Washington DC Councilman Marion Barry has threatened civil war if today’s 12-1 decision in favor of recognizing legal same-gender marriages leads to marriage equality in DC.
From The Washington Post:
Barry Warns of “Civil War” Over Gay Marriage
D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), the only council member to vote against the bill today to legalize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, predicted today there could be a “civil war” in the District if the Council decides to take up a broader gay marriage bill later this year.
“All hell is going to break lose,” Barry said while speaking to reporters. “We may have a civil war. The black community is just adamant against this.”
Barry made his remarks a few hours after a group of same-sex marriage opponents, led by black ministers, caused uproar in the Wilson Building after the Council voted 12 to 1 to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. They caused such a ruckus that security guards and police had to clear the hallway. The protesters shouted that council members who voted for the bill will face retribution at the polls.
(emphasis: mine)
That would be the same model of morality Joe. My. God. described saying:
Bitch set me up … said then-DC Mayor Marion Barry in 1990 about the prostitute who led him into a crack cocaine sting, which lead to a six-month stint in a federal prison. Three income tax evasion investigations, a DWI arrest, and four wives later, the current DC Councilman Marion Barry felt no fucking shame in joining the NOM crowd today to lead chants about the immorality of same-sex marriage.
After four wives, Barry must be taken seriously as an authoritative voice on traditional opposite marriage. Few people have quite the same level of experience.
Maybe Marion Barry should have a tête-à-tête with National Organization for Marriage board member Orson Scott Card.
