The Vermont Senate passed the same-sex marriage bill this afternoon by a margin of 26-4 (3 Republicans and 1 Democrat voted nay). Shay Totten tweeted the debate on his iPhone, God bless him.

Click here to read his updates.

He’ll have a blog post later tonight or tomorrow.

Shay reports that House Speaker Shap Smith says the House could take up the issue as early as next week.

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