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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the (multiple? single?) poster who refuses to click on links or acknowledge reality:

"Youngkin vetoed 25 bills that had bipartisan support in the General Assembly, throwing sharp elbows particularly at lawmakers who represent blue areas of Northern Virginia. For instance, he vetoed nine of the 10 bills sponsored by Sen. Adam P. Ebbin (D-Alexandria) while signing identical House bills in six of those cases.

Typically a governor signs both versions, allowing both sponsors bragging rights for getting a bill passed into law. Longtime state legislators said they could not think of a case in which a governor signed one bill and vetoed its companion. “This is my 19th year, and I’ve never seen it before,” said Del. Mark D. Sickles (D-Fairfax).

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“Some of the vetoes involve very uncontroversial measures … which is not the norm,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “This is a further example of how partisan politics has become in Virginia.”

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By vetoing 25 bills and amending 114 in his first legislative session, Youngkin got off to a more aggressive start than recent governors.

Democrat Ralph Northam vetoed 20 bills and amended 60 in 2018, Democrat Terry McAuliffe vetoed 10 and amended 57, and Republican Robert F. McDonnell vetoed none and amended 123, according to figures provided by Youngkin’s office.

Youngkin’s active veto pen surprised longtime Richmond political analyst Bob Holsworth because the governor’s own party controls the House of Delegates.

“That’s what makes it look to be, in some instances, more of a political tit-for-tat than a philosophical objection,” Holsworth said."[/quote]

How many bills did he approve?  Maybe % wise it's not a huge departure.  But politics are partisan and moreso now that before - in other words - water is wet.  And the left engages in politicking and culture wars just as much as the right.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/

WHY THE PAST 10 YEARS OF AMERICAN LIFE HAVE BEEN UNIQUELY STUPID
It’s not just a phase.

By Jonathan Haidt
Illustrations by Nicolás Ortega[/quote]

Are you illiterate?  Is that the explanation for your inability to read?  If so, then I apologize for engaging unfairly.[/quote]

Feel free to highlight the total number he APPROVED there.  I only see veto and amended.[/quote]

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