tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73966222011-12-23T15:48:49.972-05:00Big ideas Random thoughts Irregular musingsCG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.comBlogger1691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-48097436866039880392011-12-23T15:48:00.001-05:002011-12-23T15:48:49.983-05:00

To his credit, Governor McDonnell has said that making Virginia the best state for small business as well as the best state in which to do business is an important objective for his administration.  In rhetoric then, Governor McDonnell is a step ahead of his predecessors, who, among other things, drafted economic development strategies with no small business representation (Governor Gilmore

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The question whether the Lieutenant Governor can vote on the organization of the Senate is not a political question but is one of constitutional import. The Lieutenant Governor is a member of the Executive Branch and is not an elected "member" of "the Senate" as defined in Article IV, Section 7 of the Virginia Constitution. Therefore, it is unconstitutional for him to participate in

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Virginia General Assembly 2012 Pre-Session Report by Claire Guthrie Gastañaga October 31, 2011 Virginia has a long history of passing legislation to identify and seek removal of unauthorized immigrants, beginning with a law enacted during the eugenics movement that required Virginian's mental health institutions to check immigration status on admission and report to the federal

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Columbus Day and the Jewish high holy days are just behind us.  Got me thinking about a note I posted to Facebook last year, and I decided it was worth republishing in my blog this year.  Here it is: I just finished reading a Da Vinci Code type book about Columbus, Codex 632, by Jose Rodriques Dos Santos, translated from Portuguese. While not a great book and a sometimes tedious read, the book

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Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford. Worth watching. A man of keen insight, vision and a strong, integrated sense of self.Steve Jobs: How to live before you die Video on TED.com

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So, there was a markup on the new federal  E-Verify mandate bill in Congress this week. Most national employer groups have now decided to throw in the towel and lobby for a single national E-Verify mandate with substitution of the electronic system for the paper I-9 system and preemption of state/local mandates.  In an interesting turn of events, however, tea partiers and their allies

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The new Quinnipiac University poll is out today. The results getting the most attention concern voter support for the proposed rules the Board of Health will vote on tomorrow that will require doctors and clinics providing abortion services to have facilities comparable to hospitals. But unreferenced in the press release and not highlighted in the press conference on the poll held today are

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Incumbent-centered, partisan redistricting has all but guaranteed that Virginia progressives will be lost in the legislative wilderness for the next decade or more even as the majority of the Virginia voting public becomes more centrist, or even left of center. The reality is that, as the Virginia Senate moved to a fragile Democratic majority, progressives actually lost ground on progressive

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2011 Update: So, the issue of Allen and women continues to be a viable concern. Webb's own record (i.e., "Women Can't Fight") kept him from making this as much of an issue in 2006 as it could have been. It's not like he's changed any since I first wrote about Allen and women in 1995. In 2004, he added votes against extending Family Medical Leave to victims of domestic violence, and against

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-34821837549203553792011-04-22T09:23:00.001-04:002011-04-28T09:30:17.542-04:00

Interesting that none of the stories about the State Board of Social Services' action on the adoption rules focused on the larger questions raised by the decision to strip out of the nondiscrimination rules, not only protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation but also stripped protections against discrimination based on gender, religion, disability, age, family status and

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The fall 2010 issue of Virginia Issues and Answers: A Public Policy Forum published by Virginia Tech is now on the “newsstands” and online. In the issue are two perspectives on state policy issues related to immigration written by me and Jack Martin, the director of special projects at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). Neither Mr. Martin nor I had the opportunity to see

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Virginia State Laws Applicable to Aliens and Immigrants Updated: includes laws in effect on July 1, 2011 Drivers’ Licenses 2003 – Mandates proof of legal presence to obtain a Virginia drivers’ license or a state id card, § 46.2-328.1 of the Code of Virginia, http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-328.1 [This law was updated in 2009 to more fully comply with the federal

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-61683220988126361292010-06-26T10:18:00.000-04:002011-04-28T09:30:51.252-04:00

When Governor McDonnell issued his executive directive prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, he said that GLBT people are protected by the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution: The Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution prohibits discrimination without a rational basis against any class of persons. Discrimination based on factors such as one’s

