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VA Democrats now going after free speech
VA.GOV ^ | 1/16/2020 | VA.GOV

Posted on 01/23/2020 5:54:25 AM PST by mikelets456

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To: mikelets456

I know a pretty prominent VA Republican. He ran for state sentate and lost. He’s tried to talk to Democrats about the Constitution. On a 1-10 scale their level of understanding of that document is about a -2.


21 posted on 01/23/2020 7:28:28 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: G Larry
"If our youth are rightly instructed in the faith of our fathers ... then our power will be stronger ..." We have failed miserably at that.
22 posted on 01/23/2020 7:37:43 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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To: mikelets456

I’m sitting here in Louisiana. If I state that the s(#)itting governor of acentral Eastern seaboard state is a ‘git’, not worth the effort to measure his worth in salt, as depicted from his own photograph of resembling a Dick Tracy character called ‘Flattop’, is of greater narcissistic measure than Obama, and I’m convinced has DNA of those found in those ancient caves in France, what is he going to do???


23 posted on 01/23/2020 7:44:54 AM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: mikelets456

Taking guns and canceling free speech: it’s what democrat fascists do!


24 posted on 01/23/2020 7:44:55 AM PST by I want the USA back (If free speech is taken away, dumb and silent we are led, like sheep to the slaughter: G Washington)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I’ll take Virginians seriously if they go trump and turn some house seats blue back to red from 2018 election next time. The state seats from 2019 will have to be worked on in 2023.


25 posted on 01/23/2020 8:00:02 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: mikelets456

Now? They’ve been doing so for decades! This author is just now noticing?


26 posted on 01/23/2020 8:26:23 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: mikelets456

Call me a wet rag but the first sentence in the excerpt reads like limitations on communication you would want to apply to any communication coming to you over the Internet.

The remainder of the language applies it to public officials. That is the new area of applicability since public figures can have all forms of invective hurled at them and, as long as it is not a direct threat, they pretty much have to take it.

What I don’t see this as doing is shutting down criticism of public officials. You just would not be allowed to lace your strongly worded complaint about xxxxxxx with profanity or conclude it with the vaguely expressed hope that some stranger kidnaps, rapes, and murders the official’s family.

By the way, the liberals and leftists use such language pretty freely, so the first convictions under this statute are just as likely to be from that group as from conservatives. In fact, I could even see office holders trolling for such replies. Responding to “Come on! Tell me what you really feel!”, could become ladened with hidden dangers.

Once the Dim-o-crats figure that out, the bill will probably fail (or be pulled).


27 posted on 01/23/2020 8:35:18 AM PST by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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The Dems are merging with the CPUSA, since both goals are the same!!


28 posted on 01/23/2020 9:31:07 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Deplorable American1776

Note that the CPUSA stopped running their own candidates and now just basically endorse the Democratic candidate.


29 posted on 01/23/2020 9:31:53 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: central_va
"Where are all of the injunctions staying this madness?"

Has this legislation actually been signed into law? If not, there is no point of filing an injunction until then.

30 posted on 01/23/2020 10:38:27 AM PST by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Also LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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Virginians arent stupid like derps from California

Revolution will likely start upon these Arrogant and Stupid dems in Virginia.

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31 posted on 01/23/2020 2:03:19 PM PST by elbook
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To: dfwgator

True...that’s why I said they merged with CPUSA...


32 posted on 01/23/2020 8:46:18 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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