Bipartisan Virginia legislature votes to end mask mandates alongside Governor Youngkin

[Anonymous]

The localities option would have worked but SBs refused to even consider off ramping or offer any kind of end game. They just wanted total control till the end of time and parents are fed up. This has been very eye opening.

[Anonymous]

I do not trust this person at all. He may make you all temporarily happy with mask stuff, but he is a right-wing person at heart, with a right-wing constituency, and there are things in the pipeline that you're not going to like at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The localities option would have worked but SBs refused to even consider off ramping or offer any kind of end game. They just wanted total control till the end of time and parents are fed up. This has been very eye opening.

Why would they off-ramp with 20,000 cases a day? It was double that last month.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Moronic governor's incompetence has been on display in his first month. He could have just asked for legislative action instead of picking that stupid fight with school boards.

Now, how do we get Chap Peterson thrown out of office? 10% to recall him right?

Funny - you had no problem when Democrats like Peterson were sponsoring legislation to force schools statewide to remain open regardless of rising cases. Now its masks - its an issue?

I absolutely had a problem. Difference is Petersen is my senator. I can actually do something about him.

I am gobsmacked by Youngkin's missteps, though. What a rank amateur who has surrounded himself by clowns.

Actually I'd say he's winning. He came out against school mask mandates within days of taking office. And now a new bill and amendment with BIPARTISAN SUPPORT is passing lightening fast in his state assembly supporting his ban on masks. Youngkin is looking prescient and proactive. Unlike someone else in a white house that is exactly...18 miles from his family farm. The Biden team could take some lessons on supporting effective and needed policies not just wishlists which get no support across the aisle.

This is what's wrong with you (and him) right here. You want to "win" because you think this is a culture war to be "won." The rest of us -- i.e., the vast majority of people in this area who voted AGAINST Youngkin in November (and it was a "vast" majority) just care about our kids. You're so obsessed with "winning." Like this is a game and you're on a team.

And this is why Petersen needs to pay a political price. He obviously worked against the wishes of his constituents. Maybe he did that since he's got a couple of years left in office and thinks we will forget. But we won't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Moronic governor's incompetence has been on display in his first month. He could have just asked for legislative action instead of picking that stupid fight with school boards.

Now, how do we get Chap Peterson thrown out of office? 10% to recall him right?

Funny - you had no problem when Democrats like Peterson were sponsoring legislation to force schools statewide to remain open regardless of rising cases. Now its masks - its an issue?

I absolutely had a problem. Difference is Petersen is my senator. I can actually do something about him.

I am gobsmacked by Youngkin's missteps, though. What a rank amateur who has surrounded himself by clowns.

Actually I'd say he's winning. He came out against school mask mandates within days of taking office. And now a new bill and amendment with BIPARTISAN SUPPORT is passing lightening fast in his state assembly supporting his ban on masks. Youngkin is looking prescient and proactive. Unlike someone else in a white house that is exactly...18 miles from his family farm. The Biden team could take some lessons on supporting effective and needed policies not just wishlists which get no support across the aisle.

This is what's wrong with you (and him) right here. You want to "win" because you think this is a culture war to be "won." The rest of us -- i.e., the vast majority of people in this area who voted AGAINST Youngkin in November (and it was a "vast" majority) just care about our kids. You're so obsessed with "winning." Like this is a game and you're on a team.

And this is why Petersen needs to pay a political price. He obviously worked against the wishes of his constituents. Maybe he did that since he's got a couple of years left in office and thinks we will forget. But we won't.

x1 million

Stop politicizing the pandemic FFS.

[Anonymous]

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I do not trust this person at all. He may make you all temporarily happy with mask stuff, but he is a right-wing person at heart, with a right-wing constituency, and there are things in the pipeline that you're not going to like at all.

Yup. I think there will be much worse legislation coming our way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well done to having sane leadership. A governor who focuses on normal policies instead of crazy dem ideals

He just keeps winning! Congratulations, Virginia. You did good.

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I am loving the rage coming from the LWNJs, however. Very entertaining.

This is the problem with the Republicans. They don’t want to serve or govern. They only want to “win” and anger their fellow Americans who take different positions.

[Anonymous]

I hope the Governor has learned a little about the job now. The executive order was such overreach.

I think this law is also invalid because it goes against the VA constitution— even chap said it usurps the authority of school boards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well done to having sane leadership. A governor who focuses on normal policies instead of crazy dem ideals

He just keeps winning! Congratulations, Virginia. You did good.

+1
I am loving the rage coming from the LWNJs, however. Very entertaining.

