NJ: NOM Spends $600K to Fight Gay Marriage Bill

The race is on in New Jersey -- in both lobbying and spending -- as advocates on both sides fight try to gain advantage in the latest same sex marriage battleground before the new chief executive takes office. Supporters of gay marriage are frantically pushing to get a bill to outgoing Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine before he leaves office next month. His successor, Republican Gov.-elect Chris Christie, has vowed to veto any such measure passed by the Legislature after he takes office Jan. 19. But if Corzine can sign the bill into law before then, Christie and opponents of same sex marriage will have to wait at least until the next state legislative elections in 2011 to fight back. "This is the whole ballgame," said Brian Brown, executive director of the National Organization for Marriage, which has spent more than $600,000 in radio and TV ads and robo-calls against same-sex marriage. Full Story from Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/09/advocates-tap-war-chest-battle-sex-marriage-new-jersey/?test=latestnews

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