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When it comes to a willingness to label and stereotype to serve his cause, Bob Marshall appears to have no limits. Casting aside his penchant for papering over his personal agenda with cites to peer reviewed studies and research, Marshall shot from the lip again yesterday in an AP story by Bob Lewis about Equality Virginia's legislation to protect state workers from discrimination. This time his

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Thanks to Rick Sincere of the Republican Liberty Caucus you can watch video of Equality Virginia's press conference today focused on the need to pass SB 66, the bill that would codify protections against discrimination for all Virginia state employees.Watch Viola Baskerville, former Secretary of Administration in the Kaine Administration; Equality Virginia CEO, Jon Blair; Glen Pond on behalf of

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Christina got this exactly right. Once you let "hate" define your views (even if it is just to "hate the sin"), you can't control how it eats away at your soul and undermines your humanity. (See, Keeping it Civil re: hate as the language of politics).Bob is a friend whose inability to accept responsibility for the natural consequences of his own actions and choices erodes his credibility as a

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-4006510142601776112010-02-25T19:07:00.002-05:002011-04-28T09:31:37.714-04:00

Today, the Virginia House of Delegates refused even to vote on a proposal to protect state workers from being fired for being gay, or black, or Latino, or disabled, or a veteran, or a person with genetic markers for breast cancer, or old ... .Delegate Adam Ebbin proposed an amendment to the budget (which will require lay offs and job cuts across the state workforce) that said:No employee of the

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Today, Equality Virginia, the AARP, the AAUP, the Virginia Education Association, the Virginia Governmental Employees Association, the Virginia AFL-CIO, and the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations stood together in support of SB 66, a bill that would, for the first time, codify protections against discrimination for Virginia's hard-working and underpaid state employees.In 1970, Governor

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-8518250542829678062009-11-11T12:04:00.002-05:002009-11-11T12:18:44.968-05:00

So, prompted by the recent active inclusion of state employees in political ads during the recent campaign cycle, I set out to write a piece that would provoke debate on a simple question -- should Virginia have a state level Hatch Act that would protect state employees from pressure to engage in partisan political activities? And, I thought I'd managed to focus the piece on the issue rather

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David Lampo and other members of the Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia have been active the last couple of days ... first complimenting gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell for his recent statements affirming his view that government should not discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and, then, blasting Cooch in an oped in the Augusta Free Press for his promise to

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This is an update of a blog entry I wrote before the 2005 elections regarding the role of the Attorney General and the scope of the power we afford the person we elect to this too little discussed, "down ballot" race. I hope that you will find it helpful.Choosing the People's Lawyer: Questions to Ask Candidates for Virginia Attorney GeneralThe Virginia Attorney General is the people’s lawyer

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100,000 Lives Lost Each Year; $45 Billion WastedA critical issue that must be a part of any health care reform initiative is patient safety. Reducing hospital acquired infections and preventing in-facility accidents and medical mistakes will save lives and money.Consumers Union reports that hospital acquired infections and other preventable medical injuries continue each year to kill 100,000

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I saw this moving quote from a Walt Whitman poem , The Wound Dresser, on the wall of the north entrance to the Dupont Circle Metro Station in DC today:Thus in silence in dreams' projections,Returning, resuming, I thread my way through the hospitals, The hurt and wounded I pacify with soothing hand, I sit by the restless all the dark night, some are so young, Some suffer so much, I recall the

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This message went out from General George General W. Casey, Jr., Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, today:DEATH OF A RETIRED GENERAL OFFICER 17 JUN 09. "It is with deep regret that the Secretary of the Army and I inform you of the death of General John R. Guthrie, United States Army, Retired. He passed away on 25 May 2009 in Washington, DC. As a mark of respect to the memory of General John R.

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-70802427787698674842009-06-17T09:32:00.002-04:002009-06-17T09:42:14.989-04:00

I am more than tired of sanctimonious holier than thou politicians who undermine "traditional marriage" by their own actions while denying full marriage equality to those who only want the chance to make the deep and lasting commitment that these folks seem unable to keep.

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General John Reiley Guthrie (USA Ret.), died peacefully at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Memorial Day, May 25, 2009, with his loving family at his bedside. He was 87. Born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Gen. Guthrie graduated with honors in History from Princeton University in 1942, receiving his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant out of Princeton’s ROTC program, ultimately becoming the program's

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Today is the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network's (GLSEN) national day of silence which focuses attention on anti-GLBT bullying in our schools.Words can kill.'nuff said.