This is the problem with the Republicans. They don’t want to serve or govern. They only want to “win” and anger their fellow Americans who take different positions.

This is rich considering who is the Whitehouse, the things he has said, and his failure to govern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well done to having sane leadership. A governor who focuses on normal policies instead of crazy dem ideals

He just keeps winning! Congratulations, Virginia. You did good.

+1
I am loving the rage coming from the LWNJs, however. Very entertaining.

This is the problem with the Republicans. They don’t want to serve or govern. They only want to “win” and anger their fellow Americans who take different positions.

This is rich considering who is the Whitehouse, the things he has said, and his failure to govern.

Guess you haven’t heard - Trump is gone.

We have a real POTUS now who actually leads this country.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It will be effective July 1. All of the divisions wanting masks now will be fine with no masks next school year, if not sooner. They just didn't want to be forced to do it in the midst of the Omicron surge.

It will be effective in ~2 weeks

Yeah. July 1st - you're smoking something wild.

Clearly you’re not actually following the developments so not sure why you’re bothering to comment.

Come again?

The governor is adding an emergency clause to make the legislation effective immediately, which is all but certain to be endorsed by a 50% majority (all that is needed) in the house/senate. All sides are fast tracking and it’s estimated that the law can be in place by late February. Keep up

NP here. YEP. An emergency clause now only needs majority approval to become effective vs having to wait July 1. Used to be super majority, 4/5 approval, but the democrats under Filler-Corn dropped that requirement when they were in power and it's coming back to bite the democrats in the @ss. So in the end, the joke is on them. In the House of Delegates the Republicans have a majority; in the Senate IF there was a tie (which there won't be because Peterson and at least Morrisey wil vote yes), they would bring in Sears to break the tie.

It's done. It's over. Just like with opening schools, school boards like ACPS absolutely refused to come up with reasonably measures or off ramp plans to open and open effectively and serve the students. So Peterson and Dunnavant co-sponsored the original senate bill that later was interpreted as being a mask mandate and has been used by school boards as the rationalization why they now cannot make masks optional. Governor was very clear when running he would take steps to remove that requirement. He tried the "soft opening" of an executive order, but you had the same schools unwilling to work with it or consider the options, dug in their heels once again, and sued.

In those suits those school boards used this SB as the reason why they were required to keep a mask mandate. So if the school districts state that they must follow the state law SB, then the Governor worked with the General Assembly to amend the state law SB and that is exactly what happened. The same co-sponsored sponsored the amendment, same ones from last year. They are following all the rules, all the procedures, the law. Why anyone is surprised this is happening I can't understand. Many districts have shown in the past with refusing to open that they are incapable of flexibility and leading, so they had to be pushed once before. Now it is happening again.

Honesty I wouldn't be surprised if the same school boards try and sue again, this time claiming absolutely no one can tell them what to do under the state constitution, thereby claiming they aren't subject to any state laws. If that happens I will have really lost any hope for honest leadership.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well done to having sane leadership. A governor who focuses on normal policies instead of crazy dem ideals

He just keeps winning! Congratulations, Virginia. You did good.

+1
I am loving the rage coming from the LWNJs, however. Very entertaining.

This is the problem with the Republicans. They don’t want to serve or govern. They only want to “win” and anger their fellow Americans who take different positions.

Um - you just described the democrats, not the republicans. Do you seriously believe the democrat leadership of DC Is serving the people or governing well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moronic governor's incompetence has been on display in his first month. He could have just asked for legislative action instead of picking that stupid fight with school boards.

Now, how do we get Chap Peterson thrown out of office? 10% to recall him right?

Funny - you had no problem when Democrats like Peterson were sponsoring legislation to force schools statewide to remain open regardless of rising cases. Now its masks - its an issue?

I absolutely had a problem. Difference is Petersen is my senator. I can actually do something about him.

I am gobsmacked by Youngkin's missteps, though. What a rank amateur who has surrounded himself by clowns.

Actually I'd say he's winning. He came out against school mask mandates within days of taking office. And now a new bill and amendment with BIPARTISAN SUPPORT is passing lightening fast in his state assembly supporting his ban on masks. Youngkin is looking prescient and proactive. Unlike someone else in a white house that is exactly...18 miles from his family farm. The Biden team could take some lessons on supporting effective and needed policies not just wishlists which get no support across the aisle.

This is what's wrong with you (and him) right here. You want to "win" because you think this is a culture war to be "won." The rest of us -- i.e., the vast majority of people in this area who voted AGAINST Youngkin in November (and it was a "vast" majority) just care about our kids. You're so obsessed with "winning." Like this is a game and you're on a team.

