#1 Priority for a Blue VA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's another priority I forgot :


Making school board elections partisan so we get to vote in primaries without having to possibly pay to join a Democratic Committee. In Fairfax County non eligible voters in general elections could pay or get a subsidy. person could be here for a few months, non-citizen, or just visiting family- vote!

I'm going to be honest - I do not love the school board endorsement process. I especially don't love that the loopholes were exploited like crazy and totally screwed up the committee to the point we all have to vote on new membership rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's another priority I forgot :


Making school board elections partisan so we get to vote in primaries without having to possibly pay to join a Democratic Committee. In Fairfax County non eligible voters in general elections could pay or get a subsidy. person could be here for a few months, non-citizen, or just visiting family- vote!

I'm going to be honest - I do not love the school board endorsement process. I especially don't love that the loopholes were exploited like crazy and totally screwed up the committee to the point we all have to vote on new membership rules.

You need to watch this interview. The interviewer keeps calling Omeish an "Independent" and she keeps trying to explain that she is really a Democrat. It's a perfect example of the ridiculousness of this "nonpartisan" election.

Either make it partisan or make the endorsements illegal. It makes a mockery of the whole system.

[Anonymous]

ooops---here is the interview:

https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/the-bottom-line/2019/11/2019-election-results-2020-191111101006393.html

[Anonymous]

HB1 by @C_Herring will improve access to voting rights.

HB2 by @KenPlum1 will create universal background checks on gun purchases.

HB3 by @DeloresLMcQuinn will prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ+ Virginians in housing.

And HJ1 by @JCarrollFoy is to ratify the ERA!

https://twitter.com/vahousedems/status/1196511858750046208?s=21

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HB1 by @C_Herring will improve access to voting rights.

HB2 by @KenPlum1 will create universal background checks on gun purchases.

HB3 by @DeloresLMcQuinn will prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ+ Virginians in housing.

And HJ1 by @JCarrollFoy is to ratify the ERA!

https://twitter.com/vahousedems/status/1196511858750046208?s=21

Woot!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HB1 by @C_Herring will improve access to voting rights.

HB2 by @KenPlum1 will create universal background checks on gun purchases.

HB3 by @DeloresLMcQuinn will prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ+ Virginians in housing.

And HJ1 by @JCarrollFoy is to ratify the ERA!

https://twitter.com/vahousedems/status/1196511858750046208?s=21

More here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-democrats-out-of-the-gate-quickly-with-bills-for-next-year-era-gun-control-voting-access/2019/11/18/ec1ccec2-0a24-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html#click=https://t.co/oZ9DPNHHRq

[Anonymous]

No ending right to work. Democrats are afraid of having power

[Anonymous]

Don't ruin this opportunity to pass Universal background checks.

There has already been a massive backlash against several of the other proposed firearms legislation.

Heck even Stacey Kincaid and Beth Arthur said they won't enforce confiscation.

[Anonymous]

Legalize marijuana

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Legalize marijuana

[Anonymous]

Expand Medicaid. Fund all public schools from Appalachia to Nova.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Expand Medicaid. Fund all public schools from Appalachia to Nova.

Nova shouldn’t get a dime. Let Fairfax County raise property taxes or levy a local tax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Expand Medicaid. Fund all public schools from Appalachia to Nova.

Nova shouldn’t get a dime. Let Fairfax County raise property taxes or levy a local tax.

I support that in theory. That poorer schools in Southern VA could get more money. Maybe the restaurant tax could pass now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Expand Medicaid.

Already done.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/health/medicaid-expansion-virginia.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Expand Medicaid. Fund all public schools from Appalachia to Nova.

Nova shouldn’t get a dime. Let Fairfax County raise property taxes or levy a local tax.

I support that in theory. That poorer schools in Southern VA could get more money. Maybe the restaurant tax could pass now?

I'm the PP and agree. We don't want to be Maryland or DC, but upper income people in NoVA like our family could stand to pay more in taxes to support southwest Virginia. Otherwise you end up with a tale of two states and a lot of resentment. That doesn't work in Nova's favor when the majority of the state (and, therefore, representation) does not live in Nova.