In addition to U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (Miss.) and James Inhofe (Okla.), the brief was signed by House Minority Leader John Boehner and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (Ohio), and U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt (Ala.), Todd Akin (Mo.), Michele Bachmann (Minn.), J. Gresham Barrett (S.C.), Roscoe Bartlett (Md.), Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), John Boozman (Ark.), Jason Chaffetz (Utah), John Fleming (La.), J. Randy Forbes (Va.), Virginia Foxx (N.C.), Scott Garrett (N.J.), Phil Gingrey (Ga.), Louie Gohmert (Tex.), Jeb Hensarling (Tex.), Wally Herger (Calif.), Walter Jones (N.C.), Jim Jordan (Ohio), Steve King (Iowa), Jack Kingston (Ga.), John Kline (Minn.) Doug Lamborn (Colo.), Robert Latta (Ohio), Don Manzullo (Ill.), Michael McCaul (Tex.), Thaddeus McCotter (Mich.), Patrick McHenry (N.C.), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.), Jeff Miller (Fla.), Jerry Moran (Kan.), Randy Neugebauer (Tex.), Mike Pence (Ind.), Joe Pitts (Pa.), Mark Souder (Ind.) and Todd Tiahrt (Kan.)I suspect this is not the last we will hear about this lawsuit.
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
NOM and 39 U.S. Republicans Challenge DC Marriage
The National Organization for Marriage and 39 Republican Congressmen has asked the DC Superior Court to force the DC Board of Elections to place a referendum to ban gay marriage on the ballot.
Oh, it won't be the last time, but this, and the fight in Maine and California, is why marriage equality needs to be federally mandated.
ReplyDeleteYou can't leave it up to the majority to legislate against a minority.