Governor Douglas vetoes gay marriage… because Federal laws are worse?
”This legislation does not address the inequalities espoused by proponents… Regardless of whether the term marriage is applied, federal benefits will still be denied to same sex couples in Vermont.”
Vermont’s Governor Jim Douglas in a prepared statement that accompanied his veto today of a bill that easily passed in both of that state’s Senate and House, however the 95-52 vote is just under the two-thirds majority required to veto their Republican governor’s veto. (AP)
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