VERMONT IS THE NEW IOWA
Apr. 8th, 2009 01:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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kukla_red ]: Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage — and the first to do so with a legislature's vote, as both the house and senate collected enough votes to override Gov Jim Douglas’ promised veto.
Gay marriage opponents blame the victory on teh gayz having "a highly funded, extremely well-oiled machine”. Which is kinda hot when you put it that way.
Meanwhile, on the same day, the DC Council voted 12-0 to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states (even though gay marriage itself isn’t legal in DC – yet).
Meanwhile, in possibly related news, President Obama just appointed gay activist Harry Knox to the White House Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships.
Which is cool. Except for the White House having a faith-based advisory channel. I was rather hoping Obama would kill that. But if he did that. everyone would think he was Muslim again, so I’m willing to give that one a little time.
And to think we have Iowa to thank for this.
Thanks Iowa,
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Gay marriage opponents blame the victory on teh gayz having "a highly funded, extremely well-oiled machine”. Which is kinda hot when you put it that way.
Meanwhile, on the same day, the DC Council voted 12-0 to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states (even though gay marriage itself isn’t legal in DC – yet).
Meanwhile, in possibly related news, President Obama just appointed gay activist Harry Knox to the White House Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships.
Which is cool. Except for the White House having a faith-based advisory channel. I was rather hoping Obama would kill that. But if he did that. everyone would think he was Muslim again, so I’m willing to give that one a little time.
And to think we have Iowa to thank for this.
Thanks Iowa,
This is dF
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on 2009-04-07 11:15 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-04-08 08:36 am (UTC)*chuckles*
well, I guess the Prop 8 supporters are also highly funded, maybe just less oily then?
Way to go, Iowa and Vermont. So now, it's these two, Connecticut and Massachusetts?