Governor Christie should be commended for sticking to his guns on this issue.
Marriage, though, cannot be a matter decided on by the people, no more should politicians empower themselves to define the proper bounds of holy matrimony.
At this point, I do not favor changing or tampering with the sacrament of marriage as long as it remains a civic institution as well as a religious one. Yet no matterhow much the press or populace may push to accommodate the private interests of a consuming and inconsiderate minority, marriage can never be more — or less — than the union of one man and one woman.
Well done, Governor Christie. We need more leaders like you who keep their promises to the state and the people whom they represent.