NJ Gov. Corzine to sign gay marriage bill after November election

[LostinVA]

http://www.wnbc.com/politics/15341125/detail.html

Corzine Concerned Civil Unions Don't Bring Equal Rights

TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Tuesday said he has "significant concerns" about whether civil unions give gay couples the same rights as married couples, but didn't back a quick change to state law.

A spokeswoman said the Democratic governor would sign a bill allowing gay marriage, but not until after November's presidential election.

"He will sign a bill, but doesn't want to make it a presidential election year issue," Corzine spokeswoman Lilo Stainton said.

Gay activists want gay marriage approved in New Jersey by year's end.
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Goldstein said the group, which plans to run radio ads supporting gay marriage, received 568 complaints from couples that their employers or others aren't respecting their civil unions.

About 2,300 couples have received civil unions in New Jersey.

Haruka and I are lucky, because we both have employers that respect our civil union. However, many others aren't so lucky, and I'm glad that this loophole is being closed. Separate, but equal, is never equal.

Hopefully, since it won't go into law until after the presidential election, there won't be too many cries of "the gays cost us the election," like there usually are.

[LostinVA]

1. kick

[LiberalEsto]

2. Makes me proud of my old home state

I lived in NJ from 1954 to 1990, and always saw the Garden State as being on the cutting edge on various issues.

Did you know NJ banned corporal punishment in schools back in 1867, more than a hundred years before any other state followed suit?

[LostinVA]

3. I didn't know that!

I grew up in NJ, lived in NC and VA from 1987-2007, and moved back here right before Haruka and I got married.

I can see what would have happened if a school official had hit me when I was a kid -- my parents would have been arrested for assault and battery.

[mondo joe]

4. I never knew much about NJ except as the butt of NY jokes - but it must

be pretty decent.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. Excellent!

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