When any legislative body passes a bill, the executive has so much time to sign or veto it before it becomes a law, defacto. Apparently in New Hampshire, its only 5 days!!! Passed on the 6th and given to Governor Lynch on the 6th... 7th... 8th... 9th... (skip Sunday) 10th... 11th... 12th... FIVE DAYS UP! If the House REALLY DID deliver the bill on the 6th, then it became law at MIDNIGHT!
The Burlington Free Press revealed that at a Saturday state Democratic Party reception at the Burlington Hilton, Vermont's former Governor Howard Dean encouraged the leaders in his state to pass legislation legalizing Same-Sex Marriage. Dean was the governor back in 2000 when Vermont became the first state in the Union to enact Civil Unions legislation under pressure from the courts. Now they may just be the first state to enact Marriage Equality WITHOUT pressure from the courts. The Current Governor, Jim Douglas has vowed to veto the legislation when it hits his desk, however, he's also indicated that even he doubts the legislators would not have moved the legislation forward if they did not have a Veto-Proof majority. Let's hope this bolsters the cause of equality even more.
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