Vermont Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
According to the Associated Press, Vermont became the first state to legislatively enact same-sex marriage today. Impressively, the state legislature overrode a veto by the governor. Now that is what I call a solid base of support.
Vermont is the fourth state with same-sex marriage. (Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Iowa are the other three.) From the look of it, the District of Columbia might be next. The DC Council today passed a bill which would recognize same sex marriages performed in other states. However, because of DC’s unique legal position, Congress could still scuttle this. Other states in the running include New York, New Jersey, & Hawaii.
On a related note, it looks like the Iowa Supreme Court case legalizing same-sex marriage from last week is safe from legislative challenge.