As the issue of child marriage gains more attention, New Jersey legislators decided to do something about it and passed a bill that would prohibit marriage of any children under age 18.
Governor Chris Christie was handed the opportunity to make New Jersey the first state to officially ban child marriage without exception.
Nancy Munoz, the bill’s main sponsor, is a Republican assemblywoman from Union. She introduced the bill after hearing testimony in committee hearings about children being forced into marriage “for religious reasons.”
Under current New Jersey law, children under age 16 can be legally married with parental consent and approval from a sympathetic judge.
Find out what action Christie decided to take and why on the next page.
Complete BS. It is totally illegal in the United States regardless of religion
It is time for him to retire.
No body wants child Marriage but the fucking Muslims so who are you kidding get them out of country and we don’t have to put up with this$#%&!@*in our country we never had child Marriages in our country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s illegal here, we have laws here wake up chubs
Scumbag
Are you crazy? These are little kids for heavens sake. What is wrong with you? I thought you were better than that. I guess i was wrong.This is the United States ,not some country that has such sick beliefs.
Yeah, well this offends me.
That’s unAmerican
He sounds as sick like the Muslims and they all should leave the USA.
This is America, Christie! Child marriage is illegal!