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Originally posted by PGT:
A friend who's way far out on the left is realizing her support of the DNC, the VA Dems and specifically the LCDC (where she served as VP) is at odds with her efforts. Notably, Spanberger's recent veto of the collective bargaining legislation.

It's a bit of schadenfreude but I shall not rub it in; she's beginning to realize what I've been saying all these years. It's about control, not about dogma with Dems.

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Originally posted by mrapteam666:
The other half mentioned that she wanted to look for land around Halifax, and I told her I wouldn't mind Martinsville.

I told her though that with everything going on, I will only live or put a place in a 2A area.

I may take a temp job with the government around the Richmond area, but I won't stay there.
The days of me going back to that area has passed.

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is directing state employees to demand proof of legal authority from federal immigration agents operating on state property, prompting pushback from a legal expert.

Specifically, in an executive order signed on Tuesday, Spanberger is asking state employees to get federal agents to produce a valid warrant on "property of the Commonwealth" and instructs them to "not permit" federal agents from using those areas as staging or processing locations.

The order would include polling sites.

Spanberger’s move continues Democratic efforts to test the boundaries between state and federal power, exploring what roadblocks they can legally create to taper Trump’s immigration crackdown methods.

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is reportedly “fuming” this week after the state failed to get a single justice on the Supreme Court to support her after she violated the state constitution in her attempted gerrymandering of the state. However, Spanberger may have just guaranteed another trip to the Supreme Court when she said the quiet part out loud about the new state gun ban.

After the Democrats took power recently, they went on a frenzy of tax and liberal legislative measures. The sharp move to the far left is out of sync with a purple state that remains roughly evenly divided. While Spanberger (who ran on being a moderate) has pushed forward many of these measures, she sought to moderate one bill banning so-called “assault firearms.”

Spanberger released a statement that:

“I am signing this bill into law because firearms designed to inflict maximum casualties do not belong on our streets. We are taking this step to protect families and support the law enforcement officers who work every day to keep our communities safe. While the General Assembly chose not to adopt my amendment that specifically carves out certain firearms frequently used for hunting, I will work with the patrons to clarify this language.” (emphasis added)

The governor’s acknowledgment that the law covers common hunting models will likely be cited in Second Amendment challenges. If the law is not amended, she could prove the main witness against her own signed legislation.

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Ryan Mehaffey, a Marine veteran and Virginia prosecutor, is taking a hard-line stance against what he believes is an "unconstitutional" new gun ban signed by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.

Spanberger, who has been slipping in the polls amid criticisms of her progressive policy agenda, signed a new bill last week banning the future sale and manufacture of "assault weapons," including many semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns. The law also bans the future sale of magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds.

The move caused immediate backlash from many Virginians and raised new Second Amendment violation concerns. Rather than protest, however, Mehaffey, who serves as the commonwealth attorney for Spotsylvania County, is drawing a line in the sand and flatly refusing to enforce the ban.

With the bill set to take effect this July ahead of America’s 250th anniversary of independence, Mehaffey sent a letter to Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger Harris, instructing him that the ban is "unconstitutional and cannot be lawfully enforced."

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Originally posted by vthoky:


Gotta use that at work this week!

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Originally posted by vthoky:
From Jonathan Turley: Locked and Loaded: Spanberger Inadvertently Makes Case for Striking Down New Gun Ban

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is reportedly “fuming” this week after the state failed to get a single justice on the Supreme Court to support her after she violated the state constitution in her attempted gerrymandering of the state. However, Spanberger may have just guaranteed another trip to the Supreme Court when she said the quiet part out loud about the new state gun ban.

After the Democrats took power recently, they went on a frenzy of tax and liberal legislative measures. The sharp move to the far left is out of sync with a purple state that remains roughly evenly divided. While Spanberger (who ran on being a moderate) has pushed forward many of these measures, she sought to moderate one bill banning so-called “assault firearms.”

Spanberger released a statement that:

“I am signing this bill into law because firearms designed to inflict maximum casualties do not belong on our streets. We are taking this step to protect families and support the law enforcement officers who work every day to keep our communities safe. While the General Assembly chose not to adopt my amendment that specifically carves out certain firearms frequently used for hunting, I will work with the patrons to clarify this language.” (emphasis added)

The governor’s acknowledgment that the law covers common hunting models will likely be cited in Second Amendment challenges. If the law is not amended, she could prove the main witness against her own signed legislation.

