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Special prosecutor steps aside in Jay Jones speeding investigation

https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/10/...eding-investigation/

Well. That smells a little like fish, now doesn’t it?

The pro-Spanberger TV ad sponsored by Everytown For Gun Safety has been running like wildfire today — I’ve seen it five times in the last 30 minutes or so.
That group has to have spent a TON of money on running this ad.

The ad crows a lot about Spanberger’s CIA work. I’m curious now why she left CIA. The ugly-curious side of me wonders if there’s more to that story. (Was she bad at it and had to leave, or was the jump to Royall & Co (EAB) simply more lucrative. The Wiki article ( here ) also mentions her ties to Terry McAuliffe. Hopefully she’ll get the same treatment in this election that he got in the last one.

Oh, and she’s a Wahoo. Yuck.

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Oh, and she’s a Wahoo. Yuck.

Yes that explains a lot right there!

University of Virginia Cavaliers —> AKA Wahoos.

There’s a fierce in-state rivalry between UVA and Virginia Tech. As a Virginia Tech Hokie, I’m predisposed to dislike Wahoos.

Miyares Torpedoes Democrats’ Virginia Power Grab, Says Redistricting Is Unconstitutional

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...districting-n2665581

Last week, Virginia Democrats revealed their plan to override the rule of law and democracy and redistrict the state. Such a move would cement a permanent Democratic majority and disenfranchise the 45+ percent of Virginians who vote for Republicans.

At the time, Ken Cuccinelli, former Virginia Attorney General, issued a statement to Townhall and noted, "The requirement for an intervening election is rather obviously in place for accountability to the voters. Virginia’s election began a month ago, so the next intervening election that could fulfill the requirement necessary for amending the Virginia constitution is the 2027 election."

Now, Virginia's current Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is pushing back, saying the same thing: the Democrats' redistricting scheme is invalid because the 2025 election is already underway.



In a lengthy letter addressed to Delegate Terry G. Kilgore, Miyares wrote in part:

The Constitution of Virginia is built on the foundation that "all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people," and it therefore ensures that elected officials remain accountable and "at all times amenable to [the people]."21 The conclusion of this Opinion promotes accountability to the people, for prior to casting their votes in the election, the voters will be able to review incumbent delegates' votes on any proposed amendments, which Article XII requires to be recorded by name.22 Although not dispositive, statements made during the debates on the current Constitution support this view. As explained by one Senator, "[t]he people elect the members of the General Assembly. Section 1 of [Article XII] provides, as do the provisions of the current Constitution, that an election must intervene before the General Assembly can act again."23 As stated by a member of the House of Delegates, the mandated intervening election serves to "get the sentiment of the people on an amendment [the delegates] had acted on previously."24

Virginia law explicitly expresses this underlying policy elsewhere; by statute, circuit court clerks must post notice of any proposed amendment "not later than three months prior to the next ensuing general election of members of the House of Delegates."25 Allowing an amendment proposed while a general election is underway to be referred for consideration during the following regular session, here the 2026 regular session, undermines the voice of Virginia voters in the amendment process and violates foundational principles of Virginia constitutional law.26 The current 2025 general election, therefore, cannot serve as the constitutionally required intervening election for any constitutional amendments proposed after September 19, 2025.

More at link

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
Miyares Torpedoes Democrats’ Virginia Power Grab, Says Redistricting Is Unconstitutional

Good!

While I would very much like to see Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears win the election as the much better candidate, I think the headwinds are against her, thanks in no small part due to the lack of Trump not coming out and endorsing her (while I am a lifelong traditional Republican, I do not like Trump's pettiness and inability to put party ahead of person). Apparently, Sears said something about his running for a second term in 2020 which he did not like. In listening to Spanberg,she comes across as a Democratic apparatchik who speaks the party line, almost for verbatim. Why has no media person asked her what she accomplished while in government service? I find her connection to former Governor McDuffie troubling, given his ties to the Democratic machine over the decades. I wish Sears well--and the people of Virginia well!

https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1984260298988233210

Good grief, I SO hope this woman's campaign tanks.

That was a Harris-esque word salad right there.

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If the comments in the above Tweet represent the actual vote, we'll be in good shape.

Just received an email from a gun club I belong to in Virginia who has an FFL.

Apparently background checks are no longer required in Virginia for private sells of firearms.

They got the following message from the Virginia State Police:

*** Effective immediately **** Private Sale Background Checks No Longer Available / Required In compliance with the injunction and final order entered by the Circuit Court for the City of Lynchburg in Raul Wilson, Wyatt Lowman, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Gun Owners of America, Inc, and Gun Owners Foundation v. Colonel Matther D. Hanley, CL25000582-00, October 29, 2025, “[t]he Virginia Department of State Police, and all law enforcement divisions, agencies, and officers within the Commonwealth, to include their successors or replacements in office, are hereby permanently enjoined and prohibited from administering; enforcing, or otherwise imposing upon any person the requirements of, the Act (Va. Code § 18.2-308.2:5).” The Order prohibits the State Police from running, or assisting in the running, of private sale background checks pursuant to the provisions of § 18.2-308.2:5. Virginia law currently does not require, and VSP will not provide, criminal history background checks for the private sale of firearms. As of 3pm today, the radio button that allows Dealers to mark a transaction as PRIVATE SALE will be DISABLED.

