"The only thing our gay and lesbian friends can get from this is potentially additional social acceptance... All of this was sprung in a fashion that I think most Vermonters-- even if they are in favor of gay marriage-- would recognize that the tactics being used are underhanded tactics, trying to push this through without debate."
Steve Cable of Vermont Renewal. a group opposed to the renewed interest in that state's legislature in pushing for gay marriages. The state was the first to provide state-wide civil unions equivalent to marriage (but at a state level only). (WCAX)
