http://politicsalabama.blogspot.com/2011/01/why-ill-never-vote-for-romney.html
Today, I'd like to tell you why I won't vote for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, either.
One of my major issues is the Second Amendment. I firmly believe that we each have the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms, and I oppose those who think government should impose limits on those rights. And Chris Christie is on the record as supporting gun control. When he ran for State Assembly in 1995, Christie included the following segment in a campaign flyer.
He supported the assault weapons ban and, when asked in a 2007 interview with Sean Hannity about allowing handgun permits for New Jersey residents, he said "that's not going to happen."
HANNITY: Should every — should every citizen in the state be allowed to get a licensed weapon if they want one?
CHRISTIE: In New Jersey, that's not going to happen, Sean.
HANNITY: Why?
CHRISTIE: Listen, the Democratic legislature we have, there's no way those type of things — listen, at the end of the day, what I support are common sense laws that will allow people to protect themselves, but I also am very concerned about the safety of our police officers on the streets, very concerned. And I want to make sure that we don't have an abundance of guns out there.
So he loses with me on the whole issue of gun control. Where else does he lose with me?
Let's start with ObamaCare. Governor Christie had the opportunity to join the states challenging ObamaCare in front of Florida judge Roger Vinson, and he decided not to do so. His first response to questions was to say he needed time to decide what the ramifications of repeal would be... a position he kept for TEN MONTHS before finally beginning to say he supported repealing ObamaCare. He lost me there, too.
Let's look at his support for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is essentially a 10-state cap & trade scheme. His major concern about the RGGI is that Pennsylvania was smart enough not to become involved, and he says that lack of participation hurts New Jersey. To be clear, Christie TO THIS DAY has not pulled New Jersey out of this regional cap & trade scheme.
Now, on to another issue: illegal immigration. In April of 2008, Christie treated us to his views that illegal immigrants really aren't in this country illegally, they're just undocumented.
http://blog.nj.com/ledgerarchives/2008/04/christie_at_church_forum_illeg.html
U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie surprised many at a Dover church public forum when he said sneaking into the United States is not a criminal act.
"Being in this country without proper documentation is not a crime," Christie told more than 60 residents and town officials. "The whole phrase of 'illegal immigrant' connotes that the person, by just being here, is committing a crime."
Being undocumented may be a civil wrong, but it's not a criminal act, Christie said.
And he hasn't changed much. Last July, he reiterated his support of "comprehensive immigration reform," though he was smart enough not enough to use that phrase.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/39208_Page2.html
On the hot-button topic of immigration reform, he said he has long declined to “demagogue” the issue as a former U.S. Attorney, because “I come from law enforcement and it’s not an easy issue.”
But he did intimate that he thinks stringent state-by-state laws – such as in Arizona – are the wrong approach, and added, “I think President Obama doesn’t do this at his own risk because it’s affecting the economy in the country…to me, I think the president’s really gotta show the leadership on this.”
“This is a federal problem, it’s gotta have a federal fix,” he said. “I’m not really comfortable with state law enforcement having a big role.”
He said that without border security, enforcement of existing laws and a “clear” path to legalization for immigrants, there would never be a fix.
Sounds like "comprehensive immigration reform" to me.
I could go on, but I think you see by this time that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is hardly a conservative icon. In fact, he holds a lot of positions that are more often associated with liberals than with conservatives. And all the while, he TALKS like a conservative and pretends to be one.
If Christie wins the nomination, we will have two choices. We can vote to re-elect Barack Obama, or we can vote to elect Obama-lite.
Or, if we have any brains at all, we can vote to have a DIFFERENT option for the Republican candidate for President of the United States.
Those are my reasons why I will never vote for Chris Christie. If you disagree with me, then I'm sorry for you. Looking at Christie's record, he will NOT be the President we need next in office.
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