Governor Christie on New Jersey Supreme Court's Abbott Ruling

[94SexyStang]

Christie is awesome, FINALLY someone who will put these crooked fucking scumbags in their place!

[mdoniook]

Every time he says "Supreme Court" replace it with "NJ State constitution". The constitution of our state requires the court's decision. There was no room for interpretation of the constitution in this case, it's spelled out clear as day.

Christie is essentially saying, "I have just been informed that 2+2=4, I still believe it is 5."

And the argument that "throwing money at schools doesn't do anything" is false, more $ = more & better teachers = smaller classes = better chance at sucess.

[carlindelco]

It is NOT teh role of the state supreme court to engage in legislative matters. Unreal this is a classic example of judicial activism. The libs like that when it is in their favor BUT look out if the decision goes the other way. 30 years of evidence, yeah liberals don't understand that word.. they will reply , but I FEEL it is the right thing to do.. Does the NJSC know how our government works, 3 branches and all.? De-fund the NJSC lol God Bless Christie !!

[Dmart38]

By next March, Christie will have 3 appointed judges on the bench, and it will be a 4-1 conservative majority. Win

[carlindelco]

@Dmart38 God I hope so...

[danielxu94560]

Who decide NJ judicial budget?

[btwall60]

@danielxu94560

The NJ State Supreme Court has just over stepped it bounds of power. They have stuck their collective noses into spending tax revenue on what is called Abbott districts. Abbott districts were set up years ago to "even up" all the schools budgets in the State of NJ. Well, we have found out that the children in the31 districts, even though 14 thousand$'s a year has been spent on them, they are functional illiterates and cannot read at the 7th grade level. The "judges" R incompetent

[modernfreestyle]

Give 'em hell, Chris! ;)

[kevinchristine1]

Good job New Jersey Supreme Court throwing more money on bad teachers who refuse to educate poor and black students. They don't care about kids they care about lining their pockets with our money and not providing the services people need.

[Vox91]

It's about time someone, in this case the NJ Supreme Court, stood up against Christie and his corporate parasites. His poll numbers in NJ are sinking steadily and in 2013, the people of NJ will turn him out of office in a landslide. Maybe he should think about moving to Alabama or Mississippi to continue his career. His fat bully routine will sell better down there.

[mcoop221]

@Vox91 Gotta love union trolls.

[hostiliscivitas]

Corruption wearing black robes

[divisioneight]

It's a shame that a pile of ruling judges sitting ensconced and isolated from the citizens on New Jersey, and accountable to NO ONE, can make state fiscal policy that directly affects the livelihood, and welfare of the taxpayers (not just the taxpayers who are card-carrying members of the NJEA - but the rest of the majority who actually FUND the NJEA). This is NOT what the framers of the Constitution meant when they created three branches of government and this is a travesty. Fight on NJ!

[LanceDevonshire]

It's rulings like this that show why elections matter, particularly of presidents and governors who appoint judges. These clowns on the courts get lifetime appointments in many cases and the ones that don't still sit there for ages before they can be dealt with. In the end however, it's up to the ELECTED branches of government together to hold any renegade judges accountable.

[adamrolfson]

christie is absolutely correct. 3 branches of government with very specific duties. checks and balances. the supreme court has no business legislating.

[Eincrou]

Clever strategy Christie is using. He disagrees with the court's ability to do this, but he tacitly accepts it and says it's the legislature's responsibility to figure out how to fund this. BUT, Christie still expects a balanced budget to be sent, and he will not raise taxes. Something else must be CUT, which the legislature won't want to do.

He sets the Supreme Court and Legislature against each other on this issue, rather than fight against it himself. Absolutely brilliant politics.

[kmg501]

Time for a state constitutional amendment to counter a political activist court.

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[mcoop221]

@kmg501

Not with this legislature

[ThorkilKowalski]

“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.”

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Run for the GOP Presidential nomination, Governor Christie!!

[nogivenogets1]

@ThorkilKowalski Damn, we finally got a decent governor & y'all want to steal him. how about you wait your turn ;-)

[88hocker]

you tell em!! challeng it!