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More Town Hall fun

The Fairfax Times now has a report on the NoVA Town Hall with Attorney General McDonnell, in addition to one in the Observer. Neither report includes any part of the Q&A session about the Marshall/Newman amendment. Both reporters simply echo … Continue reading

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Carnival of Lies

This post shall be devoted to the top lies that have been told this week about the proposed anti-family Marshall-Newman amendment in order to mislead voters. (Sadly, this may have to become a regular feature for the duration.) Lie Number … Continue reading

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We must be for real, we have a song

Update: New mix available for download here. Compliments of Waldo, a Marshall-Newman Amendment protest song. You can download it from the author/musician, Brady Earnhart. A commenter has posted the lyrics to Waldo’s site. In response to one of our local … Continue reading

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McDonnell’s bias shows in legal advice

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

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

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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Tell me another one

The constitutional amendment process in Virginia requires that an “official state explanation” of each proposed amendment be published on the State Board of Elections website and in ads in large daily newspapers, and be made available for distribution by local … Continue reading

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