House GOP Group Working to Put D.C. Marriage Law to a Vote

The economy is still in horrific condition, millions of homeowners are facing foreclosure, housing prices in many regions have dropped to a ten year low., and states are struggling with massive budget gaps. So how do the Congressional Republicans spend their time? On job creation? Stabilizing the housing market? Of course not. No, instead they want to put the same sex marriage law in the District of Columbia up for a referendum. I f there was any need for proof that the GOP has become a sectarian party controlled by the Christian Taliban, this legislative effort is pretty good proof. Especially after the U. S. Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge of the D.C. Council's refusal to place the matter up for a referendum. The country is falling apart - mostly due to 8 years of misrule under Chimperator Bush - but all that concerns the Congressional Republicans is licking the boots of the likes of Tony Perkins, James Dobson, Chuck Colson, et al, whose stock in trade is peddling hatred towards others. Also, one has to wonder when we'll see Rep. Jim Jordan (pictured above) who is pushing this effort outed like former Congressman Ed Scchrock. Time and time again, the more homophobic these guys are, the more likely it is they're out cruising for gay sex. on the down low. Here are highlights from Think Progress:
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After the Supreme Court declined a request to hear a lawsuit intending to allow a voter referendum on Washington DC’s same-sex marriage law in January, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) — chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) — told The Hill that he will push for a vote to establish a referendum to overturn the law. Now, Congressional Quarterly is reporting that Jordan is drafting the proposal and expects “to draw strong support from House Republicans
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The level of Republican support is difficult to gauge as the GOP leadership attempts to keep the focus on the economy and remains weary of weighing in too heavily on LGBT issues. In this case, not only does a majority of Americans now supports same-sex marriage, but a Congressional intervention into the D.C. law undermines conservatives’ efforts to present their campaign as a local effort to give DC residents the right to vote on the issue. Any additional focus on anti-LGBT issues could also bolster the presidential candidacies of Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) and Rick Santorum, who would face the steepest road in a general election.
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D.C.’s marriage law was enacted in 2009, after the D.C. Council passed two measures to recognize marriages performed outside and inside the District. Both bills passed though a mandated congressional review period without challenge, even though several conservative Republicans sponsored bills to ban same-sex marriages in D.C.