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New Jersey Legislature To Try Passing Same Sex Marriage Law
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:01 pm
by UNHWildCats
They want to try passing it before Corzine's term ends because Governor Elect Christie opposes it.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11 ... latestnews
Re: New Jersey Legislature To Try Passing Same Sex Marriage Law
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:52 pm
by mainejeff
Good luck with that.
Just don't send it to the voters.
Re: New Jersey Legislature To Try Passing Same Sex Marriage Law
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:00 am
by dbackjon
Why did they wait so long?
Re: New Jersey Legislature To Try Passing Same Sex Marriage Law
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:07 am
by andy7171
This looks bad. If NJ wanted this, they should have passed something earlier this Fall or even in the sunner. Pushing something like through this, under a lameduck Governor, will only further polarize the issue.
Re: New Jersey Legislature To Try Passing Same Sex Marriage Law
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:35 am
by danefan
If my understanding is correct, it actually will change nothing but the wording of the already active civil union law.
The NJ Consitution (as interpreted by the NJ Supreme Court) requires the provision of equal rights to same-sex couples. This is really just a change from the current system of civil unions to using the term marriage.
Re: New Jersey Legislature To Try Passing Same Sex Marriage Law
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:46 am
by dbackjon
And that change, by all polls, is favored by a majority of New Jerseyites.
Plus, the Government Commision found that CIVIL UNIONS ARE NOT EQUAL TO MARRIAGE in New Jersey.
Re: New Jersey Legislature To Try Passing Same Sex Marriage Law
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:37 pm
by ATrain
Lets go New Jersey, good to see progress being made on this issue somewhere.
Re: New Jersey Legislature To Try Passing Same Sex Marriage Law
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:39 pm
by danefan
dbackjon wrote:And that change, by all polls, is favored by a majority of New Jerseyites.
Plus, the Government Commision found that CIVIL UNIONS ARE NOT EQUAL TO MARRIAGE in New Jersey.
I'd vote for it. It would actually get me to the polls to vote, which is something I haven't done since I lived in NJ.