Imagine the howling if Obama or any other Democrat proposed the same program. Where are the right wing screams of "overreach" and "socialism" when it's a Republican? If anything the Christie administration should be demanding an extension for consumers instead of pocketing a gift meant for someone other than the government.
Lawmakers voted last year to allow the seizure of cards after two to three years as a way to raise about $80 million and help balance the state's budget.
But in November, a federal judge temporarily struck down the law.
The Record of Bergen County reports the state isn't giving up though. State treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff has told a judge that the state will appeal the earlier ruling.
