House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and 38 other Republicans from Congress have filed a brief in Superior Court calling for a voter referendum on gay marriage in Washington, D.C.
Last month, the D.C. city council passed legislation legalizing gay marriage and Mayor Adrian Fenty signed it. If not challenged by U.S. Congress, gay couples will be allowed to wed in the capitol.
The district’s Board of Elections and Ethics has twice decided that a referendum would discriminate against homosexuals.
(Via ThinkProgress)
