Posted on 04/11/2008 4:09:27 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
New Jersey is a leading liberal state
By Adrienne Lu
Inquirer Trenton Bureau Paid family leave. The abolition of the death penalty. An apology for slavery.
Any way you look at it, New Jersey appears to be forging a new path for liberal public policy-making nationwide.
"What New Jersey has enacted into law, I think, puts us in the forefront of states," said Ingrid Reed, director of the New Jersey Project at Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute of Politics.
The evidence seems to grow every day.
The Garden State is one of only a handful to recognize civil unions for gay couples. The Legislature is debating universal health care, even in the midst of a debilitating fiscal crunch.
When voters in November rejected a plan to spend $450 million on stem-cell research, the result was broadly interpreted to mean people were worried about their wallets, not ethical or religious ramifications. Despite their apparent financial concerns, New Jerseyans agreed, in the same referendum, to spend $200 million on open space.
"I think New Jersey is becoming a more liberal state. It's clear it's hard for Republicans to win unless they're moderate," said Senate President Richard J. Codey (D., Essex).
Republicans agree, although some are optimistic it's just a phase.
"I think there's no doubt in the fact that this state has had a liberal trend for the last 10 years," said George Gilmore, Ocean County Republican chairman. He added that he expected conservatives to come back into power again soon because of the cyclical nature of politics.
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If anyone wanted to give our country an enema, they would target Morven, the residence of the dumbest a$$ in the nation. Imagine he is the poster person for the Democraps “Click it or Ticket” seat belt safety drive!
If anyone wanted to give our country an enema, they would target Morven, the residence of the dumbest a$$ in the nation. Imagine he is the poster person for the Democraps “Click it or Ticket” seat belt safety drive!
I am a boomer too but I can tell you the only good thing liberal boomers are good for any more is music.
Wow, that’s news. New Jersey a leading liberal state. Who woulda thunk it? And is the Pope also a leading Catholic?
In New Jersey, this is actually money well spent. Every dollar that is spent on "preserving open space" translates into many more dollars saved in future taxes for all kinds of bullsh!t associated with municipal services, public schools, etc.
I predict a gay marriage tax deduction, but a straight marriage penalty, in the tax code soon.
I have lived in NJ for almost 17 years and the State government is going to bleed me dry with increased taxes, corruption and family leave liberal crap.
Corzine can afford to pay the increased taxes and toll hikes he is suggesting, so he should make a fat donation to the State Treasury and leave the rest of poor working slobs alone. I will be one of the many that will leave the State upon retirement in 15+ years (or sooner if I can afford to sell my house which has gained in value in 17 years but is down in the last year). Unfortunately for me I work in Manhattan and it is still cheaper to live in NJ than NY.
I might add that Morven, the home of Declaration of Independence signer Richard Stockton is better off as a historical site, now that the political filth has been cleaned out.
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Read the recent news:
NJ Highest Poverty Rate in Northeast
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999121/posts
Corruption (Sharpe James)http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/day_3_of_jury_deliberations_in.html
etc...
I guess liberalism really doesn’t work.But NJ Voters will allow them to keep trying. Maybe they’ll get it “RIGHT”.
:p
Unfortunately New Jersey is dumping its people into Pennsylvania.
That’s only natural, I guess. New York has been dumping its people in New Jersey for years.
Coming in droves. The Poconos used to be quaint. Now they're a mess. Schools are so dangerous, two full time cops are stationed there full time. Latch key kids whose parents still work in north Jersey and NYC are left on their own to create mischief at the least, and crimes at the most.
I have to get out of NJ. A job at Wal*Mart in GA is looking better and better. The house would already be paid for.
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Aren't the state pols exempt from state taxation, just as the U.S. House and Senate of Fed Taxes?
So, how much does it cost to NOT develop existing open areas?
New Jersey is a leading liberal state
True. Just look at the corruption that permeates all levels of government in NJ. The two go hand in hand.
In other news...Tomorrow, the sun will rise in the east...
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