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The District of Columbia today gained a few more members of Congress who think they know what’s best for our city. A handful of socially conservative House members gathered reporters this afternoon to introduce a bill that would define marriage in D.C. as a “union of one man and one woman,” Politico reports. The effort is designed to signal opposition to recent D.C. Council action that would allow same-sex marriages legally performed in other states to be recognized in the District, as well as any further local legislation that might come this year to legalize such ceremonies in D.C.

Get to know Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Tom Price (R-Ga.) and Dan Boren (D-Okla.), D.C.! They have come forward today to represent you, despite never having appeared on a local ballot. Longtime District villain Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is also a co-sponsor, naturally.

We appreciate Politico’s obvious skepticism about the potential success of this bill:

It’s not clear if there’s any legislative vehicle for the anti-gay-marriage bill or whether Democrats would even allow a vote on the measure.

In other words, good luck with that one, guys.