Virginia Senate Category Archives
SB 462 Violates Law, Harms Witness Program
4 March 2010 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia House, Virginia Senate | 31 Comments
A proposal to shield illegal aliens in some circumstances from being questioned by law enforcement is under consideration by the House Courts of Justice Committee, and recently the Immigration Reform Law Institute was asked by Save The Old Dominion to evaluate the legality of this proposal after consulting with some members of the House of […]
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L’Etat, C’est Moi
4 March 2010 | 29th VA Senate, Virginia Senate | 9 Comments
Senator Chuck Colgan has done a great job so far this session of channeling Louis XIV. When VDOT complained about the costs of HB 652, a bill designed to ensure that those who have their property seized under eminent domain are properly compensated, Colgan voted to kill the bill, ensuring that the demonstrated practice of […]
Chuck Colgan Hints At Retirement
24 February 2010 | 29th VA Senate | 16 Comments
Once again speculation runs rampant about whether Senator Chuck Colgan will seek re-election. This familiar discussion is refueled by comments reported in the Virginian-Pilot and replayed at Virginia Virtucon that disclose health concerns may force Senator Colgan to retire from public service. This is not at all the retirement scenario Prince William County Republicans were […]
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Dick Saslaw: Why Aren’t We Retaliating?
23 February 2010 | Virginia Senate | 13 Comments
Dontcha just love to see how Virginia Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw is so concerned about good governance in Virginia and getting the people’s business done? Right on the heels of stacking committee memberships in Finance and Courts by stripping Republicans of membership, now he’s decided the most important thing he should be doing is”retaliating” […]
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“Cut Virginia Spending Tour” Visits Gainesville
22 February 2010 | 29th VA Senate, Prince William County | No Comments
Not much notice on this, but if you’re free Tuesday night (tomorrow) there’s another Americans For Prosperity event in Gainesville that you probably won’t want to miss. While Senator Chuck Colgan is supporting higher taxes on Virginians during these difficult economic times, some citizens are gathering to demonstrate that we want smaller government, not higher […]
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Virginia Senate: Is Budget Paralysis A Better Option?
13 February 2010 | 29th VA Senate, Virginia Senate | 11 Comments
The central political struggle that grips this year’s session of the General Assembly is quite understandably the budget. With revenues down and plenty of good causes deserving of taxpayer dollars, Senate Democrats in particular have been taking potshots at the Governor and the Republican majority in the House for rejecting the idea of raising taxes […]
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Jay O’Brien Readies A Rematch
2 February 2010 | 39th VA Senate | 9 Comments
Seeing how Senator George Barker has been voting lately (see here and here), it’s a great comfort to learn that Jay O’Brien is gearing up a campaign to take back the 39th District. Barker defeated Jay O’Brien in 2007 by less than 800 votes at a time when the Republican nominee in the 51st District […]
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Sanctuary For Illegal Aliens Passes Virginia Senate 40-0
1 February 2010 | Illegal Aliens, Crime, Virginia Senate | 128 Comments
SB 462, Senator Janet Howell’s bill that would prevent law enforcement officers from questioning the immigration status of persons deemed to be a crime victim breezed through the Senate on a 40-0 vote today in another case of political correctness run amok. This bill would establish an unprecedented restriction on police officers doing their job […]
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George Barker: Screw The 10th Amendment
1 February 2010 | 39th VA Senate | 5 Comments
Our esteemed Senator George Barker, representing the 39th Senate District which covers part of Prince William County, voted against the bi-partisan majority that passed SB 283 through the Senate today in another stunning example of a liberal politician wrapping themselves in the thin camouflage of “moderate” garb. Barker must think it’s a great idea to […]
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George Barker: I Luv Dem Undocumented Voters
27 January 2010 | 39th VA Senate | 7 Comments
Given the opportunity to decide on whether voters should have to show identification at the polls, Senator George Barker voted today to kill SB 134 which would have established such a requirement. Current law is such that if someone shows up to the polls without any identification, they can sign a piece of paper where […]
