Christie Veto Shuts Down Abortion Clinics in NJ

National Review ^ | 9/23/2010 | Daniel Foster

[Lakeshark]

Part of Gov. Chris Christie’s belt-tightening plan for New Jersey was the termination of $7.5 million in public funding for Planned Parenthood clinics in the state, a decision Democrats in the legislature countermanded with a bill that cleared the Senate with a 30-10 vote — sufficient to override a veto. But when that veto came and the Democrats scheduled an override vote, Republicans in the legislature backed down, and the measure failed 23-17.

[lurk]

Usually liberals scream that budget cutting will kill people.

This time, they can’t say that.

[netmilsmom]

>>Christie is NOT as conservative as this action would suggest. I’m pretty sure that the reason for the veto had more to do with belt tightening than the abortion issue.<<

Could be but I’m not sure I care at all.
God works in mysterious ways.

[ArrogantBustard]

Parenthood of Southern New Jersey president Lynn Brown told the newspaper, "We are in think bloodlust mode and creative destructive mode and we are doing all that we can to try and salvage to see KILL as many people as we need to see possibly can.

[WAW]

Maybe now they will start to take state’s rights seriously.

[jboot]

Christie for President!!!

[Lakeshark]

The article says they backed down so his veto wouldn't be overridden.

That was a good thing, it allowed the clinics to have funds cut off.

[ConservativeDude]

best guv in America?

[wideawake]

I’m pretty sure that the reason for the veto had more to do with belt tightening than the abortion issue.

Christie is quite openly pro-life.

[Artemis Webb]

Re #22

Amen

[pillut48]

Praise GOD!! :*)

(How long will it last??)

[ohioWfan]

Wow. I love this guy!

(And praise the LORD for the saving of those precious lives!)

[Lakeshark]

He has said he isn't interested in running for president.

I could see him being a great vp candidate if asked. He handles the press really well and does a great job attacking the libs head on.

I wish he hadn't done a few things (mosque, Castle), so he ain't perfect.

[Lakeshark]

I’d trade him for our gov any time, plus the republican squish who looks like he will win this year.

[wideawake]

Republicans in the legislature backed down

Besides the governor, there are very few pro-life Republicans in statewide office in NJ.

The NJ GOP is more or less the definition of country club Republicanism, and in comparison the governor looks like a right winger.

The success of his governorship and the possibility of a Tea Party-driven Congressional upset in the 6th district will start to embolden actual NJ conservative Republicans.

[Artemis Webb]

"Christie is quite openly pro-life."

Is he? I had no idea and never would have guessed. It's almost amazing to me that New Jersey would have elected him. Was the Catholic vote much of a factor?

[DManA]

The key phrase is backed down. That implies that they changed their position from supporting the veto override to opposing it. That tells me they did it grudgingly and their heart wasn’t in it.

[kidd]

I just tell people that Christie is PERFECT for New Jersey and that he is the definitive TEA party politician, and leave it at that.

[Notary Sojac]

This is how you save unborn lives. One state, one clinic, one life at a time. Way to go, Chris.

[RightOnTheBorder]

I have always believed that fiscal conservatism aides the cause of social conservatism. Receding government empowers the voices and wallets of social conservatives.

[Lakeshark]

I know little about NJ politics, other than his becoming governor was just shy of some sort of a miracle.

You may be right about them not wanting to back down, but the good news is they did.