Tag Archives: New Jersey

NOM Warns Of NJ Override

We’ve got almost two full years to override the veto of NJ Gov. Chris Christie. And you can bet that NOM will be raising money on that fear the entire fucking time. Yesterday afternoon, just hours after the same-sex marriage bill reached his desk, Governor Christie made good on his promise to return the bill to the legislature “with a …

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NJ Dems Respond To Veto

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Christie Vetoes Marriage Bill

Lambda Legal “We are disappointed that Governor Christie did not do what is right for New Jersey families, but we are not discouraged,” said Hayley Gorenberg, Lambda Legal Deputy Legal Director. “There are many roads to justice, and Governor Christie’s veto is an unfortunate detour to marriage equality for New Jersey’s same-sex couples and their families. We’ll continue to make …

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Garden State Equality On Chris Christie

Garden State Equality chair Steven Goldstein has issued a statement about Gov. Chris Christie and his impending veto of the marriage equality bill. An excerpt: As I have said before, where we agree with them on the issues, Governor Christie and his Administration have treated us with warmth and responsiveness. Yes is yes, no is no, and we’ll get back …

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HomoQuotable – Greg Quinlan

“The political rhetoric was disgusting. It was bigoted, it was anti-Christian, and it was all Democrats. We had three Democrats who voted with us, and we had no Republicans who voted wrong. We were pleased at least with that. The next thing is that we’re demanding a referendum; we’re demanding it be put on the ballot. But as long as …

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VIDEO: Hate Groups Rally In Trenton

From this brief glimpse, yesterday’s hate rally in Trenton appears to have drawn all the same douchebags that attended the Ruben Diaz hatespew in the Bronx.

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Brian Brownshirt On New Jersey

“Democrats in the New Jersey Assembly today walked off a cliff when they decided to redefine marriage to accommodate the political demands of same-sex couples. They have ensured themselves of the united opposition of people of faith when they next face voters. We are grateful to have a principled Governor in Chris Christie who has pledged to veto this legislation. …

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Christie Blasted Over Whitney Tribute

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has ordered the state’s flags lowered to mark the death of Whitney Houston, who was born and raised in Newark. Cue the wingnuts. Heather Clause, a Richmond, Va.-based blogger who writes about teen moms and was tweeting critical comments, said in a telephone interview that she was appalled by the planned flag-lowering. “It’s just such …

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New Jersey Marriage Reactions

Lambda Legal Today New Jersey’s General Assembly rose above the political fray and did right by New Jersey’s families. Governor Christie should follow their lead – but if he doesn’t, legislators should continue to stand for equality and override his veto. Marriage equality in New Jersey is a matter of when – not if. New Jersey should choose to join …

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NJ Assembly PASSES Marriage Bill

UPDATE: By a vote of 41-33 the New Jersey Assembly has approved its marriage equality bill. That’s far below the necessary 54 votes for an override of Gov. Christie’s promised veto. Nevertheless, we WON and New Jersey can now be added to the lengthening list of states with legislatively approved marriage equality. UPDATE II: The New York Times says the …

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Today In New Jersey

We need 54 Assembly votes to override Christie’s veto. The New Jersey Senate vote to approve the bill on Monday with a 24 votes, three short of an override. After Christie’s veto, the legislature has until January 2014 to get the needed override votes. NOTE: NY Sen. Ruben Diaz, NOM, and other anti-gay groups plan to descend on Trenton today …

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Gregoire’s Letter To Christie

Igor Volsky reports that Christie has not bothered to respond. What a classy guy.

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NJ Gov. Chris Christie: The Legislature Doesn’t Have The Votes To Override

Christie says yesterday’s vote in the state Senate was nothing more than “a good bunch of theater.” The Assembly votes on Thursday.

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NEW JERSEY: Christian Hate Groups Plan Massive Anti-Gay Rally For Trenton

The same coalition of anti-gay Christian groups that led tens of thousands of raving Hispanic evangelicals through the streets of Manhattan is planning to repeat that repulsive event this Thursday in the capital of New Jersey. From the official state website of New York Sen. Ruben Diaz: New York State Senator Reverend Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx) and fellow Ministers from the …

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Marriage Passes NJ Senate

As expected the New Jersey Senate today voted 24-16 to approve its marriage equality bill. The bill should pass even more easily in the state Assembly. Gov. Chris Christie has vowed to veto the bill. Proponents need 27 Senate and 54 Assembly votes for an override of the veto.

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NJ Senate Votes On Marriage Today

The New Jersey Senate will likely approve its marriage equality bill today. The measure is expected to pass there today and also in the Assembly on Thursday. But that will be far from the end of the story. The state Senate voted against a similar measure in January 2010. Senate President Stephen Sweeney abstained on the bill then, but he’s …

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NYT Denounces Christie’s Veto Vow

From an editorial in the New York Times: The advances for the freedom to marry in both Washington and California provide supporters of marriage equality critical momentum to build upon as the New Jersey State Legislature prepares to vote on the issue next week. A strong vote in favor of same-sex marriage in the state’s House and Senate would be …

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Christie Rants On Same-Sex Marriage

I referenced this quote yesterday, but today Think Progress has the video and the transcript.

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“Ex-Gay” Douchebag Greg Quinlan Demands Apology From NJ Lawmakers

“I want to talk first of all about something I heard from the very beginning by people of this Legislature that we are bigots as people of faith, because we do not hold that homosexual marriage should be codified. That somehow we are bigots and we are ideologues because we are people of faith. I want to address that hate. …

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