Virginia House Category Archives
NLS Tries Thirty Degrees Of Separation, And Fails
19 April 2008 | 51st HOD District, Prince William County | 19 Comments
We had lawyers, they had lawyers, and our lawyers beat the snot out of theirs. Instead of slinking off in well deserved embarrassment as they should, the next chapter of the battle by the losers is to smear the victors as part of a “hate group”, and some are dumb enough to fall for this, […]
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66% Of Local Delegation Chooses Life
11 April 2008 | Virginia House, Virginia Senate, Prince William County | 9 Comments
The Virginia Chapter of the National Abortion Rights League has compiled a scorecard of our local elected officials in Prince William County, and I’m pleased to report that two-thirds of our county’s legislative delegation obtained a perfect 0% score. Congratulations to our fine elected officials who rejected calls from the abortion lobby and stood […]
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The Inanity Of HB 441
5 March 2008 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia House | 10 Comments
The House of Delegates takes up SB 441 today, which could easily be entitled “The Mexicans Without Borders License To Sue Law Enforcement Agencies Act of 2008″. In trying to codify into state law the current policies of numerous law enforcement agencies in the state, the only practical effect of this legislation is to […]
HB 3202 Court Opinion
1 March 2008 | 13th HOD District, Virginia Politics | 3 Comments
I have the Virginia Supreme Court’s opinion on the HB 3202 decision here. Revel in the joy of watching Bob Marshall humble those who have been casually dismissing him, as so often seems to happen, in reading this scathing rebuke of this scheme to establish unconstitutional taxation authorities in Virginia.
Bob Marshall Wins HB 3202 Lawsuit - UPDATED
29 February 2008 | 13th HOD District, Virginia Politics | 28 Comments
I’m hearing that the Virginia Supreme Court has sided with the arguments of Delegate Bob Marshall and determined that granting the Northern Virginia Regional Transportation authority taxation powers is unconstitutional. The power of this authority was granted by the General Assembly during last year’s session with HB 3202. Details aren’t out yet, but […]
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Alicia’s Bill
19 February 2008 | Crime, Virginia House | 4 Comments
I was down in Richmond today trying to help get legislation enacted dealing with the illegal alien issue, and I took some time to sit in on Brian Moran’s press conference regarding “Alicia’s Bill”, which would provide additional funding for pursuing child pornographers in Virginia. Yes, he’s been rather unhelpful on a number of legislative […]
Taking Little And Making It Less
6 February 2008 | Virginia House | 9 Comments
HB 304, offered by freshman Delegate Paul Nichols, advanced out of a subcommittee this morning with amendments and will soon head to the floor of the House for a vote. This bill would limit the number of unrelated persons which can inhabit a single family residence, and essentially takes what is in Prince William County’s […]
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Democrats Start Infighting
5 February 2008 | DPVA, Illegal Aliens, Virginia House | 14 Comments
The DPVA better figure out what the heck it stands for before it again starts lashing out at it’s own members for being “mean spirited”, otherwise some of us out here might end up getting confused about whether Democrats are interested in protecting the interests of low income minorities, or illegal aliens:
Today, [HB 14] passed […]
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HB 14 Passes House 68-28
1 February 2008 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia House | 27 Comments
HB 14, which would deny illegal aliens admission to state colleges and university sailed through the House on it’s second reading on a vote of 68-28, stunning some Democrats who thought that the margin would be a lot closer. As some Democrats were overheard saying in the chamber to each other, “it’s good politics”, […]
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Moran: Child Predators Are Bad, But Only If They Use The Internet
24 January 2008 | Crime, Virginia House | 46 Comments
House Democratic Caucus leader Brian Moran made a big push yesterday to provide more funding for a task force that tries to root out sexual predators. It’s a good idea worthy of support, although if Delegate Moran was actually committed to protecting Virginia’s children from sexual predators he wouldn’t be so determined in his opposition […]
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House Committee Assignments
11 January 2008 | Virginia House | 5 Comments
The House of Delegates posted it’s committee assignments on the 9th, and for those who follow such things, there are some interesting promotions in the list. Not reflected here is Delegate Marshall’s resignation of a chairmanship in protest of an incomprehensibly dumb rule that would limit each member to a maximum of ten bills […]
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NLS Dissects The 51st District
5 January 2008 | 51st HOD District | 24 Comments
NLS has a very interesting post looking at the election results in the 51st District that political junkies in Prince William will find rather informative.
With that it seems clear to me that despite all his weaknesses as a candidate, Faisal Gill still could have won this election if he had won the convention in a […]
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Potential NVTA Lawsuit Shockwaves
31 December 2007 | 13th HOD District, Virginia Politics, US Senate | 15 Comments
Northern Virginia will collect an estimated $335 million additional tax revenue annually beginning tomorrow under the provisions of last year’s transportation compromise. The new taxes affect car rentals, hotel stays, car repairs, and real estate transfers and impose new fees on vehicle licensing and registrations. Should everything work according to plan, this money will supposedly […]
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Bob Marshall Passed By On P&E Committee
19 December 2007 | 13th HOD District, Virginia House | 11 Comments
Speaker Howell, in a payback move to Delegate Bob Marshall’s effort to have a different speaker selected, has chosen Delegate Mark Cole of Stafford to chair the House Privileges and Elections Committee despite Marshall being the most senior member on the committee. Although it’s gotten a few bloggers all atwitter, I can’t imagine these […]
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Dem Introduces Great Immigration Bill — More To Come?
18 December 2007 | Illegal Aliens, 51st HOD District, Virginia House | 7 Comments
A reporter asked me today whether changes in party control mean that it’s going to be even harder to get bills though the General Assembly this year that attempt to address the illegal alien problem. My answer was that it shouldn’t, as many Democrats made a lot of promises during their campaigns that they’re going […]
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FINAL NUMBERS FROM THE 50TH
14 December 2007 | 50th HOD District | 16 Comments
The last financial reports came out a few days ago from the 2007 election. The final numbers on the race between Jeanette Rishell and Jackson Miller are interesting, if not especially surprising.
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Bob Marshall Proposes Election Reforms
8 December 2007 | 13th HOD District, Illegal Aliens, Crime | 36 Comments
Delegate Bob Marshall has pre-filed two bills in the House of Delegates that would help to ensure the integrity of our elections by discouraging those who may not be eligible to vote from participating in an election. The first, HB 64, would require that notices be posted informing voters of the qualifications for voting […]
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Republicans Pre-File Illegal Alien Bills
6 December 2007 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia House | 20 Comments
This is the time of year when members of the General Assembly pre-file their bills, and a number of these that address the illegal alien issue have recently shown up on the Legislative Information Service (LIS) website. There are some really good proposals here which are sure to be rather popular with the electorate, but […]
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Bob Marshall Proposes Overcrowding Initiative
6 December 2007 | 13th HOD District, Virginia Politics | 45 Comments
The Gainesville Times makes mention of Delegate Bob Marshall’s initiative to help combat residential overcrowding in this week’s edition. Since zoning inspectors do not have police powers, they can be refused entry to a residence and prevented from obtaining the evidence they need in order to issue a citation for overcrowding. The result is that […]
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Lingamfelter Proposes Registration By Party
30 November 2007 | 31st HOD District, Virginia Politics | 11 Comments
Well, at least someone out there is paying attention to the “loyalty oath” flap. Delegate Scott Lingamfelter has introduced HB20 during the legislative pre-filing period, which will adopt voter registration by party in the Commonwealth. If this is enacted, all of this silliness about pledges and oaths goes away, and still political parties […]
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