Vermont legalizes gay marriage

[rm]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/07/us/AP-GayMarriage-Vermont.html

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage -- and the first to do so with a legislature's vote.

The Legislature voted Tuesday to override Gov. Jim Douglas' veto of a bill allowing gays and lesbians to marry. The vote was 23-5 to override in the state Senate and 100-49 to override in the House. Under Vermont law, two-thirds of each chamber had to vote for override.

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[jendaby.livejournal.com]

This is awesome!!!! Let's hope this trend continues throughout the country! :)

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

\o/

[herself_nyc]

Wonderful!

[dsudis.livejournal.com]

YAY VERMONT!

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

In a sense it already has - Iowa has moved to defeat an attempted counterattack at the pro-gay-marriage court decision.

[tacky-tramp.livejournal.com]

OMG! I didn't think they'd have the votes to override the veto! :D

[rm.livejournal.com]

details?

[rm.livejournal.com]

Me neither!

I love how close it comes after Iowa too (maybe that swayed some people?) because it creates a sense of momentum even the slow people can understand.

[weirdquark]

Sen. Gronstal: Rejects amendment to reverse marriage equality

[jendaby.livejournal.com]

Why isn't that in the headlines instead of what a 115-year-old eats for breakfast? *goes to search for more info*

[rm.livejournal.com]

made of awesome

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

yes

[mneme]

Wow. Yay, Vermont!

[lanning.livejournal.com]

Oh, YES, this makes me happy! I wasn't expecting this from Vermont, or Iowa, but the surprise makes the news even better. :D

[jendaby.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Vermont. I am going to learn your State song, then I am going to give you a big kiss!
They voted on it! The Republicans will deny that anyone ever voted on it(just as the Neo-cons do here,) but they voted on it! Democracy!

I love it when a plan comes together.

[weirdquark]

I love how it came through the legislature so opponents will need to find other arguments instead of bringing out the "activist judges" one. Use new arguments! We can rebute those too!

[misch.livejournal.com]

Depends.

Oh, that's where they go, not what they eat.

[tod-hollykim.livejournal.com]

Woohooo! And the list grows! ::does horribly embarassing Victory booty dance!::

[dulcinbradbury.livejournal.com]

Yay Vermont!

Now come on NY -- get your head out of your ass!

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

I was expecting it.
Most people in the U.S. just want things to be fair, they've just never had a chance to think about it. Politicians and judges have a chance to think about it, and sometimes they do.
There are very few places in the U.S. where people are actually politically to the right of Spain.(Which legalised same sex marriage slightly before Canada did.)

[evil_plotbunny]

Yay, Vermont!

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Democracy!

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Not funny.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

‘You guys don’t understand. You’ve already lost. My generation doesn’t care.’
Yeah. That's the name of that tune.
(So happy....)