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“Democratic” Party Shows True Colors
20 January 2010 | 29th VA Senate, Virginia Senate | 11 Comments
The other day Jim Hoeft pointed out the wonderfully “post partisan” way that Virginia Democrats in the Senate of Virginia are exercising their leadership which isn’t a whole lot unlike the way Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi demonstrate the new “post partisan” era on Capitol Hill. Unlike Republican Speaker of the House Howell ensuring […]
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Marsden Upsets In 37th District
12 January 2010 | Fairfax County, Virginia Senate | 18 Comments
With 40 of 40 precincts reporting Marsden wins 51-49%…
After carpetbagging into the 37th District, Dave Marsden has managed to pull off a win against Republican Steve Hunt and flipped Ken Cuccinelli’s seat to the Democrats in the Senate of Virginia. This just about shuts off the chance to have Governor-Elect McDonnell to lure a Democrat […]
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Speaking Of Election Fraud…
9 January 2010 | 29th VA Senate, Crime | 16 Comments
Given that there’s a big issue with Dave Marsden’s fake residency within the Senate District he’s running in, here’s an interesting question for Prince William County voters to ponder:
Where does Senator Chuck Colgan live? No, where does he really reside?
If you answered in Vint Hill, you’d be wrong. He’s renting that house out but picking […]
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Virtucon: Prosecute Dave Marsden For Election Fraud
8 January 2010 | Fairfax County, Virginia Senate | 17 Comments
A number of Republican candidates have been prosecuted over the years for carpetbagging into a district and not actually establishing the residency required under the law in order to qualify as a candidate. Tonight Riley over at Virtucon demands the same standards now be applied to Democrats.
Dave Marsden is a liberal partisan Democrat who deserves […]
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Marsden Pulls Out Of Debate
7 January 2010 | Fairfax County, Virginia Senate | 4 Comments
Remember that one debate that would happen this election cycle in the 37th Senate District? Dave Marsden canceled.
Probably a good idea for him considering his past performances.
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37th District Debate Thursday
6 January 2010 | Fairfax County, Virginia Senate | 3 Comments
UPDATE: Marsden pulled out of the debate!
I just got this late notice of a debate between Steve Hunt and Dave Marsden and unfortunately won’t be able to attend the one smackdown between these two candidates that might make it a real interesting evening. If you can go, I highly recommend it…
37th Senate District Candidate Forum
THURSDAY, […]
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Steve Hunt Gets VCDL Nod
3 January 2010 | Fairfax County, Virginia Senate | 5 Comments
The Virginia Citizens Defense League PAC has issued a very strong endorsement for Steve Hunt over Dave Marsden this evening, alerting thousands of gun owners in the Commonwealth that Dave Marsden didn’t even bother to answer the VCDL issues survey. If you’re excited about the strong pro-Second Amendment bills already pre-filed for this session of […]
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Dave Marsden: Running Out Of Fear
2 January 2010 | Fairfax County, Virginia Senate | 2 Comments
Bwana concisely boils down Delegate Dave Marsden’s record as a legislator and his campaign for the 37th Senate District in this excellent post:
No substantive stands in four years in elected office;
No willingness to have his party take a stand, instead hoping to get power on the cheap without actually standing for anything;
Never saw a tax […]
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Chuck Colgan: Channeling Karl Marx
29 December 2009 | 29th VA Senate | 23 Comments
Senator Chuck Colgan somehow seems to think that his constituents are demanding an increase in Virginia’s income tax, according to the WashPo:
“We hadn’t had an increase in the income tax rate in 38 years. I’d be willing to bet there’s not another state in the union that has held fast on that rate for that […]
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Chuck Colgan To Sponsor Massive Tax Hike
18 December 2009 | 29th VA Senate, Virginia Politics | 12 Comments
I hope those of you out there who voted to re-elect Chuck Colgan are as pleased with him today as you were when you cast that vote. Colgan announced he is going to be the chief patron this session for a bill hiking the state income tax by two billion dollars. Although the measure is […]
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