Sorry, Mr. Jackson: "Moments ago, the D.C. Board of Elections ruled that legislation recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, passed overwhelmingly last month by the D.C. Council and signed by the mayor, isn’t a proper subject for a public referendum under D.C. law. D.C. law prohibits any referendum that authorizes discrimination or has the effect of authorizing discrimination under the Human Rights Act." [HRC; Earlier]
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Your headline is incorrect. The District of Columbia does not yet recognize out-of-state marriages. The law passed by the City Council almost two months ago is in a mandatory period of US Congressional review. Regrettably, here in Washington, DC, the rest of the country is our colonial master, and we do not even have a voting representative in the US House or Senate. We just get stuck with federal taxes, military service, jury duty in federal courts, etc. to remind us that we are Americans. DC residents only have had the right to vote for US President since the 1964 election. The Congressional review period on the marriage law will end in July sometime. Nancy Pelosi has said that she does not intend to bring up for a vote any opposition to this law.
"D.C. law prohibits any referendum that authorizes discrimination or has the effect of authorizing discrimination"…If California had this law, Prop 8 would never have been an issue. In fact, shouldn't every state have that sort of law?