Vermont Begins Marriage Session

The Vermont legislature just began debating their marriage equality bill. The haters, of course, are out in force.

Hundreds of gay marriage opponents have converged on the Vermont Statehouse to lobby lawmakers as the Legislature opens a week's worth of hearings on a same-sex marriage bill. Cheering and wearing buttons that read "Marriage -- A Mother & Father for Every Child," more than 200 people packed a rally Monday as the state Senate Judiciary Committee began hearing testimony on a bill.

I'll have video later today.