Congressman ‘Intrigued’ by Idea that Congress Could Weigh in on Homosexual Marriage in D.C.
On the Spot (CNSNews.com) – Should Congress, rather than the Washington, D.C., City Council, decide whether the nation’s capital can create same-sex marriage?
Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution invests the Legislative branch (Congress) with the power to regulate the affairs of the District of Columbia: “To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States”...
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