Retention of pro-gay justices ends debate on Vermont civil unions

http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=15482&sd=03/21/05

Leading Democrats believe the final act of the drama over the Vermont legislature's enactment of civil unions for gay and lesbian couples five years ago finally has played itself out.

It came last week when the house and senate jointly voted to retain four supreme court justices in office for another six-year term. Three of those justices served on the court in 1999 when it ruled that same-sex couples were being unconstitutionally denied the rights and benefits of marriage.

The justices' support for the decision in what became known as the Baker case was one of the arguments that the justices' opponents used in urging that they be fired for, among other allegations, overstepping their constitutional authority.

Well, they decided now, so shut up.

Unless it comes down on their side. In which case it's engraved in stone and must never EVER be altered, touched, revisited, or debated again.

Let's keep at it because we don't have enough dittoheads in place.

Still, one can't help but say "Ha ha." Oh, that felt good.

is still 50% nationwide. To hell with Chicken Little.


http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues/466053

they won't be satisfied with this -- cause their fearless leaders won't let them be.