From: super70s@super70s.invalid
On 2026-01-26 19:30:40 +0000, BTR1701 said:
> 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.
Things are getting tough all over for attempted federal (read: Trump)
election interference in state elections aren't they.
>>> 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?
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