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Last Saturday night, Equality Virginia honored 20 OUTstanding Virginians ... GLBT people, living and dead, who have excelled in their fields and forged new paths for others to walk.Get to know these people, learn about their accomplishments, honor their achievements, and understand why each of us is diminished when any of us is held back, considered "less than," deprived of full equality, or

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Why is it that Delegate Mark Cole didn't want to answer questions about why he pulled a resolution honoring Equality Virginia on its 20th anniversary from the uncontested block? This isn't the first time he's taken steps to be sure that no one could accuse him of saying anything nice about a GLBT organization. Last year, he pulled a resolution honoring the Gay Community Center of Virginia from

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-6053204992128234832009-02-14T10:02:00.001-05:002009-02-14T10:05:16.657-05:00

As reported in today's Washington Post, in Catholic France, there's increasing recognition that it is a social "good" to provide a legal structure in addition to traditional marriage that helps stabilize relationships and provide financial security. Offered grudgingly as a "less than marriage" alternative for GLBT people, civil unions are fast becoming the first choice of straight couples who

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-42580574074757822302009-02-13T13:16:00.001-05:002011-04-28T09:32:18.262-04:00

State Of The Workplace 2007-2008View more presentations from hrcworkplace. (tags: benefits discrimination)

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Put some rhythm in your step and a add a melody to your memory as you think about what might have been and vow not to allow it ever to be.

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Love conquers.But, love didn't conquer all today.My heart goes out to my friends in the GLBT community who learned again today that too many Americans continue to practice the politics of exclusion denying them full equality and writing their second class citizenship into state constitutions.Tears of sadness commingled freely with tears of joy tonight.

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-58414204647557230352008-11-04T07:55:00.004-05:002011-04-28T09:32:18.262-04:00

I have a theory about "love" and "hate" on the campaign trail that will be tested today.Four years ago, Democrats grudgingly chose John Kerry, a candidate that they "thought" could win, to vie against George W. Bush, a "hated" rival, who was then, and to some extent remains even now, fiercely "loved" by the base voters of his party. Regardless of whether you believe, as I do, that "hate" is too

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-27783092800635866372008-10-06T23:03:00.007-04:002008-10-07T12:40:20.500-04:00

There is mounting evidence that John Sidney McCain is a real life "Manchurian Candidate" brainwashed by the Chinese controlled North Vietnamese during his captivity in Viet Nam and carefully prepared to turn over the United States to China after his election as President of the United States. Let's start with the fact that McCain refers to his time in prison as his stay at the Hanoi Hilton.

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-80691409747583691272008-09-01T10:34:00.002-04:002008-09-01T10:45:34.792-04:00

For short time Governor Sarah Palin being a "reformer" simply means that she's a "re-former." Someone who "re-forms" or remakes her political positions to fit the politics of the moment and audience.First, Palin was for the so-called "bridge to nowhere" when she was running for governor, and, then, she was against it after she was elected and it became a political liability on the national stage

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-76751470682039257422008-08-29T14:54:00.001-04:002008-08-29T14:54:56.528-04:00

"I know Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin is no Hillary Clinton," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said in a phone interview with NBC.

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Perhaps the parties to the legislative impasse should try to be more like the cat the rat and the dog ....

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-90472144543685183212008-06-27T08:30:00.002-04:002008-06-27T08:47:47.329-04:00

Yesterday's gun ruling by the United States Supreme Court may be the first to interpret the Second Amendment but calling it historic may be histrionic.The First Amendment and the Second Amendment are part of the bill of rights and define the limits of government relative to the citizens. Neither confers an absolute affirmative right on individuals.The government cannot ban speech under the First

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You could be a candidate, too.

