Vermont Enacts Marriage Equality
by Jonathan Singer, Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 07:30:31 AM EDT
With a successful veto override in both the state House and Senate, Vermont has become the fourth state to enact marriage equality -- and the first to do so legislatively. And the movement towards equal rights continues.
Update [2009-4-7 12:21:35 by Todd Beeton]:What an amazing week this has been for equality. More on the VT vote from WaPo:
The House recorded a dramatic 100-49 vote _ the minimum needed _ to override Gov. Jim Douglas' veto. Its vote followed a much easier override vote in the Senate, which rebuffed the Republican governor with a vote of 23-5.Vermont was the first state to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples and joins Connecticut, Massachusetts and Iowa in giving gays the right to marry. Their approval of gay marriage came from the courts.
Tags: Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality (all tags)
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