VERMONT Senate panel approves gay marriage bill

[Bluebear]

MONTPELIER, Vt. – A Vermont Senate committee has unamimously approved advancing a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

The senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-0 on Friday to advance the measure that was the topic of an emotional public hearing on Wednesday that drew hundreds to the Statehouse.

The full Senate is expected to take up the bill next week.

Gov. Jim Douglas has said he opposes the measure, but has not indicated whether he would veto it.

If approved, Vermont would join Massachusetts and Connecticut as the only U.S. states that allow gay marriage.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090320/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage

[bluestateguy]

1. I thought CT just had civil unions and not full marriage

Am I wrong?

[Bluebear]

2. You are wrong

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/10/connecticut.gay.marriage/index.html

[Tesha]

3. There's legalization pending in New Hampshire as well, but no bets on how it will turn out. (NT)

[Bluebear]

5. It surely would affect me!

Here's hoping!

[Beer Snob-50]

4. well it would save God the time

because he could smote all three states with one plague at the ame time.

:sarcasm:

[cali]

6. The only impediment to marriage equality in VT is that repuke, Gov Jim Doless

Marriage equality will pass with big numbers in the VT Senate and House. Even some repukes will vote for it- as one did on the Senate J panel today. Unfortunately, I think it's likely that the Gov will veto it. Then we'll have to see if the legislature is willing to override- something they've been less enthusiastic about doing on other issues.