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-7159865535151221522008-03-10T08:08:00.002-04:002008-03-10T08:23:45.392-04:00

Not surprisingly, the Southern Poverty Law Center's annual report on hate in America documents that anti-immigrant rhetoric is fueling an increase in reported hate crimes and a resurgence in hate groups.Also not surprising is that a leading immigration reduction advocacy organization has made the list of "hate groups" for the first time ...The most prominent of the organizations newly added to

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-45625550382332026642008-02-08T09:53:00.000-05:002008-02-08T10:04:21.338-05:00

Today's Richmond Times Dispatch editorial defends Governor Tim Kaine's use of Spanish in greeting the pro-America president of El Salvador, complimenting his "hospitality" and "graciousness" to a foreign visitor and calling the fulminators on the internet and in the blogosphere who are bloviating about the Governor's bilingual greeting and the Spanish translation of his office's press release (an

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-75618313303350537262008-01-09T21:58:00.000-05:002008-01-09T22:02:17.470-05:00

Governor Kaine addressed the issue of illegal immigration in his State of the Commonwealth address. He put some important facts on the table and urged balance in the discussion of the issue during the 2008 legislative session. Here's what he said: “Securing the Commonwealth’s future also means that we must set aside political rhetoric and carefully address the most complex and challenging

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-33534577324524756812008-01-04T10:50:00.001-05:002008-01-04T11:02:03.147-05:00

Much was made last spring of a memo written by former Kaine campaign manager, now Clinton campaign official, Mike Henry, advocating that Clinton skip the Iowa caucuses. Mike's key point was that "playing" in Iowa was not strategic -- that Iowa traditionally was Clinton's "weakest state," that winning would require a costly investment with a relatively small return given Iowa's limited number of

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-57879865596179728762007-12-24T00:55:00.000-05:002007-12-24T01:16:08.156-05:00

The former child actor who played Zelda on the Dobie Gillis Show, now all grown up and a state senator in California, got a 1999 California nondiscrimination law amended last year (and signed by Governor "I'll Be Back") to include gender as well as sex. The purpose was to afford legal protection against discrimination to gay, lesbian and transgender students. Now, according to USA Today,

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-30930879855630074102007-12-19T15:00:00.001-05:002007-12-28T08:57:39.459-05:00

Updated: 12/27/08Updated again: 12/28/07-Having failed to learn their lesson about unintended consequences and the dangers of crafting bills that are just a little too "creative" in trying to get to an objective in a roundabout way, two of the primary authors of the abusive driver fees (crafted to fund highways creatively by taking money from the pockets of people that they figured had no

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-14524746547822173812007-11-08T18:27:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:42:35.080-05:00

In the 2007 election cycle in Virginia, the results show unequivocally that the issue of illegal immigration did not move voters and that immigrant bashing is not an effective campaign tactic in Virginia, regardless of party.All across the state, party loyalty, and local issues other than immigration, most often determined the outcomes of hotly contested state legislative and local county and

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-24165167120061019842007-11-07T08:58:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:32:32.943-05:00

When you can't win based on your platform, try intimidation. There were reports out of Prince William late yesterday that people associated with the "anti-illegal immigrant" movement were videotaping Latino-looking voters on their way into the polls and telling the subjects of their harassment that they were taking pictures to send to immigration officials.There are thousands of Hispanic/Latino

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-89429278244720133882007-11-03T15:25:00.000-04:002007-11-03T15:36:40.784-04:00

This ad shows clearly what the citizens in Prince William and the City of Manassas should expect ... loss of businesses, revenues and jobs, empty houses and tax increases to continue to provide basic services.Companies and families don't want to locate in communities torn by ethnic strife -- regardless of which side they are on.The leaders in Prince William and the City of Manassas have failed

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-54547173736374923152007-11-01T11:12:00.000-04:002007-11-01T11:22:01.370-04:00

Having apparently learned from Brad Marrs’ defeat in 2005 that gay bashing won’t get him elected in the 68th House District, Manoli Loupassi (R Richmond) has, instead, sought to make immigrants the pawns in his 2007 bid for election to the Virginia House of Delegates. In a recent campaign commercial focused on “illegal immigration,” Loupassi seeks to mislead voters into believing that some vote

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-70349629012116824212007-10-25T13:21:00.000-04:002007-10-25T14:54:46.419-04:00

Evening Edition last Tuesday night on WVTF focused on immigration in Virginia. Bob Gibson, the Charlottesville Daily Progress political reporter, hosted a conversation with guests Henrico County Republican Delegate Bill Janis,who wants to crack down harder of illegal immigration, and me, a former Chief Deputy Attorney General of Virginia who has lobbied the Virginia General Assembly for the

