Chris Christie Vetoes Gay Marriage Bill
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He said he would do it and now it is done. From The Washington Post:
Gov. Chris Christie has followed through on his promise to reject a bill allowing same-sex marriage in New Jersey by quickly vetoing the measure Friday.
The veto came a day after the state Assembly passed the bill. The state Senate had passed it on Monday. Christie, a Republican who opposes same-sex marriage, had vowed “very swift action” once the bill reached his desk.
In returning the bill to the Legislature, Christie reaffirmed his view that voters should decide whether to change the definition of marriage in New Jersey. His veto also proposed creating an ombudsman to oversee compliance with the state’s civil union law, which same-sex couples have said is flawed.
“I am adhering to what I’ve said since this bill was first introduced — an issue of this magnitude and importance, which requires a constitutional amendment, should be left to the people of New Jersey to decide,” Christie said in a statement. “I continue to encourage the Legislature to trust the people of New Jersey and seek their input by allowing our citizens to vote on a question that represents a profoundly significant societal change. This is the only path to amend our State Constitution and the best way to resolve the issue of same-sex marriage in our state.”
Democrats who had pushed the bill forward said they were disappointed, but not surprised, by Christie’s action.
“It’s unfortunate that the governor would let his own personal ideology infringe on the rights of thousands of New Jerseyans,” said Reed Gusciora, one of two openly gay New Jersey lawmakers and a sponsor of the bill. “For all those who oppose marriage equality, their lives would have been completely unchanged by this bill, but for same-sex couples, their lives would have been radically transformed. Unfortunately, the governor couldn’t see past his own personal ambitions to honor this truth.”
Senate President Steve Sweeney was more blunt in his criticism of the governor.
“He had a chance to do the right thing, and failed miserably,” Sweeney said…
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“For all those who oppose marriage equality, their lives would have been completely unchanged by this bill, but for same-sex couples, their lives would have been radically transformed." Reed Gusciora, New Jersey lawmaker.
The first clause of this statement is patently untrue.
Marriage is a sacred relationship involving the physical, emotional and spiritual union of two people into one. It suffers severe degradation if that union's definition is broadened to include what cannot be joined together as one. We have seen, first-hand what real marriage has suffered with the inclusion of every Godless hedonistic sexual relationship being called a marriage even though the parties would never agree to unite in true oneness with each other.
As this view has permeated modern society, so has the definition of marriage been watered down so that it has little more meaning than a civil union. The result? 50 percent divorce rate, even in the church, where some understanding of covenant should be found. The resulting harm from further broadening the definition of marriage is unfathomable.
While individual marriages between husbands and wives who understand and commit to covenant will doubtlessly survive this assault, as a whole, the sanctity and substance of this bedrock institution will no longer have the foundational strength to uphold society.
Government has no business involving itself in matters that it has no capacity to understand.
All the states who have put this to the voters have voted it down. That should tell them something. I'm afraid sooner or later a liberal state gov. and a activist judge will take this to a national level in a way the American people will not have a say
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