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More great news for lovers of American Values such as the equal protection (supposedly) guaranteed to all under our U.S. Constitution!<\/p>\nMore great news for lovers of American Values such as the equal protection (supposedly) guaranteed to all under our U.S. Constitution!<\/p>\n
On the heels of a ban on discrimination against same-sex marriage<\/a> by the Iowa Supreme Court’s conservative<\/i> reading of their state’s constitution last week, the Vermont legislature today has overridden their Governor’s veto to officially recognize the right of same-sex partners to be officially married<\/a> under the protection of state law.<\/p>\n Vermont becomes the fourth state (following MA, CT and IA) to currently recognize marriage equality, after they’d formerly adopted “first-in-the-nation civil unions law” nine years ago. We’re delighted to see two-thirds of each Statehouse chamber override the Governor’s veto of a law which will correct the injustice of segregation via “civil unions”.<\/p>\n Vermont’s Legislature is the first in the Union to affirm the right to marriage equality. Previous rulings, in four states, have been made by state Supreme Courts, each with a Republican-appointed Justice penning the majority opinion<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4 states down, 46 to go, in the quest for Constitutional Conservatism and the equal protection for all. (At least in this matter.)<\/p>\n