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Interesting to note in watching this video dialogue with Corey Stewart, chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors ... he virtually acknowledges that his failure to deliver on his promise to control growth is the driver in his shift of focus to the scapegoats he's chosen to blame for this failure ... Prince William County's immigrant community. And, take a look at his audience for

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-60606819181018585772007-09-28T23:03:00.000-04:002007-09-28T23:06:54.324-04:00

Here's my Myers-Briggs profile ... as if anyone who knew me would need me to draw them a picture:

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Cross posted on Raising Kaine ...A critical analysis of each of the points in the 10 Point Plan on immigration recently proposed by Democratic candidates running in Prince William for the House of Delegates demonstrates that, like the Republican leadership plan that preceded it, it is largely poll driven and poorly thought out and reveals little that can fairly be described as progressive "

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The answer is at least these thirty plus, some of which have been on the books for more than 40 years:1950 -- Mental health department required to determine the nationality of any person admitted to a state facility and to report to immigration anyone determined to be an alien, §37.2-827 of the Code of Virginia;1950 (last amended in 1994) -- Sheriffs and the department of corrections required to

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-44546026503893179412007-08-31T11:08:00.000-04:002007-08-31T11:13:01.758-04:00

I am getting more than a little tired of folks who continue to try to claim that people and politicians who opposed the marriage amendment represent some fringe group of Virginians out of the mainstream, and, having won one election, can't resist playing the poor winners by continuing to try to use this issue to gain some ill-defined political advantage.The absolute number of NO votes against the

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Too funny. A G rating despite the use of "breast" twice and "gay" once.

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Howling Latina has a good post up on the five guys who Senators Warner and Webb have jointly nominated for appointment to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The list has some men on it for whom I have great respect. But, I have to ask ... at a time when nearly 50% of all law students are women, and when there are a significant number of well-respected partners in law firms and women serving as

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-81769390813766011332007-06-19T09:26:00.000-04:002007-06-19T09:29:02.135-04:00

See if you can identify who said this, when and why.The salutary purpose of the statute is clear. The Legislature had seen the baneful effects of permitting foreigners, who had taken residence in this country, to rear and educate their children in the language of their native land. The result of that condition was found to be inimical to our own safety. To allow the children of foreigners, who

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-32858819140629650262007-06-18T19:26:00.001-04:002007-06-19T09:26:03.767-04:00

The amendment Senator Jim Webb (D Virginia) is offering to the comprehensive immigration bill that will be debated in the Senate next week is not a positive one unless you favor the status quo that encourages scofflaws and worse.Senator Webb's amendment (#1313) cuts the heart out of one of the key components of the bill -- getting the millions of undocumented people now in the US out of the

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-13416409068605766762007-06-15T23:17:00.000-04:002007-06-15T23:31:36.753-04:00

Take a look at the winning videos in the annual CPAN video documentary contest for middle and high school students. Topics range from gay marriage to global warming to intelligent design to a woman president and immigration.The winning video documentary, "Jupiter or Bust," was done by high school students in Jupiter, Florida, and documents the town's constructive response to the growing number

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-606095731408450842007-04-19T20:42:00.000-04:002007-04-19T20:51:58.064-04:00

The letter copied below from student leaders at Virginia Tech (sent to me by my brother Mike, another 'Hoo) makes me proud to be a graduate of the University of Virginia. Again, the younger generation teaches us that competition need not preclude compassion, that rivalries can be spirted and inspirational, that small gestures (finding candles) can be meaningful.Thanks to all of the current

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-6666076119783194762007-03-22T23:34:00.000-04:002007-03-23T00:30:00.371-04:00

I'm always amazed at the ability of some people to see themselves as knowing what's "right" for everyone else.Today, there's been a lot of that judgmental pap threading its way through (mostly Republican) blogs. The same sort of people who write letters to the editor telling women (not men) they shouldn't seek public office if they have small children at home (even where Dad has volunteered to

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-85960570135860771832007-02-06T22:31:00.000-05:002007-02-06T22:40:26.622-05:00

Just to prove that history does repeat itself, check out this 1923 Supreme Court decision invalidating a Nebraska law that forbid the teaching of German. Here's what the lower court had said was the reason for the law:The salutary purpose of the statute is clear. The Legislature had seen the baneful effects of permitting foreigners, who had taken residence in this country, to rear and educate

