THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECT Fortunately for the Republicans, they managed to retain all seven of their contested seats, which actually included three open seats. Bill Carrico won handily in Sen. 40, replacing retired Bill Wampler. Former delegate and archconservative Dick Black (Sen. 13) and newcomer and TP favorite Tom Garrett (Sen. 22) [...]
Election Night - Live Senate Results at vpap.org Tonight, VPAP staff and volunteers will be compiling live Senate results. All contested races shown on a single page. Spend election night at vpap.org While you're waiting for results, here are some links of interest: VPAP Election Features VIDEO: Who [...]
Folks, If you’re like me, over the past few days, you’ve probably had some friends—who know you’re politically active—ask you that favorite question of the season: “So, Joe. Whom should I vote for?” While this bugs me that they haven’t taken the time to know, reality is that most folks don’t take the time. What’s [...]
From an editorial in The News & Advance, “Apathy Will Be the Death of Society Yet,” the editors opine: In just a few weeks, voters in Virginia will head to the polls to elect their representatives to the General Assembly and to fill local offices all over the commonwealth. Well, a few of us will, at least. Earlier this [...]
Could the unique and positive ratings for VA have something to do with the great work that Tea Parties across VA have been doing, holding our elected officials accountable in a way unseen before? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2011 Contact: Kathy Roberts (540) 371-7402 kroberts@house.virginia.gov Speaker Howell Statement on Recent Quinnipiac Polling in Virginia [...]
From: United States Republican Policy Committee September 15, 2011 The CLASS Act's Untold Story The report of the CLASS Act Working Group was publicly released this morning, and can be found online here. The report analyzes internal HHS [Health and Human Services] documents showing the problems with CLASS that the Administration ignored in the rush to [...]
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s video "Path to Prosperity (Episode 3)
According to the Washington Examiner, a weird and twisted turn of events might kill the VA lawsuits against ObamaCare. "...the Fourth Circuit ... ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs by May 31 explaining the consequences if the court holds that the Anti-Injunction Act applies [which] applies to federal taxes. "This means that the appellate [...]
(As discussed on WRVA’s Doc Thompson Show, Friday, Feb. 4) Is it OK for state senators to break the rules when conducting General Assembly business? More specifically, does a Senate subcommittee have the authority to take final action on a bill referred to it by a committee chairman? Last year and this year, bills in [...]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a., ObamaCare, was ruled unconstitutional today by Florida Judge Roger Vinson. And because the "individual mandate" to purchase health insurance was thrown out, he also wrote in his decision that the entire law must be declared void. In his decision, Vinson wrote: "While the individual mandate was clearly [...]
By a vote of 59-34, the State Repeal Amendment resolution (HJ 542) passed the House of Delegates Tuesday. The resolution calls upon Congress to convene a convention for the purpose of passing an amendment to Constitution that would allow states to repeal any federal law or regulation if two-thirds of them agree to it. Speaker [...]
Democrats put the first bump in the road for the Virginia TEA Party Federation's marquis measure, the State Repeal Amendment resolution, by voting 4-3 against it in a public hearing. The resolution calls upon the US Congress to convene a convention for the sole purpose of passing only one amendment to the US Constitution. This [...]
