02/20/2008
NJ Governor Expresses Doubt on Civil Unions in Response to Report
After reading the recent 21-page report put out on Tuesday by the New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission, Governor Jon Corzine, who signed the bill into law in December 2006 (above), expressed doubt about the effectiveness of the 'separate-but-equal' legislation.
Said Corzine: "Although this is not a final report and further evaluation remains, the report does raise significant concerns about whether the law has effectively granted same-sex couples the same rights and benefits of every other family in the state."
Corzine's press secretary noted after Corzine's remarks that it was unlikely any progress would be made toward marriage equality for New Jersey's gays and lesbians until after the election, as Corzine does not want to provide political fodder for conservatives. Said Lila Stainton: "[Corzine] would rather fight for this issue when there is not a presidential election going on."
A copy of the 21-page report can be found at Garden State Equality's site CivilUnionsDontWork.com.
Posted 11:53 AM EST by Andy Towle in Gay Marriage, New Jersey, News | Permalink
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I can wait a little longer, till Nov 6th or so.
Posted by: Jersey | Feb 20, 2008 12:26:13 PM
It is increasingly clear that the separate and therefore unequal system of civil unions does not work. Governor Corzine and the NJ legislature should do the right thing and pass a law allowing marriages between same-sex couples.
Posted by: Michael Crawford | Feb 20, 2008 1:37:45 PM