Chris Christie Now Supports The Hobby Lobby Ruling

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Thursday that he backs the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, after declining to give an opinion on the outcome of the case earlier this month.

Christie voiced his support in response to a question from an attendee at a meet-and-greet event in Marion, Iowa, where Christie was campaigning for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R). The Democratic research super PAC American Bridge caught the exchange on video.

“Do I support the Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case? I do,” Christie said, according to the video posted by American Bridge.

“Do you support Hobby Lobby’s position on birth control for its employees?” the attendee pressed.

“Well I just said I support the case, so if I support the case and they support the Hobby Lobby–” Christie said before moving on to greet other attendees.

A day after the Supreme Court ruled that Hobby Lobby could opt out of the Obamacare birth control mandate for religious reasons, Christie said “Who knows?” when he was asked about the decision on CNBC.

“The fact is that when you’re an executive, your Supreme Court makes a ruling and you’ve got to live with it unless you can get the legislative body to change the law or change the Constitution,” the governor said. “The point is: Why should I give an opinion as to whether they were right or wrong? At the end of the day, they did what they did. That’s now the law of the land.”

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h/t The Hill

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  1. “Well I just said I support the case, so if I support the case and they support the Hobby Lobby–” Christie said before moving on to greet other attendees."

    Getting testy with the right wing positions in Iowa? Not a good sign for Christie even if he wasn’t being fitted for a bright orange jumpsuit.

  2. yet another reason why Christie is lard on toast.

  3. Avatar for darcy darcy says:

    Christie making that hard right turn - away from the WH, trying to coddle the True Believers. It’s all red meat from here big boy, no salad bars, balanced diets or yoga classes. Waking up to non-stop conflict, BP at a constant 200/150, and NJ voters you fucked over determined to get even. And of course government lawyers at the front door - and the back door. Everyday. Good luck.

  4. Such “Principled Pandering”!

  5. Let’s make it clear Christie is not a moderate…

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