If this does not motivate gun owners to vote in Virginia nothing will, because if Spanberger gets in, the legal games on firearms will begin with a fury.

Spread the word to all Virginia gun owners.


Confirmation:

Virginia Judge Tosses State's 'Universal' Background Check Law

https://bearingarms.com/camedw...d-check-law-n1230293

Twenty-Fourth Judicial Circuit Judge F. Patrick Yeatts issued his opinion on Thursday afternoon, declaring that there was no need to "embark on an analysis as to whether Virginia's background check requirements comport with the "'historical tradition of firearm regulation' in the United States. In exercising judicial restraint, the Court finds it improper to resolve the question of firearm regulation through the lens of Bruen. Instead, the inherent as-applied constitutional deficiencies of the Act require that the court strike the statute in its entirety. Not to get too into the weeds here, but the statute in question originally imposed background check requirements on all gun purchasers over the age of 18. There's a conflict, however: Virginia law allows 18-year-olds to purchase and possess handguns, while federal law does not. So, any 18-to-20-year-old attempting to buy a handgun, even from a private party, still had to go through a NICS check and would be denied. Yeatts previously granted an injunction as it applied to those young adults, but today he ruled that the law must be thrown out in its entirety based on a prior case know as Ayotte. If you want to geek out on the legal underpinnings behind Yeatts' decision you can read his opinion here, but the short version is that at the moment the background check requirement on private transfers seems to be null and void. A note of caution, though. Because this wasn't decided on Second Amendment grounds, Yeatts left open the door for lawmakers to remedy the technical deficiencies that led to him striking down the statute.

Twenty-Fourth Judicial Circuit Judge F. Patrick Yeatts issued his opinion on Thursday afternoon, declaring that there was no need to "embark on an analysis as to whether Virginia's background check requirements comport with the "\'historical tradition of firearm regulation' in the United States.

In exercising judicial restraint, the Court finds it improper to resolve the question of firearm regulation through the lens of Bruen. Instead, the inherent as-applied constitutional deficiencies of the Act require that the court strike the statute in its entirety.

Not to get too into the weeds here, but the statute in question originally imposed background check requirements on all gun purchasers over the age of 18. There's a conflict, however: Virginia law allows 18-year-olds to purchase and possess handguns, while federal law does not. So, any 18-to-20-year-old attempting to buy a handgun, even from a private party, still had to go through a NICS check and would be denied.

Yeatts previously granted an injunction as it applied to those young adults, but today he ruled that the law must be thrown out in its entirety based on a prior case know as Ayotte. If you want to geek out on the legal underpinnings behind Yeatts' decision you can read his opinion here, but the short version is that at the moment the background check requirement on private transfers seems to be null and void.

A note of caution, though. Because this wasn't decided on Second Amendment grounds, Yeatts left open the door for lawmakers to remedy the technical deficiencies that led to him striking down the statute.

A post on the local Nextdoor.com site mentioned Spanberger making a tour through this area. I was surprised (pleasantly) to see a lot of negative reaction.

Congrats to VCDL, GOA, and SAF for getting UBC's tossed out in VA! It is a shame that we had to go to the courts for relief from this terrible tresspass on our freedom to buy and sell our property. I suspect the commies in the legislator will attempt to reinstate this restriction on our rights. Let's make sure we have a Governor in office who will veto such attempts!

Please all freedom-loving Virginians, make sure you vote on Tuesday!

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https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1984260298988233210

Spanberger: Will Shun 'Arsonist' Trump If Elected Va. Governor

Newsmax link

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I suspect the commies in the legislator will attempt to reinstate this restriction on our rights.

You know they will!
https://www.newsmax.com/us/gun...25/10/28/id/1232204/

Ahh the apathy and ignorance of middle class lazy non-voters will just let this pass by and complain about getting fucked later on. VA wil be int he state I departed from assachusetts years ago, WTF.

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https://x.com/REVWUTRUTH/statu...istration-day-287%2F

Don't most other former Presidents simply go away and shut up? We just can't seem to get rid of this jerk.


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BTW, "caring about our freedoms and fighting for our rights" seem to be the exact opposite of what we've seen from Spanberger....

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Don't most other former Presidents simply go away and shut up? We just can't seem to get rid of this jerk.


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BTW, "caring about our freedoms and fighting for our rights" seem to be the exact opposite of what we've seen from Spanberger....

Former Presidents used to go on about their lives , having photo ops and supporting charities , etc. Obama will never stop trying to run this country .