Gov. Chris Christie announced this morning he is dropping the appeal of a lower court's ruling that paved the way for marriage equality to begin last night in New Jersey.
"At long last, the freedom to marry is now permanently law of the land in New Jersey," said Freedom to Marry founder and president Evan Wolfson in a prepared statement.
The pressure is being put on President Barack Obama to evolve on his stance of supporting gay marriage as four former Democratic National Committee chairs made a public statement today calling for marriage equality to be included in the party's 2012 platform.
The former DNC chairs are Howard Dean, Donald Fowler, Steve Grossman and David Wilhelm. They are joining Freedom to Marry's campaign, "Democrats, Say I Do."