Chris Christie and the Veto

Chris Christie is one of the most popular Republican Governors. There are many that would like to see him somehow become the Republican Candidate for President.

Christie does not, at least to me, appear to be a wack job Republican. His recent placement of an openly gay man on the New Jersey Supreme Court would not seem to indicate a hostile attitude toward gay rights.

Still in the last few weeks Christie has vetoed a gay marriage bill that came out of his state's legislature. Christie ducks and covers enough to keep his attitude as clouded in that he says he vetoed the bill because he wants the citizens of his state to vote on the issue. This is a fair statement. Realistically if he had signed the legislation and it had become law it would have been susceptible to a referendum. The referendum process can go on and on,,,here in Maine we are voting for the second time on this issue again this fall.

The truth is that as the public becomes more and more accepting of gay rights the inevitably of progress for gay rights is clear. Still with the referendum back and forth that is possible this issue will not go away until a super majority makes it clear in each state that it is accepted.

Christie tried to have it both ways. It was not the brave way out. It speaks to the tightrope that non crazy right wing potential National Republican candidates have to walk. If Christie had signed this bill he would have been a non candidate for any National election is his party.

Gay right are advancing. It will continue. The large question is how long will the right wing continue to castigate solid, credible, candidates for being ahead of their party on this issue.