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A D.C. Superior Court judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to delay the implementation of a law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in jurisdictions outside the District and rejected efforts to bring the issue before voters. The lawsuit was an attempt to salvage a referendum drive that would have put the question of same-sex marriage on the ballot. ...snip The plaintiffs, seven D.C. residents led by Bishop Harry R. Jackson of the Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, said they were disappointed by the decision. "Essentially, today, the D.C. residents have been disenfranchised and unable to vote on an important public policy...

"This vote is horrible; horrible... this is about the human heart..." "If you voted for this proposition or sentiment they expressed, I have some questions: Why does this matter to you, What is it to you, in a time of inpermanence and fly by night relationships ,these people over here want the same chance at permanence and happiness that is your option'... 'they want what you want, to be a little less alone in the world'... 'no , you cant have it on these terms'.. '.you give them all the same legal rights while you take away the legal right...