Virginia Democrats now have total control of the state government and have immediately moved to: --End police cooperatio

[riversedge]

Congratulations to Virginia!


Virginia Democrats now have total control of the state government and have immediately moved to:

—End police cooperation with Trump’s ICE
—Pass new maps to combat Trump’s gerrymandering and eliminate up to 4 Republican House seats
—Enshrine LGBTQ+ rights in the state constitution
—Enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution
—Protect and expand voting rights
—Fire Republican appointees to the University of Virginia board
—Reestablish support for diversity and inclusion
—Accelerate a minimum wage increase
—Build more housing to lower rent prices

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[riversedge]

1. "Too often, Democrats look for compromise. Instead, they should really just look to conquer."

Time for Virginia to conquer IMHO


Governors don’t get trifectas all the time. So now is the moment to go for the most change possible. Governor Spanberger may never have this opportunity again. Too often, Democrats look for compromise. Instead, they should really just look to conquer.

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[LiberalArkie]

5. A campaign promise of "No compromise" will always win. A promise to remove all Reagan, Bush and Trump appointees

and bills will also win in the National elections

[RandySF]

2. But I was told that Spanberger was a Trojan horse for the Republicans.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. That should add "A Free State" to their license plates.

[OnionPatch]

4. We're so happy!

to live in a blue state again! 🎉🥳😆

[MarcoZandrini]

6. I'm a proud...

….Virginian. We Dems flushed the Reptilicans out of our government. Now, we will undo all the damage done by the former governor Trumpkin and his henchmen.

VOTE BLUE!

[AverageOldGuy]

7. About "sanctuary cities," local police, and ICE

One of Gov. Spanberger's first executive orders limited the cooperation between state and local police on one hand and fedearl authorities on the other (ICE).

Every day I read a couple of Virginia Republican blogs just to see what madness they are up to and they are losing their minds over everything Spanberger has done, promises to do, and may do, including her order to limit cooperation with the Gestapo.

Let's consider some facts that no one ever talks about.

Local police are responsible for law enforcement and public safety in their communities. They rely heavily on support and information from the local communities they are pledged to protect. Local police must have the trust of their community -- that is, the people must know the police are looking out for their welfare and are not predators with badges. Many immigrants come from countries where the police are the enemy – extorting bribes, looking the other way while communities are threatened by gangs, and the like. Thus, many immigrants arrive in the US with deep suspicions of local police which means that local police must work to gain and retain the trust of the people they are protecting.

If local police departments assist ICE in enforcing federal laws, then, immigrant communities will see the local police as no different from the thugs in uniforms they hoped to escape by coming to the US.

Local authorities are doing the right thing to limit their cooperation with ICE and this fact has become more true as we see the deployments of ICE under Trump not as law enforcement but as harassment of communities that did not vote for him.

[underpants]

8. In June 2025 Henrico County said immigration status was ICE's business not theirs.

The enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws is the principal responsibility of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Division of Police shall not initiate immigration-related investigations and shall not routinely inquire into the immigration status of persons except when the person is reasonably suspected of participating in criminal activity.

https://henrico.gov/public-data/police-policy-immigration-enforcement/

[underpants]

9. Also June, DHS included a Va "sanctuary jurisdiction" that doesn't exist

DHS refuses to say why they deleted flawed sanctuary jurisdiction list

https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/dhs-refuses-to-say-why-they-deleted-flawed-sanctuary-jurisdiction-list/

The agency is refusing to say why it deleted a list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions from its website.

However, many localities, including uber-conservative Tazewell County, which voted for President Trump by nearly 70 percentage points in 2024, immediately claimed they were wrongfully included on the list.

Plus, the list also included Martinsville County in Virginia — a place that doesn’t exist.

[bluestarone]

10. GREAT!! We need these LIGHTS OF HOPE,

During these HITLER days!!