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1170556620172431722007-02-03T21:26:00.000-05:002007-02-03T21:37:00.193-05:00

In his new role as blogger turned press flak for the Republican Party of Virginia, Sean Kenney is "posting" press releases up daily that attack various Democrats for their votes, particularly on immigration related issues.So, let's examine one of the votes that he flogged the media with this week ... David Marsden's vote on HB 2623, Jack Reid's bill to deny undocumented students the opportunity

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1168315598632184312007-01-08T22:59:00.000-05:002007-01-31T13:30:23.086-05:00

I took the book quiz that Vivian suggested and it turns out I'm Compassion Fatigue! by Susan MoellerYou used to care, but now it's just getting too difficult. You cared about the plight of people in lands near and far, but now the media has bombarded you with images of suffering to the point that you just don't have the energy to go on.You've become cold and heartless, as though you'd lived in

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1168285291637567912007-01-08T14:36:00.000-05:002007-01-08T14:41:31.650-05:00

Today in Austin, Texas, city streets were shut down in the State Capitol on the eve of their legislative session because 60 pigeons, grackels and sparrows were found dead. I've heard of political hot air but this seems to be a new form of political toxic cloud accompanying the arrival of their state legislators.And, in NYC, another ill wind was blowing. Hmmmm. Better be careful to stay away

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1167769927132582822007-01-02T15:25:00.000-05:002007-03-04T19:03:55.253-05:00

Well, this isn't about a big idea, and it's not a "musing". It isn't even about politics. Just a sister bragging on a brother.My brother Gus Guthrie (a Fairfax County art teacher nominated for teacher of the year) is a multi-talented guy. You can hear his latest music project, a CD on which he does lead vocals, called Gathering Change, here.If you can get past this saccharine slop, "a beautifully

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So, last year I set out my resolutions for 2006 and it's time now to see how well I did ....1) "To get the hundreds of business cards sitting in a box in my office scanned into my contact manager." Not one is done. The box is fuller. Guess I can leave this one on the list for this year, too.2) "To synchronize my passions and my pocketbook." Working on this one. Am spending my time doing what

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I've known Virgil since we were both in law school (he was third year my first year) and I can say from experience that I liked him better back in the 70's when we were both campaigning for the Equal Rights Amendment or in the 80's when we both supported Doug Wilder for Lt. Governor and Governor. He has certainly "morphed" politically over the time that I have known him ... not for the better in

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That's the name of a new study just released by the American Bar Association regarding the experience of women of color in law firms with 25 or more lawyers.What did the study find? One of the study co-chairs, Paulette Brown said: "I thought the numbers would not be good. I didn't know they'd be so startling." More from a report on Law.Com by Susan Hansen of The Minority Law Journal:Of women

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Looking at the CNN exit polls, it seems quite clear that the Marshall/Newman amendment hit Allen coming and going.Early polling indicated that African American voters were not significantly more likely to vote yes on the marriage amendment than white voters. And this was born out by CNN's exit polls which showed white voters at 58-42 and black voters at 56-44. On the other hand, CNN exit polls

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In George Allen's TV commercials he talks about his "more than 10 years" of public service to Virginia.And, John Warner says Allen "has stood with me side-by-side for 22 years and no one ever challenged our record."Is there some part of Allen's record that he isn't proud of?Does Allen think we can't count?8 years in the General Assembly2 years in Congress4 years as Governor6 years as SenatorMaybe

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1162871722934724742006-11-06T22:54:00.000-05:002006-11-07T00:44:39.983-05:00

It's been almost a month since I posted here. Been busy over at Blogging the Amendment ... no time for flights of fancy or frivolity. Not even time for serious reflection.But, tonight the well-documented reports of active voter suppression throughout Virginia has me wondering ... where is the blistering law and order commentary that I've come to expect from Commonwealth Conservative and the

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1160245824658395292006-10-07T13:21:00.000-04:002006-10-08T14:12:20.990-04:00

We're fixing to create two classes of temporary residents in the Commonwealth when it comes to voting. Students and the military.Now don't get me wrong ... my dad was in the Army for 39 years and retired as a 4 star general. I support the folks in the military and am grateful for their service ... including the "service" of the families who often don't get adequate recognition for the

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1158546680905345542006-09-17T22:27:00.000-04:002006-09-17T23:11:46.756-04:00

Couldn't resist playing the game that other Virginia political bloggers are playing.... and, yeah, if they're going to include DC, they should include Puerto Rico, Guam and the territories of the USA ... that way I'd be able to say I've been to Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands... and I could shoot for American Samoa and the Marianas.....don't think I'll work toward Johnson Atoll, though..

