Tag Archives: Marshall-Newman Amendment

McDonnell’s bias shows in legal advice

Posted on May 18, 2006 by David

Ya think? From the Virginian-Pilot: Charitably, McDonnell’s explanation is incomplete. Uncharitably, it’s advocacy for the amendment, which he championed as a member of the House of Delegates. Given the explanations coming from his office, Virginians would be wise to view … Continue reading →

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On career decisions, unfortunate

Posted on May 16, 2006 by David

Attorney General Bob McDonnell continues to make a mockery of Virginia law by actively lobbying for the proposed constitutional amendment. Any claim that he could have authored a “neutral” explanation of it is beyond laughable. Memo to the House and … Continue reading →

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Hubris

Posted on May 11, 2006 by David

Update: Virginia Centrist says “Bob McDonnell adds ‘Please vote YES’ to Amendment language.” Attorney General Bob McDonnell is above the law. That’s the only conclusion we can reach in light of his editing activities. As we reported earlier, Virginia law … Continue reading →

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Mary Cheney speaks

Posted on May 8, 2006 by David

Mary Cheney, AOL executive, daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney and self-described Bush Republican, who became an unwilling focus of the 2004 presidential campaign and the website “Where’s Mary?” speaks out in USA Today. This fall, Virginians will vote on … Continue reading →

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Justice for All

Posted on May 1, 2006 by David

A fine editorial from retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong in Richmond’s Style Weekly. One word about this, where he is speaking of the fallacy that marriage has throughout human history been defined as between “one man and one woman:” … Continue reading →

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Which ones are the ‘activist judges,’ again?

Posted on April 26, 2006 by David

Virginia Centrist has a post up about the Ohio court ruling that the Ohio version of the Marshall-Newman amendment prohibits the application of domestic violence law to unmarried people. This immediately elicited comments complaining that this strict constructionist reading of … Continue reading →

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Constitution not meant for discrimination

Posted on April 23, 2006 by David

Culpeper Star-Exponent April 15, 2006 By Tully Satre, Culpeper The 2006 General Assembly session sent a message to Virginia that the majority in our legislature want to step back in time. Issues of basic civil liberties joined transportation at the … Continue reading →

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