And there goes Vermont - and D.C. - UPDATED

Vermont comes out of the closet, along with Washington D.C.

By the way, for those of you who are interested in reading arguments, this link will take you to an interesting discussion of the issue. But be warned, the Christian anti-gay marriage proponent does not, in my opinion, fare well.

That's not his fault - the arguments are against him. I think that's something we all need to get used to.

Joe H.

UPDATE:

The most interesting thing about this new legal momentum is that Gay marriage now seems quaintly normal. Two thirds of Vermont's legislature voted to override their Governor's veto and extend marriage to Gay people. Two thirds of both houses of Vermont's legislature, which are presumably representative of Vermont's citizenry, have gotten past their culturally cultivated and deeply ingrained "ick" responses to do the right thing.

Remarkable!

Additionally, although I'm not the first person to say this, the heavy lifting needed to make gay marriage seem normal was performed by none other than the fiercest opponents of gay marriage. Over the last ten years, religious conservatives were the activists constantly riding their horses through the countryside shouting "Gay marriage is coming, Gay marriage is coming." The issue was their biggest fundraiser and electoral stimulant. They couldn't stop talking about it.

And look what their efforts have wrought. They warned us about Gay marriage so much that people got used to the idea. They made Gay marriage seem normal - it became something you heard about everyday. No amount of logical argument could ever have accomplished that feat.

What a delicious irony!

Anyway, Kudos's to religious conservatives everywhere for all your heavy lifting during the last decade. You made this possible. And don't be too upset with yourself. In twenty years or so you'll look back at your actions and think, "I acted out of ignorance and religious zeal, but God used it for good."

Joe H