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.
Happy news.
The happy news is that courts handle those issues.
Waiting for him to switch parties.
Wow, how on Earth can you say that? Save our children from guns, but let them get raped? Insane…
Gee Dunkin donuts is next, hay Ralphie boy.
I hate the way the laws are being changed for a certain group. Child marriages , multiple wifes. The mormans were persecuted because of multiple wifes. Are you going to apologize to them.
Christie sure is not one of the good guys is he?
Fool
SHITARIA
Islam a disease
It should be banned in America
My husband was stationed it$#%&!@*Jersey for 4 years and we hated it. Unreal gun laws and restrictions insane taxes and tolls, all gas stations, liquor stores hotels are owned by middle easterners because the get a HUGE tax break and zero percent financing to opens said businesses. It is California’s nasty twin.