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Yesterday we reported that after an acrimonious debate, on Monday the Ward 5 Democrats voted 87-51 against endorsing any plans to legalize same-sex marriage in the District. The vote followed in the wake of the Ward 8 Democrats weekend vote in favor same-sex marriage. Yesterday, the Ward 6 Democrats chimed in, overwhelmingly siding with marriage equality in a 73-3 vote. Charles Allen, president of the Ward 6 Democrats and Chief of Staff to Council member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), said in a press release, “Equal and full civil rights are core principles of the Democratic Party and that was affirmed again tonight by the Ward 6 Democrats." The Democratic committees of Ward 2 and Ward 4 have also voted to support marriage equality.
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One thing that worked in Charles' favor versus the other meetings was that he allowed only one speaker in support and one in opposition to the resolution. No free-for-all, no shouting, just introduction of the resolution, brief statements, then voting. I thought the meeting went very well.
So are Ward 1 Dems assumed to be in support or is their vote scheduled for next week?
And also what about Wards 3 & 7?
2-4-6-8 Who do we appreciate?
HAHA! Yes 2-4-6-8 indeed! I am one block away from Ward 6, maybe I should move :-) Alas, it sounds like Ward 6 leadership had thier shit together, which was not true of Ward 5 leadership. Ward 5 was an embarassment to the democrat party; but I've alerady said my peace with that...
it's funny, but i think most democrats would prefer you call our party the democratic party, not the democrat party. you sound like sean hannity calling it that.