Nine years ago Vermont became the first state to legalize same-sex civil unions and now the legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage. Vermont Governor Jim Douglas (R) had vetoed the bill but yesterday the legislature overrode the veto - the first veto override in 19 years. It will go into effect in September 1st.
It passed due in large part to the democratic majority - Dems control 23/30 Senate seats - the vote was 23-5 and they control 102/150 House seats where the voted literally came down to the last vote - 100-49. It passed aided by 6 Republicans.
Gov Douglas said it’s time to move on:
DOUGLAS: I really think that Vermonters ourght to focus on the future. Accept the outcome of the vote today - I certainly do that.
Not Rep Joseph L. Krawczyk Jr., a Rep from Bennington, who voted against the override and is hoping that Vermonters vote against those who supported it.
KRAWZYK: They’re going to have to live with the consequences. This does not reflect the true values of Vermonters. It does not reflect my values nor does it reflect those of my constituents.
Unlike Vermont, Iowa, Connecticut and Massachusetts same-sex marriage was legalized via the courts.
Source: Boston.com’s DAVID ABEL
According to CNN, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins condemned the votes in Vermont and Washington, DC where the “Washington City Council voted 12-0 Tuesday in favor of allowing same-sex marriages performed in other states to be recognized in the nation’s capital”. Washington already provides domestic partnerships for both same-sex and heterosexual couples, which give access to the rights and responsibilities of marriage.
PERKINS: Same-sex ‘marriage’ is a movement driven by wealthy homosexual activists and a liberal elite determined to destroy not only the institution of marriage, but democracy as well. Time and again, we see when citizens have the opportunity to vote at the ballot box, they consistently opt to support traditional marriage. The radical left wants to destroy the traditional union of one man and one woman across the country and they will not rest until they do so. The marriage amendment movement has been many times more successful than the same-sex ‘marriage’ movement.
I don’t understand the correlation between the legalization of same-sex marriage and the “destruction of the traditional union between one man and one woman”. What has polygamy been doing? Why does that never come up in these discussions?
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