Anonymous wrote:Same-sex couple, no legal protections for our family in VA (in particular no second-parent adoption).

Because I would never move to a state that doesn't treat my friends or family as equals (see PP). I actually think a bit less of people who live in VA.

Bridges.

We'd definitely consider NoVa, along with MoCo. Aside from the good schools and low crime, the taxation (or relative lack thereof) is also attractive.

Super-majority GOP in the House of Delegates. Yeah, baby!

Anonymous wrote:One word - Richmond. Mandatory ultrasounds, laws that actually prohibit gay couples from giving each other power of attorney, terrible traffic due to Republican planning aversion, legislators who want to require women to report miscarriages to police, guns in Starbucks, shortest death penalty appeal process in the nation etc. I don't even shop in VA in order to avoid giving those misogynists a dime of tax money.

+100

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Anonymous wrote:One word - Richmond. Mandatory ultrasounds, laws that actually prohibit gay couples from giving each other power of attorney, terrible traffic due to Republican planning aversion, legislators who want to require women to report miscarriages to police, guns in Starbucks, shortest death penalty appeal process in the nation etc. I don't even shop in VA in order to avoid giving those misogynists a dime of tax money.

VA is against everything I believe in.

ha!

My husband is 100% against us ever moving to VA. I am like 90% against it.

I wondered the same thing as the OP. When researching a potential move based on schools, N. Arlington PS came out on top. Montgomery County and Fairfax are resting on the laurels of previous success. Both MoCo and FFX have an influx of farms and immigrant students and a shrinking tax base. They have been reducing programs and expanding class sizes to an unacceptable level in Fairfax. Montgomery County has the poorly managed 2.0 roll-out and an incredible divide between wealthy and growing low income areas that creates problems.

Anonymous wrote:They are horrible drivers.

Excellent. Our little plan is working.

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Anonymous wrote:No desire to love in a state that's politically in the dark ages.

Clueless much? For one, NoVa is decidedly blue, not red. With respect to schools however, I agree that VA isn't the Shangrila some are hoping for (including MoCo). Class size has swelled and in Fairfax, teacher salary has shrunk. We have a nationwide crisis with waiting for Superman. Not just in DC Proper.

Not clueless, I actually understand that it doesn't matter how blue NoVa is, it is still governed by the rules of the Commonwealth. A couple years ago I probably wouldn't have thought much about this, but after terminating a pregnancy for medical reasons, I realized just how lucky I was to live in DC. I have 2 daughters and I would not risk their future well-being by living in a state that cares so little for women's rights.

If I were to leave DC, I would move to Maryland.

They are horrible drivers.

Anonymous wrote:There is lots of talk about people moving to moco if these boundary proposals happen, but why is nobody talking about moving to Virginia? That was actually our first reaction bc I keep hearing the negatives about moco schools.

TROLL!

dcmom wrote:I just have no desire to live in VA. Would much prefer MoCo.

We have no desire for you to move to Va, either. There are plenty of others waiting in line.

"guns in Starbucks"

kewl

Same-sex couple, no legal protections for our family in VA (in particular no second-parent adoption).

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Anonymous wrote:No desire to love in a state that's politically in the dark ages.

This.

Arlington county doesn't have its own state government and case law

Yup. Not nice to have contracts by same sex people invalidated by constitutional amendment.