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This just came across my RSS feed, and I thought I’d share the happy news. Following in the footsteps of Iowa –on Friday the Iowa Supreme court ruled the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional –the Vermont Legislature overrode the Governor’s veto of a bill, allowing gay couples to marry, just this morning. This brings the total of states allowing same-sex marriages to four: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Vermont. Woot woot!
We’re slowly getting to where we need to be! 
Here’s a woot woot from me as well!!!
Huzzah!!! I just hope voters don’t shoot it down later. But it’s not a time for pessimism, it’s time for optimism, woo hoo!
Doesn’t anyone think that it is wrong that the voters made a decision and the goverment decided that they were wrong and changes it? Since we live in a democracy does that mean the majority vote should win? How would you feel if the goverment decided that Obama could not be the president even though he was elected by the majority of voters and put McCain in the oval office…..
Just a thought!
Woot! Let’s hope this trickles down, across and around the country!
Woohoo for Separation of Church and State (which most voters need to be educated on)!!!!
Let’s hope that continues!! I know it kills my friends to see me planning my wedding to my FH when they can’t do anything to confirm their marriage in the eyes of the government–so wrong!!
AWESOME!! If only CA wasn’t so lame.
@Jenny: I wish voting always worked, but it worked against the minority in CA. I don’t want to get a debate started, but it feels like voting on a right for a minority group is inherently wrong. We should just all have equal rights.
And PS Let’s not forget that Gore did get the majority of votes.
YAYY!!! When I heard about Iowa, I was seriously shocked. It amazed me that a “heartland” state is more progressive than a “progressive” state like California. These two rulings give me hope, though. Our country IS headed in the right direction Thanks for posting, Cookie!
@Jenny: additionally I was referencing other states, Vermont’s elected officials overturned another elected official’s decision. Which is why we have checks and balances.
I read about this on Friday. I am so thrilled! Hurrah Iowa and Vermont! Come on West Coast, what’s taking so long?
Jenny #7,
With all due respect, your logic is flawed. The US government is composed of 3 separate branches to balance out the power of the others. The judiciary itself was created to be countermajoritarian, meaning that some decisions should not be left up to the common vote, and, to the extent that wasn’t made explicit at the Founding, it has been a dead-center aspect of American jurisprudence since Marbury v. Madison. If the Founders had cared so absolutely about the will of the people, they would have required jury trials for civil as well as for criminal trials, or they wouldn’t have even created a judicial branch that could check the legislative branch, an idea that had a lot of currency at the time. In fact, enough of the Founders were so scared of the ‘people’ that originally Senators were not even elected directly by the people; they represented the states and were elected by state legislatures. The Founders understood there needs to be a balance. At one point or another the “will of the people” was for there to be slavery, Jim Crowe, and the Chinese Exclusion laws of California and other states. I would hope that you would agree that these are all laws that were completely wrong at the time and deserved to be abolished. If we relied on the will of the people, then segregation might still be legal!
Bottom line is that if something is unconstitutional, then the will of the people (or a “majority vote” as you called it) will not change that to make it constitutional. You cannot vote to legalize something that is unconstitutional, and prohibiting same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
Signed
-A lawyer
This makes me proud to live in New England.
I think Sean Penn said it best when he accepted his Oscar for Milk:
“I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban on gay marriage to sit reflect and anticipate their great shame, and the shame in their grandchildren’s eyes if they continue that way of support. We’ve got to have equal rights for everyone.”
Fantastic! Sometimes I am so embarrassed that I live in a time where equal rights STILL do not exist. I hope our kids aren’t too embarassed of us. I can’t wait ’til equal marriage for all of us exists across the board.
@Jenny: We live in a republic, not a democracy.
P.S. Hooray for Vermont! I feel so sorry for the people who are on the wrong side of this civil rights issue. A few years from now same sex marriage should hopefully be legal in all 50 states, and how will you be able to tell your future children/grandchildren that you disagreed with that?
Signed
E #15
@Jenny: I think you also have to remember that the people were the ones that selected those officials in government to represent them. The governement are elected REPRESENTATIVES of the people.
This definitely is a hopeful time for our country in regards to taking one more step for equality. Yay!
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Mrs. Cookie, Denver Age and Occupation: 25, Nonprofit Fundraiser/Theatre Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Financial Analyst Engagement Date: September 2007 Wedding Date: September 2008 Blogging Since: May 8, 2008 Venue: Ten Mile Station About Me: With a degree in Theatre I never realized that planning a wedding was a lot like Theatre Management, until I started planning my own. I am a coffee addict, especially Starbucks' Grande Mochas, yummy! I love to cook (especially chocolate chip cookies for my honey), travel to exotic places, and be creative. As a couple, Mr. Cookie and I are extremely practical, down to earth, and children at heart. We live in a cozy abode with our adorable Pomeranian, and love to play board games and watch movies into the evening.
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