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Marriage in the Nation's Capital?
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Sunday, 16 December 2007 10:52
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Marriage in the Nation's Capital?
Here is a great article on a new campaign to win marriage rights in Washington, D.C. The residents of D.C. are in a unique position in that the city's mayor and an overwhelming majority of council members support marriage equality, but the federal government has the authority to "review" all legislation passed by the city council. This means that even if the D.C. passed a marriage bill the big fight would be with members of Congress who will attempt to nullify the council's decision. As icing on the cake, we also do not have voting representation in Congress.
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