Chris Christie: Gay marriage debate not over

[DonViejo]

By KYLE CHENEY | 7/12/14 5:04 PM EDT

NASHVILLE — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Saturday that the GOP shouldn’t stop debating same-sex marriage, despite shifting national attitudes and a string of court decisions that have overturned gay marriage bans.

“I don’t think there’s some referee who stands up and says, ‘OK, now it’s time for you to change your opinion,’” he told reporters at a gathering of the National Governors Association in Nashville. “The country will resolve this over a period of time. But do I think it’s resolved? No.”

Still, he added, the issue is “settled” in New Jersey, unless there’s an unexpected change in the state’s solidly Democratic legislature

Christie, who opposes same-sex marriage, drew flak from conservatives for deciding to halt a court battle over the issue last year. He said Saturday that he made the call because he would have lost anyway. “When I know that I’ve been defeated, you don’t bang your head against the wall anymore and spend taxpayer money to do it,” said Christie, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate.


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[Ruby the Liberal]

1. Yes, Cripsie Creme, it is over.

But by all means, if you want to hang your hat on that nail - do it as loudly as you can. If you are going to be on the wrong side of history, might as well go long.

[TlalocW]

2. If Christie makes it to the GOP primaries

You can bet the others are going to bum rush him over two things - hanging with President Obama and not fighting against marriage equality. It will be interested to see how he handles it since he normally flies off the handle when it comes to criticism.

TlalocW

[lunatica]

3. he says as he desperately scrapes the bottom of the barrel just to stay relevant

[EuroStyleSocialist]

4. Um, yeah, sweetie, it is

Maybe you could find a new hobby - like poisoning groundwater with fracking or denying climate change. It'll be all right, really.

[Smarmie Doofus]

5. A Real Boy Scout.... That One:

>>>“When I know that I’ve been defeated, you don’t bang your head against the wall anymore and spend taxpayer money to do it,” said Christie, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate. >>>>

(No pun intended, btw.)

Always thinking about the welfare of the taxpayer.

[rocktivity]

7. He had better use for that taxpayer money

buying a self-exonerating Bridge(t)-gate report from a law firm who then made a donation to his Republican Governor's Association!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024395877


rocktivity

[awoke_in_2003]

6. Hey Chris, this lady is warming up

[blkmusclmachine]

8. In the wake of Hobby Lobby, ol' Chris Crispy might be right...

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. It's basically all over except for the teeth gnashing (and wails of religious persecution)

Has any Federal Judge in ANY state upheld any of these same-sex marriage bans? That they are falling all over the place seems to pretty much prove that they shouldn't have been passed in the first place. The remarkable thing is that they were allowed to stand for so long (let alone be passed in the first place since the laws were all passed on non-secular grounds and, thus, patently unconstitutional to begin with IMHO).

[craigmatic]

10. I'm glad he said that. One more group of people for the dems if he runs.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Just because you're not done whining about it...

doesn't signify it as a 'debate.'

[Bluenorthwest]

12. For some time now, Christie's behavior indicates he does not know what the word 'over' means.

nt