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Tell Governor Christie To Withdraw Nomination of Extremist Judge

Help stop Gov. Christie from making a horrible mistake—appointing a radically pro-gay marriage anti-Christian judge to the state supreme court.

Gov. Chris Christie has been the hope of millions of Americans across the country looking for honest conservative leadership.

But Bruce Harris, Governor Christie’s latest nominee to the New Jersey Supreme Court, is not only an outspoken advocate for gay marriage, he has extreme and hateful views equating traditional Christian views on sex and marriage with slavery. This kind of intemperate and extreme view should be totally unacceptable in a GOP judicial nominee.

In 2009, Harris sent an email to State Senator Joe Pennacchio urging him to vote for gay marriage: “When I hear someone say that they believe marriage is only between a man and a woman because that’s the way it’s always been, I think of the many “traditions” that deprived people of their civil rights for centuries: prohibitions on interracial marriage, slavery, (which is even provided for in the Bible), segregation, the subservience of women, to name just a few of these “traditions.”

I hope that you consider my request that you re-evaluate your position and, if after viewing the videos, reading Governor Whitman’s letter and thinking again about this issue of civil rights you still oppose same-sex marriage on grounds other than religion I would appreciate it if you you’d explain your position to me. And, if the basis of your opposition is religious, then I suggest that you do what the US Constitution mandates - and that is to maintain a separation between the state and religion.”

These are not the words of a judicial conservative, a man who believes in common sense, strict construction of the state constitution, the kind of judge Gov. Christie promised to appoint to the court.

A man who cannot tell the difference between supporting our traditional understanding of marriage and wanting to enslave a people lacks common sense, judicial temperament.

Please use the form below to urge Governor Christie to fix this terrible mistake by withdrawing the nomination of Bruce Harris for the New Jersey Supreme Court. Then tell your friends, and ask them to send a message of their own.

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Dear (recipient name),

Dear Governor Christie,

I was shocked to read that your latest nominee to the New Jersey Supreme Court has not only actively advocated for same-sex marriage, but holds even more radical views equating traditional Christian views on marriage and sex with slavery.

I know he has given an unenforceable promise to recuse himself should a same-sex marriage case come before the court, but the issue goes even deeper: These are not the views of a judicial conservative, a man who believes in common sense, and strict construction of the state constitution.

A man who cannot tell the difference between supporting our traditional understanding of marriage and wanting to enslave a people lacks common sense and judicial temperament.

I can only conclude that the nomination of Bruce Harris was the result of a breakdown in the vetting process.

Please, protect our judiciary from radically unconservative judges with extremist views favoring gay marriage and equating Christianity with slavery.

I urge you to fix this terrible mistake today, by withdrawing the nomination of Bruce Harris for the New Jersey Supreme Court.

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