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Political notes from Free Press staff writers Terri Hallenbeck, Sam Hemingway and Nancy Remsen

3.25.2009

Live coverage: Douglas on same-sex marriage

Labels: douglas, gay marriage, same-sex marriage, Vermont, vermont legislature

posted by vt.Buzz | 1:52 PM |

Comments:

He has the opportunity to do a lot of good for a small minority -- at no cost to the majority.

But he won't take it??

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 4:10 PM, March 25, 2009

Plain and Simple - Douglas is afraid of his conservative base!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 4:49 PM, March 25, 2009

Jim Douglas lacks vision and leadership!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 4:49 PM, March 25, 2009

Ya gotta love it. Same-sex marriage is a distraction but the threat of a veto if the House doesn't pass it with at least 100 votes isn't.

Douglas is the problem.

# Posted by:

Fritz | 7:45 PM, March 25, 2009

If he has a position he has the right to stand by it. I support gay marriage but it is his right to disagree.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 7:48 AM, March 26, 2009

Terri and Nancy...

The House GOP held a secret caucus in the last couple of days - where Douglas made clear that he would veto the bill as he tried to shore up GOP votes to sustain his veto.

The word is that people like Patti Komline who says she will vote for the bill will then be able to vote to sustain the veto.

Hypocrisy at its best.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:27 AM, March 26, 2009

Jim Douglas says this is not a partisan issue - then why is he convincing his House GOP to sustain his veto when it comes up.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:29 AM, March 26, 2009

Douglas the discriminator!!!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:48 AM, March 26, 2009

"Jim Douglas says this is not a partisan issue - then why is he convincing his House GOP to sustain his veto when it comes up."

Is it only the Governor who is being political? Why did the House Speaker announce several weeks ago, before the Senate Judiciary Committee even voted to recommend the bill to the full Senate and before the House debate had even started, that the Legislature would pass a gay marriage bill?

THAT'S not partisan politics???

John Campbell using this issue as a platform for his future statewide political ambitions?

THAT'S not partisan politics?

Geez, open your eyes and grow up.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 11:29 PM, March 27, 2009