A marriage license isn't just a piece of paper. It represents full inclusion among Vermont families.

The moment we decide to throw more energy into fighting for our mate than with him, the crack of a fist on the enemy's jaw splits the ears of angels.

Obviously, we want to make them happy. Hopefully, we'll knock their socks off ... and we can get them to sign on for a few years.

There's nothing about the bill that would address the question of civil union. It really focuses on eliminating the discrimination in the marriage statute.

you say
we were never
meant for this vowed life,
golden bands of only us, and death
do us part. you
say love like it's held in quotation marks,
that this union soured before
it started.

The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep and abiding misogyny and denigration of women. So polygamy is objectionable on lots of grounds.