Tag Archives: New Jersey

“This is another outrageous example of judicial activism. An activist judge has overreached her authority and chosen to impose same-sex ‘marriage’ on the entire state of New Jersey. Judge Jacobson has trampled on the right of the people of New Jersey to define marriage, a right that the Supreme Court has upheld in the very case she misuses to redefine …

Courts, legislature, & public (super-majority) in #NewJersey all support the @freedomtomarry. Time for @ChrisChristie to stop blocking it.— Evan Wolfson (@evanwolfson) September 27, 2013

ACLU-New Jersey This is a great day for all of New Jersey. The court has recognized the love and commitment that same-sex couples share is no different from anyone else’s,” said Udi Ofer, executive director of the ACLU of New Jersey. “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Windsor to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act made it clear that …

In a ruling that Gov. Chris Christie has vowed to appeal, a New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled this afternoon that the state must allow same-sex couples to marry. Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson sided almost entirely with a group of same-sex couples and gay rights groups who sued the state in July, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck …

From the editorial board of the Trenton Times: It’s only a matter of time before same-sex marriage is legal in New Jersey. If history is any guide, individual states are achingly slow in catching up with the individuals who have embraced their civil rights as the personal liberties guaranteed by the by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. …

Christie is leading by 28 points in a poll issued today.

Fly, monkeys! (Tipped by JMG reader Mick)

Two GOP members of the New Jersey Assembly, Rep. Declan O’Shannon and Rep. Holly Schepisi, say they will defy Gov. Chris Christie and vote for marriage equality. O’Scanlon said there are likely to be more crossover votes. “The narrative that the governor strong-arms Republicans in the Legislature is false,’’ O’Scanlon said Wednesday. “I think you’ll see some other folks vote …

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The above is somebody’s mailbox in New Jersey. The Daily News has the story: Roger Buchko, 49, built an oversized replica of a Smith & Wesson firearm to replace his old letter box, drawing attention from across the globe. The business end of his faux firearm points out onto the road with the mailbox installed in the muzzle. The cylinder, …

Even the animation makes my balls hurt.

Cory Booker’s GOP opponent in the Senate race wasted no time in making not-so-veiled anti-gay comments after Booker yesterday said he didn’t care if people think he’s gay. Listen to some   assholery from Steve Lonegan, who says he “likes being a guy.” The implication is clear.

“People who think I’m gay, some part of me thinks it’s wonderful. Because I want to challenge people on their homophobia. I love seeing on Twitter when someone says I’m gay, and I say, ‘So what does it matter if I am? So be it. I hope you are not voting for me because you are making the presumption that …

“Last Wednesday, New Jersey Assemblyman Tim Eustace, who sponsored the bill and is openly homosexual, bombastically compared change therapy to ‘beating a child’ and suggested the government take children seeking change away from their parents. He told Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, ‘What this does is prevent things that are harmful to people. If a parent were beating their child on …

“Governor Christie just endorsed a law that thus excludes many gay teens who wish to live in accordance with Bible-based values from the circle of care; he has outright banned chastity as a goal of counseling. His bill is not only anti-religious, anti-liberty, and anti-family, it is anti-science because it does not permit scientific knowledge to evolve in the hands …

Newark Mayor Cory Booker easily won last week’s Democratic primary in his bid to replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg.  According to a poll issued this morning, Booker now has a large lead against GOP rival Steve Lonegan, the former New Jersey chapter head of the wingnut Americans For Prosperity. Booker currently holds a 54% to 38% advantage over Lonegan …