“...shackled with a Democrat-contrallied legislature...”
True enough, and that was/is a huge issue.
But he DID have a huge bully pulpit, and could have forced some issues with EOs from his office. Could have called the dems to the carpet in front of cameras and microphones at every opportunity. To BEAT them, you first have to FIGHT them.
Could have made it a crusade to help NJ citizens have their Constitutional Right recognized.
Water under the bridge now, though. I wish you NJ folks well and hope you can keep this newly-elected commielibfreak under control somehow.
You can always move to PA if it gets bad; we have that idiot Wolfe, but also a GOP-controlled house and senate, so it’s easy to boot him in the ass and shut him down when he gets uppity.
My daughter lives in PA now and I know PA doesn't tax Social Security, pensions and IRA distributions. (I'm 66.)
A PA pied-à-terre seems like a good idea. It's closer than Florida, and I don't think you get as many hurricanes.
(If I can just stay out of NJ 1/2 of the year + 1 day, I would not be a NJ resident. I've done it before. I can do it again. :) )