Virginia Republicans push slew of conservative bills

[SecularMotion]

RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell warned his Republican brethren to take it slow this month as they took control of the state Senate.

“Don’t be arrogant, don’t overreach, don’t fight,” he told them.

If the flurry of legislation they’ve introduced is any indication, Virginia’s most conservative Republicans aren’t holding back.

They are pushing legislation to: wipe out corporate income taxes; mandate drug testing of welfare recipients; crack down on illegal immigrants; beef up gun rights, property rights, parental rights and fetal rights; roll back gay rights; and free the commonwealth from federal laws it doesn’t like.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/virginia-republicans-push-slew-of-conservative-bills/2012/01/20/gIQARNsXJQ_story.html

[leftyohiolib]

1. maybe we can roll back their statehood

[virginia mountainman]

2. Well atleast a broken clock is correct twice a day!

At least their is the nugget of good news in the "beefing up our gun rights"

[Dr_Scholl]

4. I hope we get constitutional carry.

n/t

[liberal_biker]

5. I think....

...You can already carry openly in VA without a permit.

[DonP]

3. Some specifics re: Gun Rights would be appreciated

Or is this a generic GOP "Panic attack" that belongs in GD instead?

'Beefing up" gun rights doesn't sound all that horrible without any specifics. What are they proposing, arming all school children? Selling to convicted felons?

[ileus]

6. They need to do something promoting 2A freedom.

[SteveW]

7. An error in your post...

"Beefing up gun rights" is not a "conservative bill." It is expansion of a constitutional right, which is the main signifier of liberal outlooks.

I don't buy into the rest of the stuff, and WaPo's (chief agitprop for anti-2a forces) associating "gun rights" with them is misleading; in fact, the GOP should not be given the opportunity to own this issue.

BTW, do you have any comments are positions on this post? What are your views? How do you view liberal theory regarding Constitutional rights?

[Atypical Liberal]

8. Wouldn't it be refreshing to hear about Democratic representatives pushing such bills?

We need more Democratic representatives beefing up gun rights.