Gay-Marriage Opponents Ask Judge to Stop the Clock

Big showdown in D.C. Superior Court over gay marriage this afternoon!

Here's what's going on: Opponents of the gay-marriage-recognition law passed this spring by the D.C. Council are asking Judge Judith Retchin to step in and stop the law from taking effect. That'd be a bare assertion of power by the judge---and Retchin acknowledged as much: "I question whether the court has the authority to stay the effective date."

That date is July 6, marking the end of the 60-day 30-day period during which the U.S. Congress reviews the marriage-recognition measure. It's a quirk of D.C.'s serfdom that Congress gets this approval window, and it's a quirk that's being exploited by the anti-gay marriage lobby.

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