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.
Does Christie have young (under18yrs.) female children? If so, he would ALLOW them marriage so as not to “offend” some religious ideals, primarily Muslim? He’s beyond help!
Another FAT MORON LIBERIAL IDIOT. did he give his children up to be child brides or maybe he is too stupid to father children
Child marriges are against the American laws, therefore Christie is an idiot!!
Ass hole
He is one sick puppy!
WTH???
WHAT DRUGS IS HE TAKING. REMOVE HIM TOO!
He is a big fat ASS
You are in America! You Idiot!
So in his demented mind child marriage is ok.
Isn’t he, wasn’t he against same sex marriage? Wow he’s just so enlightened.