Tag Archive | Virginia Law
Posted on July 20, 2013. Tags: Blanket Ban, Carnal Knowledge, Child Predator, Consenting Adults, Crimes Against Nature, Cuccinelli, Daily Kos, Extreme Agenda, Felony Charges, Female Person, Gay Rights Case, General Mcauliffe, Judge Panel, Mcauliffe, Minor Girls, Mother Jones, Nature Law, Pg 13, Private Acts, Reading Pleasure, Sex Offender Registry, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Predator, Sodomy Law, Sodomy Statute, Supreme Court Decision, Terry Mcauliffe, Uncompromising Approach, Virginia Is For Lovers, Virginia Kids, Virginia Law
Terry McAuliffe’s campaign was quoted as saying this about the Attorney General: McAuliffe spokesman Josh Schwerin said the sodomy case was another example of Cuccinelli’s “extreme agenda and uncompromising approach.” The “sodomy case” that the campaign is referring to is this one, decided by the Fourth Circuit in March. Here’s the facts of the case: […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on February 5, 2013. Tags: Agenda 21, Delegate, Democrat, Dirty Dozen, Few Minutes, Good Reason, Government Control, Hb, Hopper, Lt Governor, Mass Mailings, National Debt, Northam, Ralf, Republican Candidates, Republican Convention, Republican Delegates, Republicans, Scratches, Speeches, Tooth Comb, Tree Hugger, Trillion, Virginia Law, Voting Record, Wing Extremists
UPDATE: A few minutes after publishing this article, I received a call from Delegate Linghamfelter’s office. His vote was recorded as Yea in error. Lingamfelter had intended to vote against this bill and the error is in the process of being corrected on the official record. As a result of that error, we have “unscratched” […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on January 31, 2012. Tags: Corporal Punishment, Gasket, Henry Luce, Legal Guardian, Magazine Column, Magazine Time, Maltreatment, Mental Violence, Negligent Treatment, Parental Rights Amendment, Parentalrights, Ratification, Rights Of Children, Sex Education, States Parties, Time Magazine, U S Constitution, Usual Stuff, Virginia Law, Whittaker Chambers
Henry Luce will surely blow a gasket in heaven (if that is possible!) at this news story in his own magazine: Time. The one the anti-Communist Whittaker Chambers used to write for. This column in Time in 2012 calls for the US to ratify the UN Child Treaty. Yes the sovereignty killing, parental rights destroying […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on December 28, 2011. Tags: Board Of Elections, Campaigns, Commonwealth, Compliance, December 28, Fiasco, Fraud, Governor Rick Perry, Leadership Positions, Little Bit, Mitt Romney, Nbsp, Petition, Petitions, Presumption, Proof, Republican Party Of Virginia, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Scrutiny, Signature Requirements, Signatures, Situation Statement, Smelling A Rat, State Board Of Elections, State Elections, Statutory Requirements, Suspicion, Transparency, Valid Signatures, Virginia Law, Virginia Politics, Virginia Republicans, Virginia Statutes, Wagons
UPDATE: December 28, 2011 @ 5:20 PM I wrote this post about 45 minutes ago criticizing RPV’s decision to remain silent on this issue without offering an explanation of what transpired. I know Chairman Mullins and quiet is not something he does well or often. And I rarely take issue with his leadership positions, this […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on December 26, 2011. Tags: Election Law, Election Laws, Extent, General Election, Immersion, Inclusion, Legislation, Legislative Intent, Legislative Involvement, Nomination Process, Party Nomination, Party Nominee, Personal Involvement, Petition Signatures, Phrase, Phrases, Powe, Presidential Primaries, Signatures, Statewide Ballot, Statewide Elections, Title 24, Trusts, Virginia Code, Virginia Law, Virginia Laws, Virginia Legislature, Virginia State Legislature, Winner Of The Election
As I have stated before, I am not an attorney. But I understand the significance of words used in legislation and the consideration placed on these words in a court of law. And the concept of “Legislative Intent” is often a major consideration in a hearing. So, in contemplating the words and intent of Virginia’s […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 29, 2010. Tags: Abortion Rights, Corporal Punishment, Graham Case, Great Organization, Homeschooling Movement, Legal Guardian, Maltreatment, Mental Violence, Michael Farris, Mother Jones, Mother Jones Magazine, Negligent Treatment, Organiza, Own Religion, Parental Rights Amendment, Parentalrights, Progressive Magazine, Sex Ed, States Parties, Superficial Analysis, Union Organizer, Virginia Law
