Leadership votes on November 23

by: Hopeful

Tue Nov 10, 2009 at 01:06:42 PM EST

"If the bill stands a chance, it stands a chance now," Oliver said. "Gov. Christie isn't going to sign any bill on his desk to this effect and there are concerns now with how anti-groups have pumped up the volume across the state. Legislators are afraid to move forward, but I think that there should be an opportunity to vote up or down. Without question, in the assembly, there are a significant number of members who would not support the bill.

"I support the bill because I believe gay marriage is a civil rights issue," added Oliver, who also favors up or down lame duck session votes on a long languishing wrongful death bill, and on a bill enabling people who are adopted to have access to their birth ceritificates.

She says she has not spoken with Bonnie Watson Coleman recently. The second interesting article is about Dick Codey and redistricting:

"I intend to make one of those appointments and leave a second appointment for Steve," former Gov. Codey told PolitickerNJ.com.

That sounds like good news to me, because it suggests Codey doesn't intend to stay in the Senate Presidency with Republican votes.