Newark Mayor Cory Booker Blasts Gov. Christie's Proposed Gay Marriage Referendum
Good for Mayor Booker for standing up against Chris Christie and his proposal to leave the issue of gay marriage up to the voters of New Jersey. He hits the nail on the head. Civil rights should never be allowed to be put to the whims "the most popular sentiments of the day."
Newark Mayor Cory Booker blasts proposed N.J. gay marriage referendum:
In an unprecedented public divergence with Gov. Chris Christie, Newark Mayor Cory Booker said today he is firmly against leaving the question of gay marriage up to a referendum.
"I shudder to think what would have happened if the civil rights gains, heroically established by courageous lawmakers in the 1960s, were instead conveniently left up to popular votes in our 50 states," Booker said in a statement.
With the gay marriage debate advancing in Trenton today, Gov. Christie, who has long said he would veto a gay marriage bill, said "I need to be governed by the will of the people."
But Booker countered that leaders are elected to make difficult decisions, not submit to a public referendum.
"Equal protection under the law – for race, religion, gender or sexual orientation – should not be subject to the most popular sentiments of the day," Booker said. "Marriage equality is not a choice. It is a legal right. I hope our leaders in Trenton will affirm and defend it."
They should pass a bill that gluttonous, obese, white ass holes, who have extreme fascist tendencies, should not be allowed to marry; and if they are married, have it annulled.
See how Christie Creme likes that.
Rush Limbaugh is what a smart person thinks a stupid bigot sounds like.
I've been looking for someone with some authority to make this point - this seems to me to be the crux of the issue. There's a bumper sticker that comes close: "Can I vote on your marriage?" But this clarifies the issue very well - civil rights should not be subject to a vote of the people. As he says, blacks, women, latinos, anyone of any color wouldn't have the right to vote if it were up to a white majority. Mixed marriages would not have been permitted, etc. He hit the nail on the head: Civil rights are inalienable. They are not subject to the will of the majority.
if it goes all or nothing on gay marriage equality. Either the state recognizes all marriages, including gay marriages, for legal, tax, or any other reasons. Or else the state gets out of the marriage business altogether and stops singling out one class of married people for special status and privileges.
christie would lose on the Referendum
that fat stupid gop white men should not
be allowed to run any level of the US govt.
Much like his comment about putting civil rights up for popular vote , the White Southern racists would have liked that wouldn't they ? Another Republicon feeding garbage to the low IQ pigs who support them , gotta keep em happy or they may wonder off .
I'd like to see the Constitutional provision that allows civil rights to be put to popular vote.
Anyone?
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