[时事] 美国新泽西州州长极可能否决刚通过的同性婚姻议案

本帖最后由 YML85 于 2012-2-17 16:26 编辑

The New Jersey Assembly passes gay marriage bill on Thursday, sending the bill to Republican Governor Chris Christie, a possible vice-presidential candidate who has promised to veto the measure. The initiative now shifts to Christie, who has 45 days to veto the bill but has vowed to do so immediately.

So far, six states are able to perform same-sex weddings: New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Iowa. Washington is poised to become the seventh, although the law could be blocked by a ballot initiative.

新泽西州议会周四通过了同性婚姻议案。该议案将呈递隶属于共和党的州长Chris Christie。Chris是可能的共和党副总统人选，此前他承诺会否决此项议案。现主动权转到了州长Christie手里，他有45天的时间否决议案，但此前他公开宣称会立即否决。

截止目前，有六个州允许同性婚姻：纽约州，马瑟诸塞州，康涅狄格州，新罕布什尔州，佛蒙特州和爱荷华州。华盛顿特区可能成为第七个，尽管法案可能被公民投票所否决。

Modified from Reuters News (16th Feb, 2012) & summarized and translated by me. （根据路透社2月16号新闻总结和翻译）