NYT Prods NJ and NJ Towards Marriage Equality

Yesterday, the New York Times editorialized in favor of the bills pending in the two states (NY and NJ) in the Tri-State area with Democratic governors waiting to sign them into law.

The vote gave Vermont another important first. Although three other states — Massachusetts, Connecticut and Iowa — now allow same-sex marriage, the new Vermont law, which goes into effect on Sept. 1, made Vermont the only state to achieve that progress through legislative action rather than a court ruling.

Coming less than a week after the crucial ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court that extended same-sex marriage to a state in the nation’s heartland, and with bills to follow suit under consideration in several other state capitals, the welcome move by the Vermont Legislature adds a vital sense of momentum and democratic duty to this civil rights struggle.

Lawmakers in New York and New Jersey, in particular, have marriage bills pending and Democratic governors ready to sign them. There should be no further delay in enacting these measures.

Emphasis added by MadProfessah. I particularly like the use of the words "this civil rights struggle" in the context of marriage equality.