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1158464264219271012006-09-16T23:12:00.000-04:002006-09-16T23:37:44.333-04:00

Saw Ben Tribbet (Not Larry Sabato), Vivian Paige, Waldo Jaquith, Kenton Ngo, and Jim Bacon at Warner's Pig Roast today. Ben was basking in media attention from some guys filming a documentary on bloggers. I'm sure I should know who those guys were doing the filming and why they were doing it... but I was too busy working the crowd on the so-called marriage amendment to find out. Ben did take

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News reports quote Brad Pitt as saying in October's Esquire that he won't get married until everyone who wants to can. Folks shouldn't be allowed to be that good looking and that willing to stand up for the other guy.Of course, there will be the usually bloggery about what this all means ... but for me I'm just enough of a Pollyanna to believe that he's just a socially conscious nice guy who is

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This week a man for whom I have long had great respect disappointed me. I am not referring to George Allen.I am, of course, referring to Andrew Young.Young was hired by Working Families for Wal-Mart to help the company defend itself against criticism of its business/economic model and its allegedly discriminatory employment practices (a role for which he'd previously been criticizedhimself). In

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1155878514838895882006-08-18T01:15:00.000-04:002006-09-04T21:57:40.536-04:00

I'm now an official Blogging Chick! Find other chicks who blog; learn more about the technical side of blogging; read the blogger chick carnivals over on BloggingChicks. Nothing too serious now.

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Jim Bacon gut says vote NO on Ballot Question #1, the Marshall/Newman amendment.I'm with Jim.Bacon's Rebellion: Virginia's Marriage Amendment -- Not Just a Culture-Wars Issue

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1155089400630685592006-08-08T21:59:00.000-04:002006-08-11T13:25:44.843-04:00

On a night when political junkies are surfing the net looking for the most recent results from the Connecticut and Georgia polls, how can you not get sucked in by a news link on CNN.com: Penguins Die in Crash; Octopus Uninjured.Now the story is that a truck overturned carrying some unusual livestock. "Four penguins and some exotic fish were killed in the accident, including three penguins that

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Update: Style Weekly published a slightly edited version of this post on its Back Page on August 30, 2006.This morning I listened to a civil debate between surrogates for Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont.Then, I read this quote from Buck O'Neil, a self-described "proud ... Negro League ballplayer," on the occasion of the induction this week of 17 Negro leaguers and Negro leagues executives into the

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1154181991882294322006-07-29T10:03:00.000-04:002006-07-29T15:18:57.833-04:00

Not Larry Sabato has an early look at the most recent Mason/Dixon poll that shows Allen over Webb by 48% to 32%.Bloggers for Allen are doing their level best, here, here and here to spin this and other recent polling as positively as they can for their candidate.But, the reality is that Allen's consistent showing at or below 50% is a sure sign of trouble for him and any incumbent.Check out this

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1154062561464050052006-07-28T00:27:00.000-04:002006-08-02T11:15:50.083-04:00

Found this interesting definition of "activist judge" in the Christian Coalition of Georgia's 2006 questionnaire for judges, who unlike judges in Virginia, campaign to get elected:"Judicial activism occurs when a judge interjects his or her own personal beliefs and policy views to achieve a desired outcome by failing to adhere closely and strictly to the text of a statute or constitutional

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1153319035634145722006-07-19T10:18:00.000-04:002006-07-19T10:46:46.523-04:00

Jaded JD has a LOL post up including this video clip of the President of the United States committing a simple assault (an unconsented touching) on the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.It's too generous to call what the President did sexual harassment, although it is clear that the President did something to the prime minister that he, clearly, would not have done to a male member of the G8.This

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1152668103304185512006-07-11T21:33:00.000-04:002006-07-17T08:00:07.243-04:00

If I were smart I could get one of these on my sidebar without messing up my template format ...but having tried for longer than I care to admit... I have to admit I'm just not that smart.

