Breaking: Vermont overrides governor's veto
Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage -- and the first to do so with a legislature's vote The Huffington Post reports:
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.The vote came nine years after Vermont adopted its first-in-the-nation civil unions law.
It's now the fourth state to permit same-sex marriage. Massachusetts, Connecticut and Iowa are the others. Their approval of gay marriage came from the courts.
Integrity commends Vermont here.
UPDATE: Why Gay Marriage Matters from the Wall Street Journal.
UPDATE more: Washington DC Council votes to recognize other states' gay marriages.
And this from the Senate Majority Leader, Mike Gronstal, of Iowa:
