Buono for Governor
Governor Christie’s policies and statements are consistently out-of-touch with New Jersey values. Now, following Governor Christie’s support of the DOMA ruling and his staunch opposition to marriage equality, the rest of the nation is taking notice. See for yourself below…Somebody Wants To Be President
By Charles Pierce//Esquire
Chris Christie, reasonable conservative Republican, would like the hayshakers in the Iowa megachurches that he has their backs. "It's just another example of judicial supremacy rather than having the government run by the people we actually vote for," Christie said on his monthly radio show, as quoted by The Star-Ledger. "I thought it was a bad decision." The Republican said the majority opinion in the case - written by Justice Anthony Kennedy - was an affront to the lawmakers, and former President Bill Clinton, who helped make DOMA the law of the land nearly two decades ago. "I thought that Justice (Anthony) Kennedy's opinion in many respects was incredibly insulting to those people, 340-some members of Congress who voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, and Bill Clinton," Christie said. "They basically said the only reason to pass that bill was to demean people."
NJ governor: Gay marriage ruling a 'bad decision'
AP
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling erasing part of a federal anti-gay marriage law was a "bad decision" and an example of "judicial supremacy." In January, the Republican governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate vetoed a New Jersey same-sex marriage bill. On a radio program Wednesday, he said he'd do the same to any new legislation.
Chris Christie Blasts Gay Marriage Rulings (VIDEO)
By Paige Lavender//Huffington Post
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) blasted the Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act, calling it "wrong." "I don’t think the ruling was appropriate," Christie said Thursday on his "Ask the Governor" radio show, according to Politico. "I think it was wrong." Christie criticized the justices, calling Kennedy's opinion "incredibly insulting" to President Bill Clinton -- who signed DOMA into law in 1996 -- and to the "340-some members of Congress who voted for the Defense of Marriage Act."
Chris Christie attacks Supreme Court for gay marriage decision
By Rachel Weiner//Washington Post
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who has walked a fine line on gay marriage, came out strongly Wednesday night against the Supreme Court’s decision to declare a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. “It’s just another example of judicial supremacy rather than having a government run by the people we actually vote for,” Christie said on his monthly “Ask the Governor” radio show. “I thought it was a bad decision.” The governor called Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion “incredibly insulting” to the members of Congress who voted for DOMA and President Bill Clinton, who signed it. “He basically said that the only reason to pass that bill was to demean people. That’s a heck of a thing to say about Bill Clinton and about the Republican congress back in the 90s,” Christie said.
Why Yesterday’s Supreme Court Case Impacts New Jersey, Whether Chris Christie Likes It Or Not
By Zach Ford//Think Progress
…Besides the fact that a referendum continues to be a costly, offensive, and unnecessary option, Christie could not be more wrong; in fact, Wednesday’s DOMA decision probably has a bigger impact on New Jersey than on any other state. In the 2006 case Lewis v. Harris, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state’s constitution guarantees “every statutory right and benefit conferred to heterosexual couples through civil marriage.” The Court left it up to the legislature to determine how those rights are conferred, and lawmakers at the time passed a civil unions bill. An investigation that concluded in 2008 found that these “separate but equal” unions were inferior and did not meet the Supreme Court’s expectations, and a lawsuit is already pending to challenge their unequal status.
Democrats see gay marriage decision as energizer for 2013 races
By Jessica Taylor//MSNBC
Christie later said during his monthly radio show Wednesday evening that the ruling was a “bad decision” and “another example of judicial supremacy rather than having the government run by the people we actually vote for.” “For someone who prides himself on straight talking, he’s got a lot of difficulty explaining his opposition to marriage equality,” said Buono. Christie, governor of a left-leaning state, has a difficult tightrope to walk. He may be the heavy favorite for re-election in the Garden State, but he seems to have an eye on higher office in 2016 and backing gay marriage wouldn’t play as well with a GOP primary crowd. “Every decision he makes is calibrated very carefully to further his own political interests,” said Buono, who has also criticized Christie for choosing to hold an October special election rather than a concurrent November vote to fill the Senate seat of the late Frank Lautenberg.
Christie pans DOMA ruling as a “bad decision”
By Jillian Rayfield//Salon
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, R, slammed the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, calling it a “bad decision” that’s just another example of “judicial supremacy.” “It’s just another example of judicial supremacy rather than having the government run by the people we actually vote for,” he said on NJ 101.5 FM, the Star-Ledger reports. “I thought it was a bad decision.” He continued: “I thought that Justice (Anthony) Kennedy’s opinion in many respects was incredibly insulting to those people, 340-some members of Congress who voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, and Bill Clinton. They basically said the only reason to pass that bill was to demean people.” Christie, who last year vetoed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in New Jersey, said Wednesday that he would do so again if a similar bill reached his desk.
Gov. Christie blasts 'overreaching' Supreme Court decision on DOMA, defends anti-gay marriage position, 'Let the people decide'
By Beth DeFalco and Carl Campanile//New York Post
… Christie rapped the Supreme Court ruling that tossed out the federal Defense of Marriage act -- which defined marriage as between a man and a woman and limited certain federal benefits to heterosexual couples. “It’s just another example of judicial supremacy rather than having a government run by the people we actually vote for,” Christie said.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie rips Supreme Court DOMA decision
By Adam Edelman//New York Daily News
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie blasted Thursday the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. "I don’t think the ruling was appropriate," Christie said Thursday on his "Ask the Governor" radio show. "I think it was wrong." In the 5-4 vote that essentially tore up the 1996 law, the high court ruled that it was unconstitutional to provide Social Security and other federal benefits to opposite-sex couples while denying them to same-sex couples.
Christie called the majority opinion "incredibly insulting" to President Bill Clinton, who signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law, and the “members of Congress who voted” for the bill.
MSNBC, Hardball: Christie on DOMA
MSNBC, The Last Word: Christie on DOMA
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