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Marriage Law Roils Vermont Elections
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Never before have Vermont’s autumn colors blazed so hot, some here are saying proudly these brilliant gilded days. Unfortunately, the same goes for Vermont’s politics, others are saying with concern. From local races to the three-way contest for governor, this campaign season has a supercharged feel to many Vermonters, and not in a pleasant way. ‘’The state of Vermont has never been more polarized,'’ said Sean McKeon, a Republican candidate for the State Senate. ‘’This polarization is not like Vermont; it’s very unrecognizable sometimes.'’ Two words explain the heat: civil unions. Though other issues are also at play, many people are calling the coming election a referendum on the civil unions law that made Vermont the first state in the country to offer gay couples virtually all the legal rights and benefits of marriage. More : query.nytimes.com |
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