New Jersey governor Chris Christie vetoes controversial pig cage bill

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

New Jersey governor Chris Christie vetoes controversial pig cage bill

Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that called for restrictive pig cages to be banned in the state, a move seen by many as a gauge of his presidential ambitions

Christie sets up 2016 bid with big victory

Friday 28 November 2014 16.18 EST

New Jersey Republican governor Chris Christie has vetoed a politically-charged bill that would have banned the use of certain pig cages in the state.

The potential 2016 presidential contender called the bill a “solution in search of a problem” on Friday.

The bill would have banned pig farmers from using gestation crates, which are so small that they prevent pregnant pigs from turning around.

While the contraptions are rarely used on New Jersey’s 300 pig farms, they are widespread in states like Iowa.








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[LiberalElite]

1. He's a blustering bullying jackass -

with apologies to jackasses.

[Fred Sanders]

2. These cages are evil, they are being banned everywhere, a little cruelty with your pork is OK?

[bluestateguy]

3. Christie is throwing his weight around

nt

[TeamPooka]

4. Gov. Chris Christie endorses animal cruelty. That's the headline. period. nt

[SoapBox]

5. Exactly.

PukeBaggers...heartless, evil, non-compassionate, Just-Die-Quickly fuckers.

[PatSeg]

19. Gov Christie endorses his inflated ego

and egotistical ambitions. He'll do whatever it takes to further his political career.

[Coventina]

6. If murder was rare would it stop being against the law?

Wrong is wrong, Christie.

And you are WRONG!!!

[kimbutgar]

7. Ironic coming from a piggish person

[Ken Burch]

8. Something about seeing the words "Christie" and "pig cage" in the same sentence...

...just seems to...well, you know...

[JudyM]

13. of course; he belongs in one, let the pigs out. n/t

[GeorgeGist]

9. PIG

[Omaha Steve]

10. Bill Press talked about this on his show this morning

The cages and Gov Christie are BOTH evil!

[otohara]

11. Torturing Pregnant Pigs For Votes

this practice of using gestation crates is fucked up - really fucked up

[dhill926]

12. fuck him...

pigs are intelligent, social animals. Christie, well.....

[nevergiveup]

14. The guy is a bumbling fool.

[Euphoria]

15. What a disgusting christie.

[Tumbulu]

16. Hpw is this political? This is pure cruelty!

Shame on him, I want to put him in a cage so small that he cannot turn around! Sick Bastard!

[lonestarnot]

17. Animal torturer.

I will never call bus-eater a pig again as pigs are better than he is.

[DeSwiss]

18. ''restrictive pig cage ban ... a move seen by many as a gauge of his presidential ambitions''

I'm so old I can remember when foreign policy, guns and butter programs and whether or not you supported social security were the gauges. Now it's pig cage sizes.

- I believe we've reached our evolutionary apex. No, I'm certain of it......

K&R

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[jmowreader]

20. Lardass over there thought the law would ban his bedroom too

Of course he vetoed it: banning gestation crates flies in the face of the Republican First Commandment - Never Cross A Businessman!

[Quantess]

21. Of course he did.

What an asshole.

[JustAnotherGen]

22. Another north east politician

Catering to foks in square states that are never going to vote for them.

From NJ - no one is shocked or surprised except the people that bought his stronger than the storm 'campaign' ads.