D.C. Council ‘thumbs its nose’ at voters
Well, traditional marriage advocates tried, and we’ll keep trying. Just as the pro-same sex marriage proponents aren’t going to give up, neither will we.
Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow -
As expected, the final vote was 11 to 2, and Matt Barber, director of cultural affairs for Liberty Counsel, says, “It’s very unfortunate that they would choose to brazenly circumvent the will of the people in order to push something on Washington, D.C. that the people reject – and that is counterfeit same-sex marriage.”
The city’s Election Board refused to put the issue on a future ballot to allow the people to decide. Congress now has 30 days to review and take action to override the vote, but Barber feels the liberal tone of Washington precludes that happening. However, he believes that the public could still send a message.
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