Michael Jones at Change.org raises the question of whether the Catholic Archdiocese will follow through on its threat to end its social services now that the marriage equality bill has passed the DC Council. In response to today's vote, the Archdiocese released a statement that, to me, didn't firmly state a decision one way or another. I actually think that if I were the Archbishop, I would rather avoid this choice altogether and wait until the last possible minute- e.g., when the bill finally becomes law. That won't happen until it passes the Congressional review process, and even then there are some landmines around the appropriations process and a potential lawsuit. So I don't expect to see much soon, but HRC has a petition out to the Archbishop anyway. Once again, I was heartened by how many members of the DC Council- Democrats and Independents- told the Archdiocese to get lost and passed the bill with no changes. Not something you'd see many places.
Also, National Organization for Marriage blasted its list today, urging people to tell their member of Congress to stop the marriage bill during the 30-day review period. As an organizing strategy, that is almost certainly not going to happen in the next 30 legislative days, as bills to overturn the law must be passed in both houses and signed by the President. I imagine it is more geared towards screwing with the legislation through the appropriations process down the line, and making their donors happy.
Also, please take a second to thank your DC Councilmember if you live here. A few Councilmembers stuck their necks out. Here's a list, and here's some help if you're not sure which Ward you're in. Remember the at-large members, too.
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