Gay rights advocates in New Jersey have been pushing for a decade to get state courts or lawmakers to recognize same-sex marriage. But last week, they demurred when Gov. Christie called for a public vote to settle the topic.
Their main reason is based on principle: It's not fair, they say, to let voters decide a civil rights issue.But there's another consideration: It would be a costly and divisive fight, and the advocates know the odds are against them, even if recent polls have shown the majority of New Jersey voters support allowing gay marriage. (Mulvihill, Associated Press)
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5 comments:
The idea of putting anyone's civil rights to a public vote is disgusting. Lets put Christie's civil rights to a vote and see how much he likes it. It's dehumanizing and I can only hope that gay men and women do not think that all straight people think like that.
when you support polygamy, I'll support same sex marriage
221 u may b right but it would certainly settle the debate
2:26 - You don't have to "support gay marriage" to support two consenting citizens who are legally able to enter into contracts having the same RIGHT to, if a church allows it, enter into a contract which allows them to make joint medical decisions, file taxes in a different way, and reap additional benefits.
Name me one way in which gay marriage makes your life worse off, and I'll think about opposing it.
2:28, putting anyone's civil rights to a public vote sets a dangerous precident. Who will be targeted next? Clearly Christie does not really understand or respect civils rights to even suggest duch a thing.
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