With Joe Morrissey sworn in a little while ago by House of Delegates Clerk Paul Nardo, and with the Pledge of Allegiance having been recited, the Virginia House of Delegates is baaaaaaack in session. I'm sure they'll pass all kinds of fine, progressive, pro-environment legislation this session. Or more likely, it will be a right-wing s*** show. Anyway, as I said, they're baaaaack! LOLP.S. Reporter @MichaelLeePope just tweeted, ".@SpeakerHowell says he forgot to inform Senate that House is ready to proceed; @RobertGMarshall jokes, 'Don't tell them!'" Also, @RTDSchapiro tweeted, "He's got cojones: @DelJoeMorrissey says bouncing him from #Va House after jailhouse win in special elex would 'taint and sully' legislature."
The purpose of Blue Virginia is to cover Virginia politics from a progressive and Democratic perspective. This is a group blog, founded by me (Lowell Feld), but now including several other progressive writers. I can't speak for the other "front pagers," but I consider myself a progressive in the tradition of Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, JFK, RFK and actually a bunch of progressive Republicans (e.g., Jacob Javits, Lowell Weicker). As such, I believe in expanding opportunities to all, utilizing government as a tool to promote the general welfare and the common good, protecting the environment for ourselves and for future generations, and expanding the rights promised in our Constitution and Bill of Rights to all Americans.
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