Thanks to the great organization parentalrights.org, I received this article in Mother Jones magazine on the UN Child Treaty. As usual, Mother Jones (a clearly “progressive” magazine – Mother Jones was a early union organizer and agitator) scorned the opposition to the treaty in the Senate: Their main objections? Under the treaty, “parents would no […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on August 2, 2010. Tags: Affordable Care, Attorney General Of Virginia, Care Lawsuit, District Court Judge, Federal District Court, Federal Health Care, Federal Insurance, Federal Judge Rules, Freedom Act, Health Care Act, Health Care Freedom, Henry E Hudson, Ken Cuccinelli, Monetary Penalty, Patient Protection, Sovereign Power, U S Constitution, Virginia Health Care, Virginia Law, Virginia Statute
Federal judge rules against feds’ Motion to Dismiss Virginia health care lawsuit; suit will move forward Richmond (August 2, 2010) – A federal judge ruled today that Virginia does indeed have standing to bring its lawsuit seeking to invalidate the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The judge also ruled that Virginia had stated […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 7, 2010. Tags: 220 Years, Commonwealth Of Virginia, Constitutional Government, Federal Health Care, Freedom Act, Health Care Freedom, Health Care Law, Ken Cuccinelli, Necessary And Proper Clause, Office Of The Attorney General, Private Health Insurance, Richmond Virginia, S Commerce, Street Richmond, Summary Judgment, Supremacy Clause, U S Constitution, Virginia Attorney General, Virginia Law, Virginia Office
RICHMOND (June 7, 2010) — Virginia has responded to the federal government’s attempt to dismiss the state’s lawsuit against the new federal health care law, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced today. In its motion to the court to dismiss Virginia’s lawsuit, the federal government argued that Virginia lacks the standing to bring a suit, […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 8, 2010. Tags: Academic Credentials, Appeasement, Bob McDonnell, Cailin, Campaign For Governor, Correct Path, Cuccinelli, Distortions, Entering Politics, Feet To The Fire, Follower, Governor Bob, Integrity And Honesty, Legislative Record, Professional Life, True Leader, Vicious Lies, Virginia Law, Virginians, Wife Maureen
An open letter to Governor Bob McDonnell. Dear Governor McDonnell; During your run for Governor last year I spent a lot of time researching your legislative record and your record as Virginia’s Attorney General. I spoke with your wife, Maureen and your daughter Cailin about your life outside of politics. I reviewed your academic credentials […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 14, 2010. Tags: Colleges And Universities, Colleges Universities, Cuccinelli, Democrats And Republicans, Dillon Rule, Guidance Advice, Institutions Of Higher Learning, Lingering Questions, Local Governments, Polices, Predecessors, Proud Product, Public Colleges, Richmond Times Dispatch, Sexual Orientation, Staff Work, State Institutions, Virginia Law, Virginians, Washington Post
Below is an Op-Ed I submitted which was printed in today’s Richmond Times Dispatch, I hope you’ll take the time to read it! There’s been quite a lot of talk about my letter to Virginia’s Universities – I hope this will clear up any lingering questions you may have on the subject. About Tom WhiteTom […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 10, 2010. Tags: Abortion Stance, Anti Discrimination, Assembly Session, Cuccinelli, Discrimination Laws, Gay Community, General Assembly, Gun Policies, Handgun, Illogical Response, Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, State Grant, Temper Tantrums, Virginia Law, Virginia University
During the 2010 General Assembly session, a number of bills were killed by one body or the other. The bills advocating the state grant special status to gays, adding “sexual orientation” to Virginia’s anti-discrimination laws were one. Other bills that were killed called for additional restrictions on abortion, and easing handgun restrictions. About Tom WhiteTom […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on October 26, 2009. Tags: Absentee Ballots, Active Duty Military, Board Of Elections, Disenfranchisement, Felons Vote, Governor Tim Kaine, Indictments, Jean Cunningham, Jessee Jackson, Louisa County, Service Men, Soldiers And Sailors, State Board Of Elections, Tim Kaine, Upcoming Election, Virginia Law, Virginia State Board, Virginia State Board Of Elections, Voter Fraud, Vots
In the 2008 Presidential election, felons voted in violation of Virginia law. Louisa County has indicted two such persons. While felons were voting illegally, Virginia’s active duty military were being disenfranchised because their requested absentee ballots were mailed out too late. Hundreds of our Service men and women saw their ballots tossed aside. About Tom […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 22, 2009. Tags: Democratic Nominee, Forensic Scientists, Governor Tim Kaine, House Of Delegates, Ken Cuccinelli, Legislative Process, Material Evidence, Morass, Republican Party Of Virginia, Sage Advice, Special Session, Steve Shannon, Supreme Court Decision, Supreme Court Precedent, Tim Kaine, Trumpet, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Law, Virginia Legislature
