CARNAL NATION

The Vermont House is expected to vote on the issue of same-sex marriage today. Last week, the Vermont State Senate overwhelmingly voted in favor of gay marriage, 24 to 6. The bill is expected to pass in the House today. However, Gov. Jim Douglas has said he would veto the legislation. It is unclear if the Vermont legislature can muster the two-thirds majority needed to override the governor's veto. If Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage, it will become the third U.S. state (after Massachusetts and Connecticut) to extend the right to gays and lesbians but the first do so without a court order.

Vermont's WPTZ/Channel 5 will stream the debate in the Vermont House live on the Internet this afternoon. Coverage begins at approximately 3 p.m. EDT/12 p.m. PDT.