D.C. Mayor and Council
As a second vote was taken, due to debates and political friction, the new official resolution is now public: 12 agree to 1 against. Thus, the final decision if FOR same-sex marriages in other states. The vote against was a second thought of Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), initially the vote was a clean 13-0.
The approved law was added as an amendment to another bill, and can be seen on the second page of that bill’s text (.pdf).
Earlier , council member David A. Catania (I-At Large) said that introduce a separate bill this year to allow same-sex marriages to be performed in the District, less the Congress should intervene on this decision.
Gay Engagement
One of the influential figures in the area which manifests an open support for gay marriage is Mayor Arian M. Fenty (D), who will soon be handed the measure paperwork for official signature. If Fenty signs it, the District will put the same-sex marriage issue directly before the Congress. Under Home Rule, the District’s laws are subject to a 30-day congressional review period.
After the official vote in the Council, a quite large crows had gathered and they started to yell: ” “Get them off the council!”, referring to the members who voted for the legalisation of same-sex marriage. “We need a new council. They are destroying our youth,” shouted Paul Trantham, who lives in Southeast. “Every minister who fears God should be here. This is disrespectful to the nation’s capital. There is nothing equal about same-sex marriage. The people gathered there were brushed away by police officers, thought officials stated that this was needed and only took as a measure after trying to quited the crowd.
Gay Marriage Cake. Cute..or not.
To let statistics speak: A Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted last month found that 49 percent of voters nationwide support the legalization of same-sex marriage. But among African Americans, 51 percent opposed legalizing same-sex marriage and 42 percent supported it.
The matter is not yet over and out, nor are some sparks twinkled, as the decision has to be given the final vote by the Congress, after Mayor Arian M. Fenty signes it.
To quote council member Phil Mendelson (D-At Large): “I don’t think it works for us to try to artificially try to put it in the Human Rights Act,” [...] “I have told the GLBT community that they have to make sure there is the public support for this. . . . If there is not, we can try all the maneuvering we want and still be in trouble.”
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