Senator Tommy Norment and Speaker of the House Kirk Cox refused to do their jobs last month when they adjourned the Gun Violence Prevention Special Session without any votes after just 90 minutes. Instead, they punted all the bills to a toothless Crime Commission that cannot vote on any legislation, but will make “recommendations” for when the General […]
Year: 2019
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Kirk Cox Should Follow Rep. Wittman’s Lead, Change Stance on Background Checks
Richmond, Virginia—Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox should follow Congressman Rob Wittman’s lead and change his stance on background checks for gun purchases. In the wake of shootings in Dayton, OH, El Paso, TX and most recently in Philadelphia, PA, Virginia voters are screaming for legislators to stop sending thoughts and prayers and take action to pass legislation. We […]
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Kirk Cox, Running Scared In Reelection Campaign, Runs Phony TV Ad
Colonial Heights, Virginia—Speaker Kirk Cox is worried about his reelection chances and has gone up with a phony TV ad claiming he stands with the community he represents. But his voting record proves otherwise. “Speaker Cox has a long record of voting against the interests of the people he supposedly represents. This TV ad is […]
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Ken Cuccinelli Makes Racist Claims About Immigration
Washington, D.C.—President Trump’s Acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ken Cuccinelli, made the racist claim yesterday that the poem Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants to America was only referring to “people coming from Europe.” “We here in Virginia have known for years that Ken Cuccinelli is a racist extremist, but now the entire […]
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Worried About Losing Your Health Insurance? Here’s How Voting Can Help.
I have a pre-existing condition. You probably have one or know someone who has one, too. Yet, my very common and highly treatable condition could force me to lose my health insurance if Trump has his way by finally getting rid of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2014. The […]
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Progressing Ain’t Easy
It’s hard out here y’all. The world we knew ten years ago no longer exists. It’s not like there was ever a good time in America for people of color , but before the current administration in D.C., at least things were slightly better. As I write this, we are headed into the fifth anniversary […]
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Scott Taylor’s Campaign Staff Was Indicted For Fraud. So Obviously, He’s Running For Senate
Scott Taylor is back! The one-term Congressman from Virginia’s 2nd District announced last week that he plans to run for Senate against Senator Mark Warner in 2020. via GIPHY “But wait,” you might say. “Isn’t he the one whose campaign was under investigation for fraud?” Yup. In fact, earlier this year, one of his campaign […]
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When Addiction Was Black, Compassion Was Hard to Come By
One of my favorite summer memories was going fishing with my mother’s brother. My Uncle Ricky would always tease me when I started to squirm when he scaled and deboned the fish he caught. He was sweet, amazing at martial arts, an Army veteran, and was among the 19.7 million Americans battling drug addiction. Because of […]
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Me. I. We. Us.
“They want our state…. When folks come here and they want to come to our state, they need to come as citizens of our country and citizens of this commonwealth — not to change the people that we are.” Those are comments Republican Delegate Margaret Ransone made to the Washington Post this week. Her comments […]
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Time to Break the Stranglehold on Gun Violence Prevention in Virginia
Bills to prevent gun violence in Virginia don’t get a vote from all 140 legislators. That’s because they’re defeated early in committees or subcommittees dominated by Republicans––one of them being State Senator Glen Sturtevant (R-10). He’s part of a cohort of Republicans that does the bidding of the gun lobby and kills commonsense gun violence […]