# Vermont Legislature Overrides Gov's Veto On Same-Sex Marriage!

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**Created:** [April 7, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-legislature-overrides-govs-veto-on-same-sex-marriage/492254 "2009-04-07T15:11:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-legislature-overrides-govs-veto-on-same-sex-marriage/492254/67 "2009-04-10T13:56:11Z")

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Several years ago, in a debate with **[december](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=200871)**, I posted this list of amendments and the Supreme Court cases they overturned:

> [@House of Representatives votes to not enforce certain Supreme Court decisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-representatives-votes-to-not-enforce-certain-supreme-court-decisions/191593/37):
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> [ul][li][XIth Amendment](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment11/) (state immunity from federal court jurisdiction), overturning [Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419 (1793)](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=2&invol=419);[/li]  
> [li][XIIIth Amendment](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment13/) (abolition of slavery), overturning one aspect of [Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1856)](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=60&invol=393#404);[/li]  
> [li][XIVth Amendment](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment14/) (citizenship of all individuals born within the jurisdiction of the United States), overturning another aspect of [Dred Scott](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=60&invol=393#404);[/li]  
> [li][XVIth Amendment](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment16/index.html) (authorising federal income tax), overturning [Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co., 157 U.S. 429 (1895)](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=157&invol=429);[/li]  
> [li][XIXth Amendment](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment19/) (women’s suffrage), overturning [Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1874)](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=88&invol=162);[/li]  
> [li][XXIVth Amendment](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment24/) (abolition of the poll tax qualification in federal elections), overturning [Breedlove v. Suttles, 302 U.S. 277 (1937)](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=302&invol=277);[/li]  
> [li][XXVIth Amendment](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment26/) (lowering minimum voting age to 18), overturning one aspect of [Oregon v. Mitchell, 400 U.S. 112 (1970)](http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=400&invol=112).[/li][/ul]

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