1.0 link 184190 <![CDATA[Vermont Passes Gay Marriage: How Far We've Come]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/madeleine-m-kunin/vermont-passes-gay-marria_b_184190.html Right after the Vermont legislature voted (100 to 49, precisely the 2/3 needed) to over-ride Governor Jim Douglas' veto this morning of a law permitting gay marriage, my daughter got a text message, "Yeah, Vermont!"

She was not the only one cheering when the vote was announced. I felt an elation that surprised me. These men and women in the legislature are not professional politicians; they are citizen legislators representing small districts where voters know who they are, meet them at...

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