Marriage Equality Fight Confirms (Again) That Chris Christie is No Moderate

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http://www.thenation.com/blog/176398/marriage-equality-fight-confirms-again-chris-christie-no-moderate

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Concluding that the state’s existing civil union system wrongly deprives lesbian and gay couples of federal benefits that are available to married couples, Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson wrote, “Same-sex couples must be allowed to marry in order to obtain equal protection of the law under the New Jersey constitution.”

The ruling is historic. In June, the US Supreme Court invalidated the federal Defense of Marriage Act, in a decision that cleared the way for same-sex couples to receive the same federal benefits that are available to heterosexual couples. If it is upheld, Judge Jacobson’s ruling will make New Jersey the first state to establish marriage equality in response to the US Supreme Court’s ruling and its aftermath.

But Chris Christie has decided to stand athwart history, yelling “Stop.”

Immediately after Judge Jacobson’s ruling was made public, the governor’s office announced plans to appeal it to the state Supreme Court. If Christie’s lawyers appeal prior to October 21, the courts could issue a stay that would at least temporarily maintain the barrier to same-sex marriages in New Jersey.

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[HockeyMom]

1. Sandy, Sandy, Sandy

that is all people seem to remember about him, including citizens of NJ. They seem to have developed amnesia about what he did BEFORE Sandy.

[SomethingFishy]

2. I think it's more the fact that he is a standard Conservative as opposed to a Tea Bagging loony..

The right is so filled with complete whack jobs and out of touch bubble heads that Christie looks almost normal in comparison..