New Jersey's Republican governor Chris Christie made good on his promise to veto a marriage equality bill, sending the legislation to its possible death on Friday.
One day after the Garden State's general assembly passed same-sex marriage legislation and four days after the state senate did, Christie stamped a big no on the bill. He had promised to try to kill the legislation, saying the majority should vote on the issue.
"I think this is not an issue that should rest solely in my hands, or the hands of the Senate President or the Speaker or the other 118 members of the Legislature," said the governor, according to the Star-Ledger newspaper. "Let's let the people of New Jersey decide what is right for the state."
Reaction from LGBT leaders was swift.
“Today, Governor Christie abandoned a majority of New Jersey voters, as well as the officials elected to represent them, who believe that every committed couple should be able to marry the person they love,” Mike Thompson, acting president of GLAAD, said in a press release. “As public support for marriage equality continues to grow, however, we are hopeful that the state legislature will continue its work to provide loving gay and lesbian couples with the vital protections that only marriage can afford.”
A recent poll shows that a majority of New Jersey residents, 52%, actually support marriage equality in the state.
This is really infuriating
This is really infuriating and disgusting. I don't understand why there is even a vote for all Americans to have equal rights. I guess there are some people and ideas I will never understand.
Damn Nasty
This is disgusting and just damn nasty. Why should US citizens get to vote for or against same-sex couples getting married? Why should some citizens have rights while certain citizens don't have the same rights? Foreigners have more rights in USA than citizens born here. Foreigners married else where are recognized as a couple in USA. Foreigners can get married in USA but I can't get married here and I was born and raised in USA. The US Constitution had to be amended so that my ancestors who were here for generations would be federally recognized as citizens. They were denied citizenship because they were not the race of the majority. Now here I am, in this new millennium and I'm not treated like a full citizen because I'm not heterosexual - because I'm not sexually attracted to men? I am denied full citizenship because I don't follow their concept of christian doctrine? Why are some with privileges so damn mean to others who are not like them in some minor way? It is nasty behavior and it is wrong that they get to say I can't get married unless I marry a man. Personally, I'm tired of being treated like I'm not a citizen in my own country.http://saltyspoetictales-salty.blogspot.com
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