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We just want to thank the hundreds of volunteers who worked long and hard, day and night, over the past months to protect our civil union law in the November election. Thanks to everyone's hard work, most Vermonters expressed support for the law at the polls, and over 60 percent voted for pro-civil union gubernatorial candidates. It's clear that, regardless of how folks feel about civil unions, a strong majority of Vermonters are ready to move on to other issues and don't want to see our legislature spend another session bogged down in this divisive issue. It's dangerous to single out individuals for special thanks, because so many folks went above and beyond, but we'd like to acknowledge one particularly special person. Since June, Jakki Flanagan has worked night and day, without weekends or vacations, with unflagging intensity and good humor, to coordinate our statewide grassroots work.