Like everyone else in the world, we cats knew that the Republican bully from New Jersey, Chris Christie, was going to veto the marriage equality bill that hit his desk this morning. Our only question was whether he was going to, um, sit on it until after the close of business — hoping that no one would notice going into the holiday weekend.
Well, sorry, Chris. You can run but you can't hide. And we hope that New Jersey Democrats will be able to find the 15 votes they'll need to override you by the end of 2013. Meanwhile, we're completely unconvinced by your "let the people decide" argument. We know, of course, that if gay marriage had first been approved by New Jersey voters at the ballot box, you'd be screaming for the courts or the legislature to intervene.
But wait, there's hope. Here we were, gagging over the Garden State, when suddenly we got a news flash from Annapolis. The Maryland House of Delegates did a 360 on its previous vote and approved marriage equality tonight. After a stop at the state Senate, the bill should head to the Democratic Governor, who has said he will sign it.
So there you have it, folks. It's just as clear as it could be. Democrats are in favor of equal rights. Republicans — notwithstanding that fine speech by Representative Maureen Walsh in Washington — oppose them.
Or at least, one big guy in New Jersey certainly does.
(IMAGE: Our apologies to Roscoe Arbuckle, but we'd rather look at him than at you-know-who.)
1 comment:
No need to apologize to Mr. Arbuckle. I was amazed, on seeing his photo, at how much thinner even he was than the morbidly obese governor of New Jersey.
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