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Marine vet prosecutor refuses to cross constitutional line on Spanberger ‘assault weapon' ban

Commonwealth Attorney Ryan Mehaffey said the new Virginia gun ban 'is striking at the core of the militia system'

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Ryan Mehaffey, a Marine veteran and Virginia prosecutor, is taking a hard-line stance against what he believes is an "unconstitutional" new gun ban signed by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.

Spanberger, who has been slipping in the polls amid criticisms of her progressive policy agenda, signed a new bill last week banning the future sale and manufacture of "assault weapons," including many semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns. The law also bans the future sale of magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds.

The move caused immediate backlash from many Virginians and raised new Second Amendment violation concerns. Rather than protest, however, Mehaffey, who serves as the commonwealth attorney for Spotsylvania County, is drawing a line in the sand and flatly refusing to enforce the ban.

With the bill set to take effect this July ahead of America’s 250th anniversary of independence, Mehaffey sent a letter to Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger Harris, instructing him that the ban is "unconstitutional and cannot be lawfully enforced."

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Originally posted by smlsig:
Here is a video showcasing the Commonwealth Attorney referenced above. Well worth a listen…

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Originally posted by vthoky:
"has many questioning her motives."

No doubt!!

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I think Mr. Kiser pointed it out well: it's all about control.

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Virginia MAGA:
Make Abigail Go Away


I'm SO tempted to print up some t-shirts....

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Originally posted by vthoky:
My next dozen days or so are going to are pretty well booked up, but after that I think I'll take a serious look at some printing.

Maybe print "It's all about control." on there, too....

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State law spells out four reasons a governor can remove someone from a college board: “malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty.” In layman’s terms, these are all bad things. State law doesn’t say a governor can remove a board member over a political dispute; the board member has to have done something bad.

The law goes on to say “the Governor shall set forth in a written public statement his reasons for removing any member.”

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No one seriously believes that Rocovich was incompetent or neglected his duties, so that leads people either to assume the worst or simply to conclude that he was ousted for purely political reasons that are being dressed up with the vague requirements of the Code of Virginia. That is clearly where the speculation has centered; that Rocovich’s offense was being a Republican with a strong personality and distinct conservative views

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Gun sales in Virginia have surged in recent months ahead of a July 1 ban on the sale of assault weapons, according to data from the FBI.

Democrat-sponsored bills that would ban the sale of semi-automatic rifles or pistols that have a magazine capacity of more than 15 rounds were introduced in the legislature in January and Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed it into law last month.

Since January, the number of background checks done for the purchase of a firearm has gone up exponentially, with 75,376 background checks in May alone, more than double the amount in May 2025, during which only 37,167 were done, according to FBI statistics.

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State Sen. Saddam Salim, D-Dunn Loring, who introduced the bill earlier this year, told FairfaxNow that there are "so many assault weapons in circulation" and that his bill will "gradually" take them off the street but stop short of retroactively criminalizing possession of any of the slew of newly-categorized "assault weapons."

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The crisis at the border may be over, but the crisis in Virginia is far from it. Democrats from former President Joe Biden to Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger have proven time and time again that they care more about protecting criminal illegal aliens than American citizens.

Under Biden, over 11 million illegal immigrants walked freely across the open border with no consequences. That ended the day President Donald Trump took office. As we reach the 12th straight month of zero releases at the border, our nation’s boundaries have never been more secure.

While the crisis at the border is over, the crisis in Virginia still rages on.

Across the commonwealth, an epidemic of violent crime committed by illegal aliens has plagued our communities. The rise in crime is caused by dangerous liberal policies and the state's refusal to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.


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Because of Spanberger’s pro-crime, pro-illegal immigration policies, criminal illegal aliens have been allowed to roam our streets, terrorizing local communities and threatening the safety and security of every Virginian. Our fight to protect the commonwealth is far from over. Our border is secure. Now, it’s time to secure Virginia.