I hadn’t seen today’s paper, so thanks to Erik who brought it to my attention: “District Warned On Gay Marriage.”

Home rule is one of the things that drives DC residents batty. We may not agree on the way to legitimize DC’s legal standing, but we do agree that it needs to be achieved. Because until it is, we legitimately are vulnerable to these sorts of threats made by people who have no reason being in our business.

Home to a large gay population, DC has long tried to walk the fine line between being able to accomodate its residents and appeasing the federal government that oversees the running of the city. (Congress has the right to overturn DC laws when it so desires.)

It was rumored in the last few years that the District administration would be open to recognizing same-sex marriages performed elsewhere but that it feared doing so would bring retribution from a right-wing Congress.

This article, “Married D.C. Gay Couples Can File Taxes Jointly,” would seem to indicate that the city is trying to find a quiet, back-door approach to doing so. My fingers are crossed for Edward and Richard that their filing is successful.

…to those Republicans who voted against a DOMA and in favor of the bill. I was going to list the Republicans in a similar way to the Democrats, but then I discovered there are very few common-sense Republicans in the state of Connecticut.

My heartfelt thanks go out to:

Sonya Googins, Glastonbury
Diana S. Urban, North Stonington
Lenny T. Winkler, Groton

I also thank Clark Chapin of New Milford, who voted against both the DOMA and the bill. Since I can’t tell whether he meant to vote against the bill all along or switched his vote after the bill legalized discrimination, I will assume his intentions were good.

…those legislators who voted in favor of a DOMA. They’ll be getting a personal note from me later and their primary competitors may well get a check in the future. In the meantime, I include for your own edification a list of Democrats who voted in favor of the DOMA: (more…)

I have to say I really didn’t expect Connecticut representatives would roll over and play dead, adding a DOMA to the bill. Now I have to hope the bill is defeated.

Damn.

Attorney General Dick Blumental has given his formal legal opinion. He says the bill is clear about not allowing same sex couples to wed and that a DOMA addition is absolutely unnecessary.

Hooray!!!!!