Well, it's done.
It only took ten years, but it's done.
We had to suffer through the usual inane arguments, but it's done.
We listened to a governor threaten a veto, but it's done.
In Vermont, the House and the Senate voted to override Governor Jim Douglas' veto of the gay marriage bill--which both houses passed in recent weeks. The House voted 100-49; the Senate vote was 23-5. This was the first time Douglas' veto had been overridden.
Nice work, Vermont. Iowa is proud of you; Massachusetts is proud of you; Connecticut, too.
Governor Douglas received the bill Monday, and promptly vetoed it, citing the fact that he is pro-discrimination, that he believes gay Americans are "less than" real Americans, that...okay he didn't say that; he said he vetoed the bill because he believes marriage is between a man and a woman. Then he also stated that same-sex couples would be denied federal benefits even if the bill were to become law.
Nice try, Jim, but that battle is coming. This is all far from over.
House Speaker Shap Smith: "For the people voting to override the veto, they're voting to support the majority of Vermonters. They believe the majority of Vermont should be heard and should not be blocked by one man."
And it wasn't.
Way to go, Vermont.
We here in California are proud too! Well, mostly envious, but we're also proud!
ReplyDeleteThe tide is finally starting to turn. We've passed gay marriage via the courts, and we've done it via the legislature. And if we lose the court battle in California, then we'll pass it there through the voters too.
For too long our opponents have been able to say that they have the majority opinion on their side. Not for long.