Chris Christie Doesn't Think Much Of New Jersey Citizens

Chris Christie delivered a double-whammy to the voters of New Jersey today. First of all, he issued an executive order that ordered the use of the state’s general fund in order to pay for emergency road repair work. The reason this had to be done was that the transportation fund in New Jersey has run out due to the governor’s veto of a 23 cent rise in the gas tax. New Jersey has one of the lowest gas taxes in the nation. Over $3 billion in road projects are currently on hold, creating even larger traffic problems than usual across the state. And now, of course, the money sucked out of the general fund will not be able to be used elsewhere and will also eventually have to be replaced. Christie commented that New Jersey roads were “fine”. I’m not sure those drivers who are inconvenienced every day by the stalled road projects would agree.

Christie followed that up by also vetoing a bill that would have made it much easier for New Jersey citizens to register to vote. The bill would have instituted an early voting period, established on online registration capability, and automatically registered citizens when they got a driver’s license or a state ID. New Jersey has a history of poor turnout in their elections. In vetoing the bill Christie said, “Is it really too much to ask to ask somebody to fill out a form to execute their right to vote? Is it really so much to ask people that if they’re in the state that they show up on Election Day and vote? The polls are open from six in the morning until eight in the evening.” Christie may not be aware that people who make a 2 hour commute into New York City and back for their jobs may actually find it difficult to get to vote during those hours. Apparently, Christie doesn’t really care about those people. In fact, it seems that he is more interested in making a lot of New Jerseyans’ lives more difficult.