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.
Violate whose traditions………it’s still against. AMERICAN LAW TO MARRY A CHILD, AND THATS THE LAW WE AMERICANS FOLLOW…….ALL OTHERS ARE AGAINST OUR LAWS ……IF THEY DONT LIKE IT ……..GO HOME …SIMPLE
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Fool which of your daughters would you allow to marry at 9
Pathetic
Skewed news! Get off the panic stations and do some sobre study. My grandma married at 16 and so did my mama. My granddaddy was 45! They had 5 beautiful daughters, one of whom was my fantastic mom. Grama died at 68, gramps at 104 without marrying again. And he damnwell raised his daughters in honor!
When you are on your way down you will suck up to anyone.
Chris have you gone crazy?
He’s got to go we will have to take our country back from these asses
Really ?? If he has a young daughter lets see him OK her getting Married to a Old Muslim Pervert !!!
But in America that’s called sexual abuse we send people to prison for that. If they are here they obey our laws the same as anyone else or they leave. To change our laws to suit their sick religious practices would put our in the same condition as theirs