RICHMOND – Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Pat Mullins today praised Governor Tim Kaine’s decision to agree with Ken Cuccinelli to call the Virginia General Assembly into a special session to fix a prosecutorial morass following the U.S. Supreme Court decision Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts. The ruling has caused chaos among Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorneys regarding the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 15, 2009. Tags: Appearences, Bill Shannon, Defense Attorneys, Defense Lawyer, Drunk Drivers, Governor Kaine, Ken Cuccinelli, Pathetic Attempt, Playing Politics, Prince William, Prince William County, Republican Attorney, Right Against Self Incrimination, Sandy Sanders, Session Results, Steve Shannon, Supreme Court Ruling, Us Supreme Court, Virginia Law, Washington Post
Minutes after the US Supreme Court ruled in the Melendez-Diaz case, frequent guest blogger, Sandy Sanders, Esq. sent me his expert opinion on the devastating impact on the case. His fear was that if we did not do something to fix Virginia law, drunk drivers and drug dealers would have their cases dismissed. Virginia law […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 13, 2009. Tags: Blog Entry, Cuccinelli, Defendant, Double Jeopardy, Five Months, Forensic Lab, Governor Kaine, Indictment, Jeopardy, Lab Analyst, Midst, Preliminary Hearing, Public Safety Team, Sandy Sanders, Sess, Special Session, Speedy Trial Act, Times Dispatch, Violent Criminals, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Law
I wrote in a previous blog entry here at Virginia Right that McDonnell and Cuccinelli need to call for a special session of the Virginia General Assembly to amend the law on lab reports to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision in Melendez-Diaz. I am pleased that Sen. Cuccinelli has in deed called for the […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on July 11, 2009. Tags: 5th Amendment Rights, 6th Amendment, Blog, Confrontation Clause, Couns, Couple Of Days, Criminal Prosecutions, Democrat, Drunk Drivers, Dui Case, Dui Cases, Failure, Fiscal Restraint, Foresight, Free Transportation, General Assembly, Governor Kaine, Grants, Ineffective Counsel, Ken Cuccinelli, Lab Technician, Lab Technicians, Lawyer, Lead, Legalize Drugs, Massachusetts, Obama, Prosecutors, Republican Attorney, Retrial, Rights Of The Accused, Sandy Sanders, Sanity, Scotus, Special Session, Steve Shannon, Supreme Court Ruling, Virginia Law, Virginians
The Supreme Court made a ruling last month that has prosecutors everywhere trying to figure out what to do. In the case of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, SCOTUS ruled that that the accused has the right to face their accuser. In this case, the Lab Technicians. Elwood “Sandy” Sanders wrote a guest blog which was published […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 28, 2009. Tags: Acceptable Balance, Circuit Courts, Commonwealth Of Virginia, Confrontation Clause, Cuccinelli, Dna Testing, Evidence Law, Forensic Evidence, Forensic Scientist, Forensic Scientists, Governor Kaine, Lab Analyst, Laboratory Reports, Law States, Pg 21, Procedural Rules, Supreme Court Of The United States, Supreme Court Ruling, Trial Delay, Virginia Law
The Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday effectively struck down the Commonwealth of Virginia’s criminal lab report statute as violative of the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. The case not from Virginia, Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, held that lab reports cannot be admitted against a defendant but rather the actual lab examiner has […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on June 26, 2009. Tags: Back Alley, Bob McDonnell, Creigh Deeds, Federal Dollars, Federal Unemployment, Feds, Governor Kaine, Loan Shark, Loan Sharks, Pay Day Loan, Republican Leaders, Republican Position, stimulus, Tax Increases, Time One, Time Workers, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Funds, Virginia Law, Virginia Republicans
Bob McDonnell and Virginia Republicans are now completely vindicated for turning down the $125 million in Federal stimulus money to expand unemployment benefits. Taking the Federal dollars required states to increase the unemployment benefits paid out weekly, extend the length of time one may draw benefits from 26 weeks to 59 weeks. It also added […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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