Gay Marriage Gets Boost From Wall Street

The American Foundation for Equal Rights held a fundraiser recently in New York City to challenge the ban on gay marriage in California. They were able to raise more than $1.2 million dollars with many of the donors coming from Wall Street. This relates to what we talked about in class, about this type of government being rejected as illegitimate. In public policy we select and then enact alternatives, but there are still so many Americans that want to reject the legality of gay marriage. The AFER acts as a legislative "shadow" in this instance, working behind the scenes but still having an influence on public policy. They are representing the broader interest, but if they're just representatives then who really is in charge?

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/gay-marriage-gets-boost-from-wall-street/?scp=2&sq=gay%20marriage&st=cse

-Kelly Neary