In his first comments on why he’s intervened to defend against a lawsuit to win gay marriage in New Jersey, Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll says gay relationships are of no “societal consequence.” Carroll, along with Republican Senators Gerald Cardinale and Anthony R. Bucco, are being represented by the Christian-based group Alliance Defense Fund (ADF).
The three men have united against a legal challenge by Lambda Legal filed earlier in the month.
The gay rights group pledged to return to court the day after New Jersey senators killed a gay marriage bill in January. The defeat means that the Legislature isn’t likely to revisit the issue over the next four years as Governor Chris Christie, a Republican who took the helm in January, does not support giving gay couples the right to marry.
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“I see no purpose in extending a societal imprimatur – and not insubstantial benefits – to folks whose relationships are of essentially no societal consequence,” Carroll said, then added, “Taxpayers should not be in the business of subsidizing friendships, however close.”
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