In July the District of Columbia Court of Appeals denied the right of DC voters to vote on the definition of marriage. In response, Mr. Catania wrote “I believe that it is time for the leaders of these efforts to return to their home states and let the residents of the District live their lives”. I believe that we, the residents of DC have a right to vote on this issue, and that Mr. Catania’s attitude is condescending to those who have lived here all or a substantial part of their lives and believe that marriage is defined as the union of one man and one woman only, as I do.

I am the only candidate for DC Council At-Large that is for defining marriage as a man and a woman only, and for letting DC voters vote on that definition.

The way that same sex unions have been pushed upon DC residents without real community input is very telling as to the way that the DC Council sometimes operates. Now Councilmembers Catania, Cheh and Evans want notaries to perform marriages. [More]