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Yearly Archives: 2006
Time to get serious
Roanoke Times, August 1, 2006 Marriage amendment can be defeated: Mason-Dixon poll shows that the measure’s support isn’t as overwhelming as opponents may have feared. Few people were probably shocked by a poll showing that a constitutional amendment to ban … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy
Tagged Editorials, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Media, VA "Family" Foundation
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Have you seen one?
A new organization, The Virginia Way, has entered the Virginia political discourse. They describe their mission as a campaign to return to political moderation and civility, characterized by intelligent debate, not appeals to base emotion, and they identify the issue … Continue reading
Update on Aldie hate crime
Update: More coverage in the Loudoun Independent, Loudoun Connection, and the Leesburg Today. Many people have asked what they can do to help with healing and restoration in the wake of this cowardly attack. A group of concerned citizens and … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Reports
Tagged Community, Doing the right thing, Hate crimes, The Cypress Project
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Three questions at NoVA Town Hall
The NoVA Town Hall meeting featuring Attorney General Bob McDonnell drew over 100 attendees last night, an impressive feat in August by any standard. The AG spoke on two allegedly “hot” controversial topics, the Marshall-Newman amendment and immigration policy. I … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Reports
Tagged Bill of Rights, Bob McDonnell, Constitution, First Amendment, Law, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Unintended consequences
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There it is
Think of this what you will, but this is what defense lawyers do for a living, and this is the way our criminal justice system works. No, it can’t be substantiated whether this individual is, in fact, a criminal defense … Continue reading
Sad news: A hate crime in Loudoun
I had hoped that I would not have to post an announcement like this. I had hoped that the campaign against our community in Virginia would not descend into the kind of ugliness we saw in Oregon 14 years ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged Animus, Hate crimes, Legislation, Marshall-Newman Amendment, The Cypress Project
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What I learned about common law marriage from Bob McDonnell
I thought that I had a fairly good grasp of the implications of the Marshall-Newman amendment (at least for a layperson who reads law journals for fun), but hearing Attorney General Bob McDonnell explain why he thinks I shouldn’t be … Continue reading →