Will NY marriage equality have a ripple effect?

From the Christian Science Monitor: The passage of a same-sex marriage bill in New York State was a landmark event in one of the most profound and contentious issues in US politics today. But what comes next? And will it have any impact on the 2012 elections, especially President Obama’s reelection bid? [SNIP] As the Hill newspaper points out, the issue could rise to political significance early next year when Republican leaders in New Hampshire hope to repeal the state law allowing same-sex marriage – right around the time of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary election. But beyond 2012, Columbia Law School professor Suzanne Goldberg tells Reuters, “Having same-sex marriage in New York will have tremendous moral and political force for the rest of the country – in part because New York is a large state, and in part because it hasn’t come easily.”]]>