by MCDC | Feb 15, 2017 | News, Virginia
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/general-assembly-kills-redistricting-reform-efforts/article_c9484274-f2c0-11e6-bfd2-2b8d634d979d.html Republican members of the House Privileges and Elections subcommittee voted against reporting one of several redistricting bills...
by MCDC | Feb 14, 2017 | Discrimination, News, Racism, Virginia
A federal judge in Alexandria has issued a preliminary injunction against President Trump’s travel ban, dealing another blow to the White House attempt to bar residents of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The executive order, Judge...
by MCDC | Feb 12, 2017 | 2016 General Election, 2017 General Election, 2018 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Madison County, News, Virginia
A new, liberal tea party is forming. Can it last without turning against Democrats? https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/a-new-liberal-tea-party-is-forming-can-it-last-without-turning-on-democrats/2017/02/11/94421200-efdf-11e6-9973-c5efb7ccfb0d_story.html It’s a...
by MCDC | Jan 31, 2017 | 2016 General Election, Issues, News
Was last weekend a trial balloon for a coup? View at Medium.com The Guardian is reporting (heavily sourced) that the “mass resignations” of nearly all senior staff at the State Department on Thursday were not, in fact, resignations, but a purge ordered by the White...
by MCDC | Jan 28, 2017 | Action Alerts, Video, Virginia
In Virginia, state legislators redraw district lines for the U.S. Congress, the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia after every 10-year census. Under the current system, the party in power in the House and the party in power in the Senate can draw...
by MCDC | Jan 27, 2017 | Immigration Reform, News, Racism
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it’s important to remember why America welcomes refugees. Desperate people, fleeing a terrifying, bloodthirsty regime, try to find refuge in the US. But the American government and the public don’t want to accept them....
