As The Wheels Grind Slowly Forward

[pargoletta]

D.C. is starting to consider actively allowing same-sex marriage.This process is a wee bit more complicated than usual, because D.C. is not a state. Any bill that the city council passes must be approved by Congress. There'll be a fight, but I don't think it'll be much of one. D.C. already recognizes same-sex marriages performed in other states

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[littlelinor]

*dances*

[pargoletta]

Yup. And they've even been clever enough to specify that religious leaders will not be required to perform same-sex marriages if they object. That language will be a big booster for this bill.

Baby steps.

[littlelinor]

Baby steps are always the best because you never really expect them to walk until they suddenly start pulling at your trouser leg.

I wish my country finaly did it too. The politicians there are 20 years behind the general population.

[pargoletta]

Baby steps are certainly the best way for the U.S. to do this, just because we do have such a strong tradition of states' rights. And, you know . . . monkey see, monkey do, and all that.

[littlelinor]

... that last sentence made me smirk.
*is not originally an English speaker, and never ceases to be amused by some phrases*

[pargoletta]

Or, for that real grade school touch:

Monkey see, monkey do.
Monkey doo all over you!

[littlelinor]

... kids are epic

*cue nostalgia*