Same Sex Marriage Arrives In Vermont!

Jim Burroway

April 7th, 2009

The Vermont House just voted to override the Gov. Jim Douglas\’s (R) veto of the marriage bill, by a vote of 100-49. This vote, along with the Vermont Senate’s 23-5 override vote earlier this morning, means that same-sex marriage has been approved by the duly elected members of both chambers of Vermont’s legislature.

Full marriage equality has arrived in Vermont.

Jason D

April 7th, 2009

Hooray Vermont!!!

cowboy

April 7th, 2009

Thank you Vermont!

occono

April 7th, 2009

Whooo!

L. Junius Brutus

April 7th, 2009

I can’t believe it. After seeing that we lost a vote in the Senate, I assumed that we would lose the vote.

Thank you, Vermont.

jimmy

April 7th, 2009

WHOOT!!!

Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.

-MLK Jr.

John

April 7th, 2009

And now…the Apocalypse! Hehehe. Just kidding. Whoo-hoo!

AJD

April 7th, 2009

Woo-hoo!

TJ McFisty

April 7th, 2009

And once those pesky kids, RI and ME, are belong to us, the circle will now be complete….Mwahaha…mwahahahaha…mwahahaha!

Hooray for Vermont!

homer

April 7th, 2009

Hooray!!!

GaySolomon

April 7th, 2009

Congratulations Vermont!!

My faith in America’s ability to sustain progressive change has been rekindled.

Laura

April 7th, 2009

Yay Vermont! It is interesting that VT voted for same sex marriage given that technically they already have marriage equality – this is the thing that the CA Supreme Court kept harping on in the hearings last month so hopefully they will take notice because its not just the difference between a word.

Timothy Kincaid

April 7th, 2009

It’s been a good week, kids.

Trovore

April 7th, 2009

Excellent timing this week. Its about time that people caught on and started issuing Supreme Court decisions and such in OFF-election years.

occono

April 7th, 2009

Also great news from D.C.!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/07/dc-recognizes-gay-marriage/

SharonB

April 7th, 2009

Oh frabjous day, callooh-callay
[she] chortled in [her] joy!

Kristie

April 7th, 2009

WOOOOT!! That is AWESOME!!!!!! And look, not one “activist judge” in sight! I am so glad that the legislature in Vermont realized that if they were elected to represent the people than they had to start representing ALL of the people in their districts! This is a wonderful day for Vermont and another step forward for the rest of the nation.

Attmay

April 7th, 2009

Two states in one week? If this is a dream, DON’T pinch me.

Eddie89

April 7th, 2009

Big congrats. to Vermont!

Yahoo!!! Yippee!!!

Come on Obama! Get with the program!

Marriage Equality is happening RIGHT NOW!!!

END DOMA NOW!

JJQR

April 7th, 2009

Go lilly-white Vermont! (Shows how useless gay activists in California and New York have been).

Dee

April 8th, 2009

YEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWW!!!!! IN YOUR FACE DOUGLAS!!!!!

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