BREAKING NEWS: MSNBC says Vermont just overrode Governor's veto. LEGAL MARRIAGE!

[Lyric]

No link to a story yet, but check out www.msnbc.com and the Breaking News headline!!!!

:woohoo:

:bounce:

CONFIRMATION from The Advocate, just now:

Vermont Legislature Overrides Same-Sex Marriage Veto

In a tense and emotional session on the statehouse floor, the Vermont house voted, 100-49, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday to override Governor Jim Douglas' veto of same-sex marriage legislation. Following an earlier vote by the senate, 23-5, to override the veto, this means that same-sex marriage legislation may go forward to become law in Vermont. Vermont will become the first state to institute same-sex marriage legislatively.

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid77832.asp

YEEESSSSS!!!!

[bluedawg12]

1. Outstanding!!!!!!!!!

Go Vermont!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. woohoo!

go vt!

[TommyO]

3. HOORAY!

The override passed the House 100 to 49, with the Senate's earlier override, it's a done deal.

Vermont has full marriage equality, and becomes the first state to do it legislatively, not via a court order.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Yes. Want definite confirmation.

[TommyO]

9. I just gutted my original message

It's a done deal.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. Sweet! Congrats to everyone in Vermont who now have equal rights!

[Lyric]

8. Check the OP's edit.

It was the Legislature! Just got confirmation from The Advocate!

[TommyO]

10. I saw it elsewhere, but I've since corrected my message

I have tears of joy flowing right now!

[Rhythm]

4. YES!!!!!!!

:woohoo:

[Maven]

5. OMG OMG OMG!!!

I'M TEARING UP!!!

[TommyO]

12. Passing the Kleenex to Maven

after taking a handful for myself.

[Bluzmann57]

7. As of April 24, it's legal here

And there is very little the Governor or state legislature can do about it. So if you want to get married, c'mon out to America's heartland. We need the money.

[Rhythm]

11. Video of the House vote, as well as the article from the Vermont Free Press

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090407/NEWS03/90407016

[DU9598]

14. Congrats #4, from the good folks in state #3!

Woo Hoo! The momentum is gaining all the time!

[tandot]

15. How wonderful!

:toast:

[tekisui]

16. WOW! I didn't think that would happen!!!

Great news!

[bigwillq]

17. YAY!

What awesome news! :bounce:

[MineralMan]

18. Huzzah!

Sounds like they got some GOP members to change their votes. Fine work!

[democrank]

19. What a wonderful day!

Go Vermont!

[JohnnyLib2]

20. The times, they are achangin'.

Finally. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Warpy]

21. Vermont is one of those great, tolerant states

and I wouldn't be surprised if they overrode Gov. Bigot's veto.

They just elect Rethugs now and then when they think the incumbent Democrats have gotten too good at theft.

[ThomCat]

22. Congratulations to everyone in Vermont

and everyone who helped make this happen in any way. :grouphug:

[Zenlitened]

23. Awesome! A great day for ALL Americans, everywhere!

:applause: ::woohoo: :applause:

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[t0dd]

24. Debbie Evans, Robert South, and Jeff Young changed their votes!

:-) :-) :-) :-) That pushed us over!

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/rcdetail.cfm?Session=2010&RollCallID=57

[Cornus]

25. Just heard it on the noon news!

Maybe NJ will be next?

[WhollyHeretic]

26. That put a smile on my face! Congrats Vermont.

:yourock:

OK now we're looking at you Maine and New Hampshire. Let's get all of New England.

[fascisthunter]

27. Congrats Vermont and all my Brothers and Sistas

one step closer....

[Divine Discontent]

28. YESYESYES! California just set the fires a tad higher in those who want equality - this is a GREAT

day! I Praise the Lord!

Thank you to those brave women & men in VT taking a stand and a shame on you to the 54, I think, who cowered, and the one they call governor.

MARRIAGE EQUALITY, YESSSSSS!

[Marrah_G]

29. 3 more New England states to go!

I think Rhode Island will be soon.

~cryin~

So happy for all our brothers and sisters in my future retirement state !

[Starry Messenger]

30. Oh my god.

This is wonderful news. I'm crying too now. I can't believe we're all watching history in the making. DU needs a "happy tears" emoticon.

