage in backdoor business, we can engage in backroom politics to spite them,” said George H. Winner, Jr., a Republican leader.
Members of the GOP voted on such bills as berating Gov. Patterson for his continued blindness, awarding Rush Limbaugh the honorary keys to Albany and allowing the secession of Harlem to Connecticut.