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Sisyphus has this post about a concert this weekend to benefit The Commonwealth Coalition, an organization of individuals and organizations committed to voting NO on the Marshall/Newman amendment.Sisyphus: Commonwealth Coalition fundraising concert July 8th

CG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17911593051798008011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396622.post-1151556089887882662006-06-29T00:37:00.000-04:002006-06-29T08:25:30.430-04:00

Alton has posted up some more detail about the agenda for the Blogs United conference over at ImNotEmeril.Topics on the program include libel, FOIA, Net Neutrality .... lots of time for schmoozing with fellow bloggers.Attorney General McDonnell will speak again ... wonder if there's any chance for an elected Democrat to have a shot at the podium?And, it would be nice if Vivian or Kat or one of

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Alton:You asked for an apology. Here it is.I am sorry. I did not mean to hurt your feelings, impugn your integrity or cause any other personal affront or offense.Please send me permalinks (other web addresses) (or post them in comments below) with the following information so that I can better help promote your efforts:1) date, time, place of the bloggers conference you are planning;2) names of

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Some random thoughts on this weekend's bloggers conference in Charlottesville (unfortunately, I was only able to be there on Saturday):Decrying the DivideI am disappointed that the Virginia political blogosphere has allowed egos, partisan bickering and polarization to divide bloggers into those who attended the "liberal" Sorenson conference (strange denomination given keynotes by McDonnell and

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Okay. I admit it. I've got a "girl crush" on Dolly Parton.I was at the Southern Women in Public Service conference in Nashville this week where Dolly was presented with the Lindy Boggs award for public service. She entered the ballroom to accept the award singing "9 to 5" ... gave a great speech ... got off some great one liners in an interview with 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Cissy

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Two interesting articles recently highlight the enhanced role that women will play in the future of the American economy and in Washington politics ...Cited on the Post's blog, On Balance,is an article that appeared in The Economist on April 12th (available online only to subscribers). In The Economist article titled Women and the World Economy, the lead was ...WHY can't a woman be more like a

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#1 Google rated blogger for women entrepreneurs,Kirsten Osolind, has a great feature on her re:invention blog. Every Saturday she posts 10 Tips for 10 Million Women -- featuring advice for women entrepreneurs by women entrepreneurs. Last Saturday, she featured my Ten Tips for Becoming a Grass Roots Advocate (a revised and updated version of an article that I wrote for NAWBOTime). It's a handy

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GOP Hokie has been writing about the redistricting. Here's one thing he probably hasn't thought about:American University Professor Barbara Palmer is the co-author of an interesting new book about women candidates for political office that got great coverage in David Broder's column in the Washington Post this week.Among the most interesting of Palmer's findings reported by Broder is this:

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In a little noticed development upstate, Delegate Terry Kilgore has been named Dean of Institutional Advancement at the University of Appalachia, a new private university in Grundy. In the school's press release, Kilgore is quoted as saying he intends to continue representing clients in "serious injury" cases, and there's no indication that he intends to give up his seat in the legislature:

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This week one of the 12 Ohio appellate courts ruled that the Ohio marriage amendment bars prosecution of domestic violence cases involving unmarried partners. News reports here, here, and here.This is the fifth of the 12 appeals courts in Ohio to rule on this issue. The first four appellate decisions went the other way. See this decision, for example. It will take a decision of the Ohio Supreme

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So, I've been following all the chatter about blog rolls, see here and here for example, and I thought, "maybe I should have a blog roll?" Not wanting to get into the fight about who's influential and who's not ... lots of self-congratulating and back scratching going on there ... I decided that I'd post a blog roll of women bloggers who I think are worth reading. Some I've listed are political

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I heard Lilly Tomlin tonight speak to a conference of women business owners. During her performance she said:"I worry about same sex marriage. If all of us gay people keep imitating straight people, what's next? Monster truck rallies?"LOL

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There's been much hand wringing and teeth gnashing this session about the likely failure of the General Assembly to replace retiring chief judge of the Court of Appeals, The Honorable Johanna Fitzpatrick, with another Northern Virginian. As Not Larry Sabato reports, some members of the Fairfax Bar Association have gone so far as to call the leading non-Northern Virginia candidates "unqualified"

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