And this is why Petersen needs to pay a political price. He obviously worked against the wishes of his constituents. Maybe he did that since he's got a couple of years left in office and thinks we will forget. But we won't.

x1 million

Stop politicizing the pandemic FFS.

Oh please - the White House is signaling that they are getting to ease up on pandemic restrictions and Dem Givernors including New York and California are eliminating mask mandates this month. You wanted your kids in-person learning, you got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be effective July 1. All of the divisions wanting masks now will be fine with no masks next school year, if not sooner. They just didn't want to be forced to do it in the midst of the Omicron surge.

It will be effective in ~2 weeks

Yeah. July 1st - you're smoking something wild.

Clearly you’re not actually following the developments so not sure why you’re bothering to comment.

Come again?

The governor is adding an emergency clause to make the legislation effective immediately, which is all but certain to be endorsed by a 50% majority (all that is needed) in the house/senate. All sides are fast tracking and it’s estimated that the law can be in place by late February. Keep up

NP here. YEP. An emergency clause now only needs majority approval to become effective vs having to wait July 1. Used to be super majority, 4/5 approval, but the democrats under Filler-Corn dropped that requirement when they were in power and it's coming back to bite the democrats in the @ss. So in the end, the joke is on them. In the House of Delegates the Republicans have a majority; in the Senate IF there was a tie (which there won't be because Peterson and at least Morrisey wil vote yes), they would bring in Sears to break the tie.

It's done. It's over. Just like with opening schools, school boards like ACPS absolutely refused to come up with reasonably measures or off ramp plans to open and open effectively and serve the students. So Peterson and Dunnavant co-sponsored the original senate bill that later was interpreted as being a mask mandate and has been used by school boards as the rationalization why they now cannot make masks optional. Governor was very clear when running he would take steps to remove that requirement. He tried the "soft opening" of an executive order, but you had the same schools unwilling to work with it or consider the options, dug in their heels once again, and sued.

In those suits those school boards used this SB as the reason why they were required to keep a mask mandate. So if the school districts state that they must follow the state law SB, then the Governor worked with the General Assembly to amend the state law SB and that is exactly what happened. The same co-sponsored sponsored the amendment, same ones from last year. They are following all the rules, all the procedures, the law. Why anyone is surprised this is happening I can't understand. Many districts have shown in the past with refusing to open that they are incapable of flexibility and leading, so they had to be pushed once before. Now it is happening again.

Honesty I wouldn't be surprised if the same school boards try and sue again, this time claiming absolutely no one can tell them what to do under the state constitution, thereby claiming they aren't subject to any state laws. If that happens I will have really lost any hope for honest leadership.

Totally agree, especially about ACPS. Hutchings was publicly opposed to SB1303, and we never would have opened this fall if not required to by law. The only way ACPS will drop the mask requirement is by changing the law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moronic governor's incompetence has been on display in his first month. He could have just asked for legislative action instead of picking that stupid fight with school boards.

Now, how do we get Chap Peterson thrown out of office? 10% to recall him right?

Funny - you had no problem when Democrats like Peterson were sponsoring legislation to force schools statewide to remain open regardless of rising cases. Now its masks - its an issue?

I absolutely had a problem. Difference is Petersen is my senator. I can actually do something about him.

I am gobsmacked by Youngkin's missteps, though. What a rank amateur who has surrounded himself by clowns.

Actually I'd say he's winning. He came out against school mask mandates within days of taking office. And now a new bill and amendment with BIPARTISAN SUPPORT is passing lightening fast in his state assembly supporting his ban on masks. Youngkin is looking prescient and proactive. Unlike someone else in a white house that is exactly...18 miles from his family farm. The Biden team could take some lessons on supporting effective and needed policies not just wishlists which get no support across the aisle.

This is what's wrong with you (and him) right here. You want to "win" because you think this is a culture war to be "won." The rest of us -- i.e., the vast majority of people in this area who voted AGAINST Youngkin in November (and it was a "vast" majority) just care about our kids. You're so obsessed with "winning." Like this is a game and you're on a team.

And this is why Petersen needs to pay a political price. He obviously worked against the wishes of his constituents. Maybe he did that since he's got a couple of years left in office and thinks we will forget. But we won't.

x1 million

Stop politicizing the pandemic FFS.

Oh please - the White House is signaling that they are getting to ease up on pandemic restrictions and Dem Givernors including New York and California are eliminating mask mandates this month. You wanted your kids in-person learning, you got it.

Because many students are now vaccinated/boosted and numbers are dropping from the most recent surges (delta/omicron).