From: atropos@mac.com   
      
   On Jan 26, 2026 at 5:05:14 AM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman""  wrote:   
      
   > BTR1701  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Here's what they've been up to in just the last few weeks:   
   >   
   >> Prohibit state agencies distributing federal dollars to NGOs to investigate   
   >> whether they're engaged in fraud (HB1369)   
   >   
   > That sounds moronic.   
      
   It's like they're putting up a giant neon sign that says "Virginia Is Open For   
   Fraud! Come On In!"   
      
   Go ahead and defraud us. Won't even try to stop you.   
      
   >> Removes the State Board of Elections' ability to dispatch law enforcement   
   >> officers to collect vote tallies from a locality that refuses to publish   
   them   
   >> (HB1321)   
   >   
   > Um, what?   
      
   Apparently is some county is trying rig an election and run a coverup, they   
   don't want pesky cops getting in the way.   
      
   >> Joins the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact for allocating Virginia's   
   >> electoral college votes in presidential elections (HB965)   
   >   
   > I don't favor this. I'd rather Electors are won in proportion to the   
   > state-wide vote. But America has had winner-take-all/win-by-plurality   
   > since the early 19th century.   
      
   I don't like it because it's an end-run around the Constitution, but one   
   that's admittedly is perfectly legal.   
      
   >> Automatic restoration of voting rights for the mentally handicapped and   
   >> felons   
   >> after they're released from prison (HB964, HB963, & HB1014)   
   >   
   > Why exactly would you oppose this? If someone has completed his   
   > sentence, then all rights of citizenship should be restored.   
   >   
   > This doesn't sound like you.   
      
   Hey, if they can take my 2nd Amendment guaranteed gun rights away from me   
   based on conviction for *any* crime, then I don't have a problem with a rapist   
   being told one of the consequences for his actions is no longer being able to   
   vote.   
      
   And if someone's mentally impaired, they shouldn't be deciding how the country   
   is run any more than a person with no legs should be playing in the NFL.   
      
   >> Makes it illegal to approach within 8 feet of anyone while within 40 feet of   
   >> an abortion clinic (SB137)   
   >   
   > Not again. Federal courts have struck this down. You have to stay off   
   > the property and cannot block the entrance, otherwise you can shout at   
   > women on the public sidewalk.   
      
   But if you're dressed up like Elisabeth Moss in the HANDMAID'S TALE, none of   
   these laws apply.   
      
   >> Creates a new tourism tax on event entrance fees (HB550)   
   >   
   > Just like Trump did at national parks   
      
   I just found out that my Yosemite specialty license plate gets me a 50%   
   discount on my admission to Yosemite.   
      
   >> Allows localities to outlaw gas-powered leaf blowers (HB881)   
   >   
   > You personally despise leaf blowers   
      
   Yes, but not because of 'climate change'. If they wanted to outlaw them   
   altogether because all they do is push your mess onto someone else's property   
   for them to deal with, then yes. But I don't agree with outlawing them as a   
   prayer to the Climate Cult.   
      
   >> Limits the ability to use self-driving or autonomous vehicles (HB1124)   
   >   
   > There should be no autonomous vehicles.   
      
   How about a government kill-switch for your car mandated by federal law?   
      
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvhNQ8cVJSk   
      
   Have I mentioned how much I love the fact that my classic 4Runner has none of   
   this Orwellian crap in it? I wonder how long will it be before the government   
   decides we don't "need" older vehicles and outlaws anything more than, say, 15   
   years old?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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