Martin Luther King

Lautenberg Statement on 40th Anniversary of Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Release Date: Apr 4 2008

Lautenberg Statement on 40th Anniversary of Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

November 12, 2007 - 5:28pm

The "M" Word Matters

This Sunday's New York Times lauds Governor Corzine for his support of same-sex marriage even though he has said that he wants to wait until 2009 to avoid muddying the political waters of next year's Presidential race.  Dr. Martin Luther King said it best when he said, "justice delayed is justice denied." While I, too, praise the Governor for his support on this issue, I think he is dead wrong to postpone equal protections for all in deference to politics.

As New Jersey debates when to enact marriage equality -- whether in 2008, as activists want, or 2009 as the Governor wants -- three factors predominate over the political and legal landscape.

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