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Myths Not to Live By
Traci Dippert, Chair, Culpeper County Democratic Committee Myths have a place in life, they are just not a good explanation for life’s problems. The local Culpeper Republican Committee recently called on state officials to not participate in the Affordable Care Act...
America’s First President Was The Tea Party’s Worst Nightmare
By Ian Millhiser Five years after General George Washington took command of a revolutionary army, he believed that the revolution was on the verge of collapse. The Articles of Confederation, which bound the thirteen former British colonies together prior to the...
Virginia House Republicans Continue to Push for Extreme Gun Legislation
By Kathy Shupe via Blue Virginia The House Republicans are at it again. After passing HB 705 that would allow out-of-state concealed handgun permits to be recognized in Virginia and HB 878 that would remove local law enforcement’s discretion to comment on Federal...
The NH Rebellion Walk
Inspired by Doris “Granny D” Haddock, whom at the age of 88 walked across America to bring attention to this critical issue, the New Hampshire Rebellion set out to traverse 185 miles and inspire people in the Granite State to ask all presidential candidates just one...
Watch a Republican: Obamacare Shouldn’t Cover Pregnancies Because My Wife is ‘fixed’
By Salvatore Aversa Representative Phil Roe, a Republican from Tennessee, speaking on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at the Heritage Foundation’s Conservative Policy Summit, took the opportunity to oppose ObamaCare, while also announcing a little too much information...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Virginia Gay Marriage Ban
By Ashley Alman A federal judge ruled Virginia's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional late Thursday. From the ruling: U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen wrote that the constitutional right to equality should apply to all, including same-sex couples seeking...
Yet Another Republican Flees The #GOP Citing Blatant Misogyny, Bigotry And Racism
aattp.org via Crooks and Liars A former Republican congresswoman in Florida has left the GOP and joined the Democrats, citing her former party’s increasing attacks on women and other minorities. Ana Rivas Logan said: “The GOP of today is not the party I joined. It’s...
United For Marriage Equality In Virginia
It is time for Virginia to be on the right side of history and the right side of the law. That's why after thorough legal analysis, I recently announced that I have concluded Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of...
BREAKING: Virginia Ultrasound Repeal
Dear Friend, What a difference a year can make! Just last year, without allowing any debate, a Republican controlled committee struck down my legislation to repeal the invasive ultrasound mandate. Today, I was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote in support of...
Stop protecting polluters
On February 3, a Duke Energy coal ash pond ruptured—spilling more than 80,000 tons of coal ash into North Carolina’s Dan River. Enough toxic sludge to fill 73 Olympic-sized pools. But this was no accident. In the past year, three Clean Water Act lawsuits were filed...
