Phil Mendelson states in part: "A marriage that's entered into legitimately in another jurisdiction will be recognized as a marriage here. I think that's an issue of fundamental fairness; to do otherwise is to be discriminatory, to do otherwise is to say that people who get married elsewhere are something different, something less here. The fundamental principle is that people in committed relationships deserve rights, benefits, and legal protections."
Councilman Phil Mendelson declares that no marriage shall be treated as "something different, something less" in D.C.
City Council Member Phil Mendelson's comments from the May 5th City Council Hearing are available on this youtube clip and included below.
Phil Mendelson states in part: "A marriage that's entered into legitimately in another jurisdiction will be recognized as a marriage here. I think that's an issue of fundamental fairness; to do otherwise is to be discriminatory, to do otherwise is to say that people who get married elsewhere are something different, something less here. The fundamental principle is that people in committed relationships deserve rights, benefits, and legal protections."
Phil Mendelson states in part: "A marriage that's entered into legitimately in another jurisdiction will be recognized as a marriage here. I think that's an issue of fundamental fairness; to do otherwise is to be discriminatory, to do otherwise is to say that people who get married elsewhere are something different, something less here. The fundamental principle is that people in committed relationships deserve rights, benefits, and legal protections."
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