In Another Sellout, Spanberger Turns Virginia Into Giant Weed Dispensary
Spanberger isn't protecting Virginia from the marijuana industry; she is throwing the commonwealth under the cannabis.Spanberger isn't protecting Virginia from the marijuana industry; she is throwing the commonwealth under the cannabis.Under Spanberger, Illegal Aliens Face Less Scrutiny Than Law-Abiding Virginians Buying Guns
The state is now overburdening Virginians who conduct private gun sales while protecting violent illegal aliens from arrest and deportation.If 1 In 5 Fairfax Residents Is Illegal, We Need Mass Deportations In Virginia Immediately
Contra enthusiasts for lawlessness, a great way to improve American neighborhoods would be to arrest, detain, and deport all illegal aliens.'Maximum warfare': Democrats celebrate after Virginia decides to disenfranchise GOP voters
Democrats have in recent years likened redistricting efforts to the Holocaust, called them "a threat to democracy," and characterized them as "authoritarian." However, in the lead-up to Virginia's gerrymandering referendum, Democrats adopted a disparate view.
Presented with the opportunity to all but ensure that 10 out of the state's 11 congressional seats go to their comrades, Democrats reconstrued gerrymandering as a noble pursuit — an alleged means to "help level the playing field," a way to "restore fairness," and, in the words of Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a "response to what we're seeing in other states that have taken extreme measures to undermine democratic norms."
'The result of a process that's unconstitutional and illegal.'
With the help of out-of-state dark money and propagandizing by big-name liberals like former President Barack Obama, Democrats proved victorious on Tuesday in disenfranchising Republican voters in Old Dominion.
The following loaded question appeared on the April 21 ballot: "Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?"
With over 97% of the votes counted, the Associated Press reported that 51.5% of the ballots were cast in favor of the proposal and 48.6% were cast in opposition — a difference of just over 88,700 votes.
Election Day votes, a majority of which were "no" votes, reportedly accounted for 55% of the total; early in-person votes accounted for 35% of the total; and mail-in votes accounted for 10% of the total, 72% of which were "yes" votes.
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Spanberger stated, "Virginia voters have spoken, and tonight they pushed back against a President who claims he is 'entitled' to more Republican seats in Congress."
"As we watched other states go along with those demands without voter input, Virginians refused to let that stand," continued Spanberger, who claimed when running for governor last year that she had no plans to redistrict the state. "We responded the right way: at the ballot box."
In a statement where he ironically criticized "unprecedented gerrymandering," Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D) said that "fairness won. Accountability won. And the Commonwealth that gave America its Constitution has once again reminded the nation what that Constitution is for."
Obama congratulated Virginia, thanking voters "for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back."
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) excitedly announced that "House Democrats have crushed Donald Trump's national gerrymandering scheme." He added, "Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time."
Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who previously emphasized that the new map was "the result of a process that's unconstitutional and illegal," said in a statement, "Thank you to all the voters who turned out to vote against this egregious power grab. The race was much closer than the left expected because Virginians know a 10-1 map is not Virginia."
"I urge the Virginia Supreme Court to rule against this unconstitutional process that will disenfranchise millions of Virginians," added Youngkin.
There are multiple lawsuits pending before the Virginia Supreme Court regarding the legality of the constitutional amendment. Oral arguments for the cases are tentatively scheduled for Monday.
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Spanberger’s Efforts To Deny Voters Representation Make Her Least Popular Recent Virginia Governor
Virginia voters seem to be recoiling from Spanberger, as her moderate promises deteriorate into radical reality.Virginia Gov. Spanberger Claimed She Was A Moderate But Is Governing As A Radical
Former Democrat congresswoman Abigail Spanberger ran a Virginia gubernatorial campaign presenting herself as a centrist candidate. On the campaign trail, she incessantly cited her ranking as the most bipartisan member of Virginia’s congressional delegation. She declared her focus on kitchen table issues: “affordability and housing, health care and energy, real challenges, and a desire to […]4 radical bills + 1 executive order: Spanberger's Virginia is already spiraling into crime and racism in just days
It’s been less than a week since Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia’s governor, and already her unhinged liberal policies are poisoning the state, says BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales.
“She's a deranged, liberal, white woman, so she's handling it about how you would expect,” she sneers.
As one of her first actions after being sworn in, Spanberger signed an executive order rescinding her predecessor Glenn Youngkin's directive that required state law enforcement, including Virginia State Police and corrections, to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigration enforcement.
“I've explained this to you multiple times,” says Sara. “They want the criminals.”
“You had Glenn Youngkin. You could have actually made some progress to not be a total hellhole, and instead, they were like, ‘Nope, nope, nope — we want the law-abiding Americans to not feel safe."’
On top of that, just days before Spanberger’s swearing-in, Democratic delegates rushed in bills that critics argue will fuel crime and anti-white racism in Virginia.
For example, Delegate Alfonso Lopez (D) introduced a bill (HB912) that will “guarantee illegal alien children free education in Virginia.”
“Come on over. It's all free,” retorts Sara.
Delegate Sam Rasoul (D) introduced a bill (HB1070) that aims to “prohibit the state from mentioning an accused criminal's prior conviction to the jury during the guilt phase of the trial.”
“They won't hold it against them that they've just gone on to commit crime after crime after crime after crime” scoffs Sara.
“But wait, there’s more.”
Delegate Rae Cousins (D) introduced a bill (HB863) that removes mandatory minimum prison sentences for many crimes, including rape, manslaughter, assaulting a police officer, possession and distribution of child pornography, and repeat violent felonies.
“You guys think that I'm being hyperbolic. I'm not,” Sara insists. “They want the crime and the criminals to thrive in the state of Virginia.”
But perhaps the worst bill came from Delegate Jeion A. Ward (D), who introduced a bill (HB61) that proposes giving state contracts under $100,000 almost exclusively to businesses owned by women, minorities, or veterans — effectively shutting out white men unless no one else qualifies — and even then allows the state to award the contract to a preferred business if their bid is up to 5% higher than a white male-owned bid.
“Guys, the DOJ needs to sue them like yesterday. ... That is blatant discrimination,” says Sara.
“By the way, if you live in Virginia, get the hell out. [Spanberger] is raising taxes on basically everything from retail delivery — so like Amazon, Uber Eats, FedEx, UPS, guns and ammo, you name it.”
Virginia, she says, “had something good,” and then it elected a “crazy, liberal, white [woman],” and now “just like that,” it’s been “run into the ground.”
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