Posted on 04/17/2014 8:37:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivered a message to his fellow members of the Republican Party on Thursday: being pro-life means reforming America’s drug laws and criminal sentencing procedures. Christie has long advocated for drug treatment programs as a means of reforming the country’s prison system, but Christie took a new tactic on Thursday when he framed that advocacy as a pro-life argument.
“I’m pro-life, and I believe strongly in the sanctity of life,” Christie told an audience in Jersey City on Thursday.
Addressing his fellow Republican governors, Christie said that “it’s great to be pro-life, but you need to be pro-life after they get out of the womb, too.”
“If we believe in the sanctity of life, then we need to believe in how life is precious for every moment that God gives us,” the governor continued. “If, in fact, that we believe life is precious — and I do — then the life of the drug-addicted teenager who has been arrested for the sixth time is just as precious as the life of any one of my children.”
Christie said that conservatives don’t want violent people on the street, and there is a “class of people” who deserves to be incarcerated, but there is another “class of people” who will benefit more from “help” than punishment.
“I don’t believe this is a conservative, or moderate, or liberal issue,” Christie concluded. “I don’t believe this is a Republican or Democrat issue. Because, let me tell you, I know as many drug-addicted Republicans as I know drug-addicted Democrats.”
Watch the clip below via NJ Governor’s YouTube:
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You lose, Christie. You blew it. You will never get the nomination.
Fooey.
Let me assure you that this fat faced liberal thug is totally finished. He will never win a primary. We are sick of these obama loving carl rove — romney weaklings. Its time for THUNDER!!
He is using Demo rhetoric. PATHETIC! Krispy needs to go to the buffet and stay the hell out of our primary.
Okay, Chris. Your kids were sexually molested, tortured then left to die and rot.
They were found 5 years later.
Still wanna rehabilitate that person?
“I’m pro-life, and I believe strongly in the sanctity of life,” Christie told an audience in Jersey City on Thursday. …OK then. When are you going to ban abortion in NJ, Mr. Christie?
Rand is pro-life.
“Christie said that “it’s great to be pro-life, but you need to be pro-life after they get out of the womb, too.” “
I’ve given Christie a lot of slack, but this one frosts me. However he dresses it up, he is parroting the liberal line that “pro-lifers only care about a baby before it’s born.”
Bite me, dude. Just bite me.
Me to Christie... go pound sand (and a few donuts too.)
Privilege to live or right to life, people are going to find out the hard way they are diaposable, gambling away lives like poker chips.
Rand did not bear hug Obama either.
Christie claims to know as many drug addicted Republicans as Democrats, and this is one of his reasons to provide taxpayer-provided rehab to prisoners?
Wowzers.
I doubt even a small percentage of these prisoners are drug-addicted Republicans.
He’s a Republican? Really?
Although we DO want him to run in the primary, along with Bush & Romney & some more moderates. In order for us to have a chance at the white house we need the moderates to split THEIR vote for a change!
“it’s great to be pro-life, but...”
It doesn’t sound to me like this person has respect for the pro life position.
i don’t know as many conservatives that are drug-addicted as liberals.
the lifestyles and morals are not the same. conservatives actually believe and try to live a life of self-control, and are ashamed of failures at this. liberals do not and have parades for their shame and lack of self-control.
fucc
Christe = slovenly, annoying douche.
But Ann Coulter Loves Krispy!!
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