[sundog]

31. beautiful

:party:

:toast:

[MountainLaurel]

32. Terrific!

:applause:

[mtnester]

33. Wonderful wonderful news!

:)

[enigmatic]

34. I'm very, very heartened by this

Way to go Vermont!

[BattyDem]

35. That's awesome!

:bounce:

[meegbear]

36. w00t! Congratulations!

[IntravenousDemilo]

37. I think you can also thank Howard Dean for creating conditions that would make this easier. n/m

[cboy4]

38. Fantastic

:applause:

[Runcible Spoon]

39. WOOOOOT!

FINALLY some good fucking news!

[barbtries]

40. that's terrific

you have some good people up there.

[mwei924]

41. Why the hell does Vermont have a Republican governor?

[provis99]

44. Yeah, why does Vermont have a Republican governor?

Anyone from Vermont out there to explain this?

[cali]

53. ask and ye shall receive

this is by far the best explanation I've ever heard/seen. It's from a poster on Huffpost:

Inertia, mostly. He slipped by the electorate in the personality vacuum that was left when Howard Dean went national. A career politician who has never held a job outside of government, he has the gift of seeming innocuous. Most of his nefarious efforts have been directed toward deregulation of land-use. He's a great friend of Walmart and sprawl developers. Unfortunately, average folks don't seem to follow that stuff all that well; so his negatives don't get great mileage during election cycles. He just smiles innocuously, and spends the big bucks he gets from his friends to smear his rivals, who are already at a disadvantage in terms of name recognition. Because we have so many left-leaning voters, we also have a very active Progressive Party, as well as many independents. So far, it has not been possible to get together an effective coalition behind a single candidate to blow Douglas out of the water; but that day is coming. He wins primarily by default. People say, "I don't really know who to vote for among all the candidates and I can't think of any thing he's ever done (good or bad); so I think I'll stick with the guy I know." No kidding; that was pretty much the script last fall when I did phoning on behalf of Obama and we followed-up on voters' opinions about the governor's race. Pretty inexcusable, really, but I have a feeling it's not all that uncommon.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/07/vermont-legalizes-gay-mar_n_184034.html

[burning rain]

42. Excellent news!

The Yes vote increased in the Vermont State House for the veto override, which I didn't expect. Just... marvelous.

[Ken Burch]

43. Glad to hear it.

Not to rain on the parade, but may we assume that the haters will be starting a repeal petition in, oh I dunno, about 20 seconds from now?

:eyes:

[muffin1]

52. Yes...because as Elisabeth Hasselbeck believes

the voters should decide. :mad:
Thank heaven I'll be at work, and unable to hear her shitty comments on the subject.

But for now...
:bounce: :woohoo: :woohoo: :headbang:

[Ken Burch]

59. Well, if she shows up in Vermont to campaign against marriage equality

There needs to be a group of multigendered Gwen Stefani imitators leading chants of "I ain't no Hasselbeck Girl".

[cali]

54. um, no. not a chance.

it's an almost impossible process and anyway, the majority of Vermonters support marriage equality. Sorry, you'll have to go rain someplace else. The sun is shining in Vermont today. (well, at least it's peaking out)

[Ken Burch]

56. Not wanting to rain. I'm GLAD marriage equality won.

This is a good day. It's only natural to wait for the other...well, we need a metaphor about something ELSE dropping now, don't we?

[cali]

57. that's OK. It's just there really isn't another, er, anything to drop

not here. we're finally done with this in Vermont. I can absolutely guarantee this won't be undone and that there won't even be a real effort to undo it.

[Ken Burch]

58. That's great then.

[elleng]

45. AND 'the D.C. Council

unanimously voted yesterday to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere, joining a growing number of states to loosen restrictions on the unions.'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/07/AR2009040702200.html?hpid=topnews

[Veruca Salt]

46. Kicking and rec'ing this thread too!

Whooo! :woohoo: What a day! Next onto NH and ME!

[Lugnut]

47. Fantastic!

:woohoo:

[gauguin57]

48. Congratulations to all the soon-to-be-newly-married couples in Vermont!

Mazel Tov!

[Vanje]

49. Good News! nt

[caseymoz]

50. Vermont Rocks!!

[ejpoeta]

51. happy day!! slowly but surely we can finally have equal rights for everyone!!

[Flying Dream Blues]

55. Excellent news! I can't wait until everyone has equal rights...it WILL happen! nt