Garden State Equality's commercial for marriage equality: Marsha and Louise.

[JackBeck]

Run time: 01:06 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbtXHihdNL4   Posted on YouTube: November 03, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: November 08, 2009 By DU Member: JackBeck Views on DU: 370

 
Unlike NOM's "The Gathering Storm" we used real couples and supporters from New Jersey in our ads.

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[Smarmie Doofus]

1. Good ad. I like the explicit appeal to rationality:

"It won't effect *your* marriage...". Where in the name of J.F. Christ did they get that idea in the first place?

But NJ marriage is in trouble. If they don't pass it and sign it before January it will not become law for a long time.

New GOV says he'll veto it.

[CTyankee]

2. Can the lege override the Gov's veto?

And do you have a state supreme court that would decide in favor of equality in marriage, like ours in CT?

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. I'm in NY ; don't know that much about NJ. But......

http://blog.nj.com/njv_tom_moran/2009/11/new_jersey_has_brief_chance_to.html



...there's an analysis at this link. This guy says there's a 50-50 chance of getting a bill signed before Corzine leaves office.